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At least 30 members of a local football team, including its supporters, in western Uganda drowned on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling to play a friendly match against a team from a neighbouring village capsized on Lake Alberta. Ugandan police confirmed that the group of 45 members, from Kayibanda village in the Buliisa district, on the boat were having a party and some of them were drunk while on their way to Hoima District, where the Christmas Day friendly was scheduled to be held. Police said they were able to save the lives of 15 members of the boat with the help of local fishermen. They added that the boat was overloaded and that the "merrymaking team and fans" titled to one side before drowning.  Also read:  Colombia Plane Crash http://somethingcool24x7.blogspot.qa/2016/11/breaking-news-plane-carrying-81-people.html "The boat was overloaded, with 45 people on board, all members of the football team and local supporters,"

Charles Macintosh , the Scottish chemist who invented waterproof materials, leading to the modern raincoat, is being celebrated with a  Google Doodle  on what would have been his 250th birthday. “Today’s Doodle shows Macintosh enjoying a Scottish rain shower whilst testing his ingenious invention,” Google says. Here’s what you need to know about Macintosh: 1. He Was Born in 1766 in Glasgow, Scotland Charles Macintosh was born December 29, 1766, in Glasgow, Scotland. He was the son of George Macintosh, a merchant, and Mary Moore, according to the Dictionary of National Biography. He began working as a clerk in Glasgow for a local merchant at a young age, and was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps, but instead spent most of his spare time focusing on science, his true love. 2. He Began Working as a Chemist Before He Turned 20 & Was Later Inducted Into the Royal Society for His Discoveries Macintosh left his job as a clerk before he reached the age of 2

Journalists and members of Alexandrov Ensemble choir among 91 aboard plane that crashes off Sochi coast, officials say. A Tu-154 similar to the one that crashed of Russian Air Force A Russian military plane with 91 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off, the Russian defence ministry said. A rescue team found debris at the suspected crash site off the coast of the resort town of Sochi, Interfax news agency reported, citing an unidentified source, on Sunday. Local news agencies reported that f ragments of the Tu-154 plane were found 1.5 kilometres off the coast of Sochi at a depth of 50 to 70 metres. Other news agencies reported that parts of the plane and undercarriage, and also an oil slick were found some six kilometers from the coast. There was no word on possible survivors. The plane, which was on its way to Latakia in Syria, was carrying 81 passengers and 10 crew members, Interfax news agency reported. The Tu-154 is a Soviet-desi

Malta prime minister tweets of 'potential hijack situation' involving an internal Libyan flight diverted to Malta. A Libyan aircraft with 118 people on board has landed in Malta after being hijacked, according to local media. Hijacked Afriqiyah Airways flight diverted to Malta https://t.co/bEAPwrpZts pic.twitter.com/Haor9Zr09n — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 23, 2016 ="360" width="640" /> The Airbus A320 was flying inside Libya for state-owned airline Afriqiyah Airways, the reports said.  The island's prime minister said in a tweet on Friday that he has been alerted to the "potential hijack" of the plane. The  #Afriqiyah  flight from  #Sabha  to  #Tripoli  has been diverted and has landed in  #Malta . Security services coordinating operations. — Joseph Muscat (@JosephMuscat_JM)  December 23, 2016 Officials at Malta's airport told Associated Press news agency that there appeared to be two hijackers on

Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara An off-duty police officer assassinated Russia's ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, officials said. The gunman shouted "Do not forget Aleppo!" as he opened fire. Andrey Karlov The shooting of Ambassador Andrey Karlov was captured on video. Russia's foreign ministry described it as a "terror attack." Russia has been instrumental in helping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in its push to retake the eastern sector of Aleppo, which had been held by rebels for nearly four years. Here's what we know right now: • Russian President Vladimir Putin called the assassination a "provocation," vowing to step up security at diplomatic missions. "This murder is clearly a provocation aimed at undermining the normalization of Russia-Turkish relations as well as at undermining the peace process in Syria promoted by Russia, Turkey, Iran and

Message from Aleppo: 'Tomorrow will be too late for us' East Aleppo, Syria -  We are all prayi ng for rain. When it rains, the planes can't fly and the bombardment stops for a short while.We are hoping that it rains long enough for the powers of the world to do something to help the 150,000 civilians stuck in this small neighbourhood in Aleppo escape the carnage. The situation here is desperate. People seeking refuge are flooding into the area, cramming into about 10sq km. There are many babies and children here too. People come with three or four children in tow, fleeing the government forces. They use their pushchairs to carry children, and whatever other belongings they can - some clothes, a few cooking utensils in plastic bags, essentials. I chose to come to Aleppo several weeks ago. I thought I'd be here with my two-person crew for a few days. I didn't intend to be here this long. But I knew that coming here at all could be risky. Reporting from confl

!WARNING,Badassery overflow! !Only Certified Female Badasses Found Here! 1. This girl who stared down a riot policeman during a protest in Chile to remember the country’s disappeared. The unidentified girl took part in a protest to mark the anniversary of Chile’s 1973 military coup. According to  La Tercera,  the photo was taken after police began randomly arresting people from a group marching through the city. The photographer, Carlos Vera Mancilla, said the girl then “reacted and stood before the policeman with a defiant look”. 2. Las Hijas de Violencia, a group of women in Mexico who fight street harassment by firing confetti guns at the harassers and singing punk music.   The w omen, based in Mexico City, decided to tackle street harassment by forming a performance art group. Every time a man catcalls one of the members while they’re out in public, the group sing their theme song, “Sexista Punk”, and shoot confetti from a toy gun at the harasser. 3.  Megan