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Israel

World's oldest man dies aged 113

Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal has died a month before his 114th birthday

12/08/2017

Switzerland

'World's longest' pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Switzerland

The longest suspension bridge in the world was inaugurated yesterday in Randa, Switzerland.

31/07/2017

World News

Couple first ever to marry in British Antarctic Territory

Two polar researchers became the first couple ever to marry in the British Antarctic Territory on Saturday, July 15.

17/07/2017

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Serial record-breaker misses a close shave with lawnmower feat

A man has broken his own record for balancing a running lawnmower on his chin

23/06/2017

Switzerland

Record 65.6 million 'forcibly displaced' in 2016 - UN Global Trends report

The UN releases data suggesting forced displacement globally is at its highest in decades.

20/06/2017

Mexico

G+T x 300 = Record

Record-breaking bartenders prove their skills in Mexico City.

06/06/2017

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World's oldest skydiver

A 101-year-old D-Day veteran has broken the world record for the oldest tandem skydiver.

15/05/2017

Nepal

Nepali pensioner dies during bid to climb Mount Everest

An 85-year-old man from Nepal, who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, has died.

07/05/2017

Kenya

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge narrowly misses bid to break two-hour marathon

Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge has narrowly missed out on his bid to become the first ever person to run a sub-two hour marathon.

06/05/2017

Mexico

World's heaviest man to undergo surgery

In Mexico, the world’s reportedly heaviest man is finally set to undergo surgery.

06/05/2017

Sport

Marathon: Breaking the 2-hour barrier

Three athletes are gearing up to attempt the impossible and run a marathon in under 2 hours.

05/05/2017

Sport

'Mad Max' Stockl races into record books again

Getting into the record books is often a very hard slog, just ask Austrian speed cyclist Markus Stockl.

09/02/2017

Sport

French centenarian cycles into record books

Robert Marchand cycled his way into the record books on Wednesday.

04/01/2017

China

World's 'highest' bridge opens to traffic in China

Standing at over half a kilometre high, the bridge that Chinese state media are calling the "world's highest" has opened in southwestern China.

29/12/2016

World News

Giant wave in European waters 'breaks world record'

A huge 19-metre-high wave has made a splash among weather experts after it was claimed as the biggest ever recorded.

14/12/2016

Sport

Valery Rozov sets new world Basejumping record

Russia's Valery Rozov has beaten his own world basejumping record in the Himalayas

25/10/2016

Sport

Usain Bolt feted in Jamaica and around the world as The Greatest

Jamaica and Jamaicans around the world have been saluting the genius of Usain Bolt on the Olympics track, now with eight gold medals across three Olympics and bidding for a “triple-triple” in the 4×10

19/08/2016

Brazil

Phelps makes history - again! More highlights from the Olympic swimming pool

It was gold medal number 22 for US swimming legend Michael Phelps on Thursday in Rio.

12/08/2016

USA

Freefaller Luke Aikens dives full throttle into the record books

American Luke Aikens have dived into the record books by becoming the first person ever to leap from twenty five thousand feet without a parachute or wing suit.

31/07/2016

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Parachute-free daredevil

Skydiver Luke Aikins makes history by successfully jumping and landing without a parachute from 7.6km (25,000ft) in California.

31/07/2016