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Surgeons have removed 27 contact lenses from the eye of a 67-year-old woman who had come to Solihull Hospital for routine cataract surgery. “A bluish foreign body” turned out to be a “hard mass” of 17 lenses stuck together with mucus, and 10 more were then found under further examination. A report in the BMJ said she had worn disposable ...

The latest figures that Facebook is reporting to advertisers indicate that India has overtaken the United States to become the platform’s largest country audience. As of July 13, Facebook is reporting a total “potential audience” of 241 million active users in India, compared with 240 million in the United States. The change at the top of the platform’s country rankings ...

An ambulance carrying South Africa’s first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela caught fire as it was rushing him to hospital, his doctor revealed in a book published on Monday. The incident is one of several bizarre episodes contained in the book chronicling Mandela’s final years by Vejay Ramlakan, who was South Africa’s surgeon general and the former president’s physician until ...

Disney has announced that Will Smith will play the Genie in the live action remake of Aladdin. It’s one of many new revelations the studio has made about some of its upcoming films. Lots of secret footage was also released, from upcoming films including The Lion King, Avengers: Infinity War film and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The updates came ...

The United Arab Emirates has denied it was behind the alleged hacking of Qatar’s state news agency in May. The Washington Post cited US intelligence officials as saying the UAE had orchestrated the posting of incendiary quotes attributed to Qatar’s emir that he insisted were fabricated. The incident helped spark a diplomatic rift between Qatar and its neighbours. UAE Minister ...

At least three people were killed in a massive fire at a Honolulu high-rise Friday, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said. The blaze began around 2:15 p.m. Hawaiian time (8:15 p.m. ET) on the 26th floor of the Marco Polo Apartments, a 538-unit building that houses condominiums and apartments on Kapiolani Boulevard, Caldwell said. The victims were found on the same ...

A new study has revealed the world’s laziest countries, with Britain, surprisingly, nowhere near the worst offenders. In one of the biggest surveys of its kind, statistics collected from the smartphone data of over 700,000 people across the world recorded the amount of steps they took each day. Britain, often referred to as the ‘Fat Man of Europe’ and predicted ...

We all know that President Donald Trump likes to get prime position in any photo opportunity. On his first visit to Europe in May, he appeared to shove the prime minister of Montenegro aside to get to the front of the pack of world leaders, providing yet another viral sensation for the internet. Unfortunately for Trump, he was unable to ...

MANCHESTER UNITED fans would have preferred to have signed Alvaro Morata to Romelu Lukaku according to Red Devils legend Dwight Yorke. But Yorke himself admits Lukaku was his first choice striker signing for Manchester United this summer. Lukaku joined from Everton on Monday for an initial fee of £75million, beating rivals Chelsea to his signature. They were interested in Real ...

Wayne Rooney mania has gripped East Africa as England’s record goal-scorer makes his first appearance for Everton since his return to the side at a historic match shortly in Tanzania. Rooney has been the centre of attention since Everton flew into Tanzania on Wednesday for a friendly. “Rooney, Rooney, Rooney,” fans chanted as the team bus arrived at their hotel. ...