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7 hours ago · Park officials are reporting a "significant loss" in the historic town of Jasper, Alta., after one two out-of-control wildfires raged into the town on Wednesday, consuming homes, businesses and a well-known resort.
1 day ago · Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death. [1] [2] It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, [1] among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the 21st century.
4 hours ago · The Dogs of War – 1980 film by John Irvin in which a mercenary plans to kill a fictional African dictator in the course of a coup d'état. The Kidnapping of the President – 1980 film by George Mendeluk in which the U.S. President is kidnapped by a South American terrorist and sealed in an armoured car wired to explode.
1 day ago · The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.
1 day ago · Box office. $327.3 million. Seven (often stylized as Se7en) [1] is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley in supporting roles. Set in an unnamed, crime-ridden city, Seven ' s narrative follows disenchanted ...
1 day ago · The bloody revenge drama "Red Swan" starring Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) and Kim Ha-na has been broadcast exclusively on Disney+ since July 3, revealing that only 1% of Korea's top circle...
