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A World War Two-era US bomb has been detonated in a river in Frankfurt, causing water to spurt high into the air, German media report. Some 600 people were evacuated from parts of the city as bomb disposal experts got to work at about 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday. Following the explosion, divers were sent to check that the device was safe. The bomb was discovered on Tuesday in Frankfurt's River Main, German news agency dpa reports. Divers with the city's fire service were participating in a routine training exercise when they found the 250kg (550lb) device. An image posted on social media showed what appeared to be a large water fountain jetting into the air between two bridges. It is not uncommon for bombs and other war munitions to turn up in Germany. Last year,  German police defused a World War Two bomb in central Berlin , after some 10,000 people were evacuated.

HAPPY PALM SUNDAY 🙏🙏🙏 In ancient times, palm branches symbolized goodness and victory. They were often depicted on coins and important buildings. Solomon had palm branches carved into the walls and doors of the temple (1 Kings 6:29). Again at the end of the Bible, people from every nation raise palm branches to honor Jesus (Revelation 7:9). Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1–9), when palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday. It thus marks the beginning of  Holy Week , the final week of Lent. In the  Roman Catholic Church , as well as among many  Anglican and  Lutheran  congregations, palm fronds (or in colder climates some kind of substitutes) are  blessed  with an  aspergillum outside the church building in an event called the "blessing of palms" if using palm leaves (or in cold climates in the  narthex when Easter falls ea...

The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market. The white airplane called Roc, which has a wingspan the length of an American football field and is powered by six engines on a twin fuselage, took to the air shortly before 7 a.m. Pacific time (1400 GMT) and stayed aloft for more than two hours before landing safely back at the Mojave Air and Space Port as a crowd of hundreds of people cheered. "What a fantastic first flight," Stratolaunch Chief Executive Officer Jean Floyd said in a statement posted to the company's website. "Today’s flight furthers our mission to provide a flexible alternative to ground launched systems, Floyd said. "We are incredibly proud of the Stratolaunch team, today’s flight crew, our partners at Nort...

The only people allowed to make Kit Harington cry are his wife Rose Leslie and Leslie Jones, but some unlucky fan got the better of his emotions now that his watch on "Game of Thrones" has ended. Speaking on "The Graham Norton Show" Friday ahead of the season 8 premiere of "Game of Thrones" Sunday, Harington explained how he's been preparing for life after the show. He said quite frequently he's approached on the street and asked if he's Jon Snow. And while he's a little annoyed to be referred to as his character and not by his real name by fans, he had a cool response prepared for the next time someone asked. "I had really, really waited to say, 'Not anymore.' Like in a really stoic and cool way," Harington explained. "What really happened was I left set and I was very emotional, and this poor girl came up to me at the airport and went, Are you Jon Snow? And I go, Not anymore (sobbing). She backed off pretty ...

A fire has broken out at Coachella music festival in California, with footage showing the blaze tearing through a shower block. Attendees shared films on social media of the fire, which took place at the festival’s campsite in the early hours of Saturday. The festival – which kicked off on Friday evening with a performance by Donald Glover’s alter ego, Childish Gambino – is one of the world’s most popular music events, with tens of thousands of people attending over its first weekend. But the fire caused panic, with footage posted online showing a man urging festivalgoers to “back up, back up” as the mobile shower unit stood ablaze behind him. showers at Coachella campground caught on fire... “everybody out of the showers now!” - someone in their towel running out pic.twitter.com/WPPUHjXgxe — 🍯 (@spxheda) April 13, 2019 couple of explosion sounds heard by us campers - luckily fire seems to be out pic.twitter.com/r2LofmUyj3 — 🍯 (@spxheda) April 13, 2019 One camper ...

                Defending champions Cameroon are in Group F with Ghana, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. The tournament will take place from 21 June to 19 July, meaning Europe-based players will not miss club games. It is the biggest Afcon yet, with 24 teams, and the first to be held in Europe's summer rather than January or February. The draw was held next to the pyramids of Giza. Morocco coach Herve Renard is looking to win an unprecedented third Africa Cup of Nations - with a third team. The Atlas Lions are in Group D with one of the previous teams he won it with, the Ivory Coast. South Africa and neighbouring Namibia complete that group. The first game of the tournament will be Egypt - who are likely to have Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in their team - against Zimbabwe on 21 June at Cairo Stadium. Two of the three tournament debutants - Madagascar and Burundi - are in Group B with Nigeria and Guinea. The other new team, Mauritania,...

Former US president Bill Clinton and his wife, two-time democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton responded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's win in the Israeli elections while on their speaking tour throughout the US and Canada. "You should never underestimate him. He's highly intelligent," Bill Clinton said. "When we see Israeli elections, we say, 'How does this shake out for the peace process?' There's lots of minority parties in Israel, and more of them aligned with the settler movement or religious fundamentalism than secularism or wanting peace." This comes a few weeks after a new batch of classified and sensitive emails from Hillary Clinton's personal email were dug up, some of which discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" channel with Netanyahu. Another email, coming from one of her aides, warned Clinton that she was at risk of being "savaged by Jewish organiations, in the Jewish press an...