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Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies aged 89

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 16:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died. Family spokesman James Fuller says Perot died early Tuesday. He was 89. Perot rose from...

Watch: Mariah Carey crushes the Bottle Cap Challenge

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 08:48 Last update: about 8 years ago

The challenge of the #bottlecapchallenge was to blow the cap of a bottle without touching it with your hands.  And Mariah Carey, among the videos proposed by the various VIPs, has been acclaimed...

Olympic medallist saves swimmer from drowning

Monday, 8 July 2019, 08:46 Last update: about 8 years ago

Olympic medallist Filippo Magnini saved a man from drowning in Sardinia, Italian media report. Magnini, winner of a bronze medal and twice world champion in the 100 metre freestyle competition,...

Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM

Monday, 8 July 2019, 06:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably won Greece's parliamentary elections Sunday, delivering a stinging blow to leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous four...

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