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The new Aston Martin Vanquish will make its debut in Venice. It is the fastest and most powerful production car of the British brand and its flagship. The two-seat hypercar is powered by a gasoline powertrain. There will be neither hybrids nor electric versions. The name of the model means “to win”. Marco Mattiacci, an Aston Martin employee, said: “This is the most iconic car in our lineup. It's a...

In Rio de Janeiro, 2,000 runners helped collect food for the poor. Christmas is still two months away and everyone is already preparing for the holiday. A charity run was dedicated to the upcoming festivities. Local non-profit organization Citizen Action collects money for food for low-income Brazilian families. According to statistics, last year 64 million Brazilians experienced some degree of food...

Frenchman Com Girardot jumped into the water from a rock 44 meters high. At the same time, the speed of the fall reached 106 kilometers per hour. So the athlete set a new world record for “death jumps”. This is a very dangerous trick, and without special training it can not be performed. Girardot made a jump near the town of Aldeacemada in Spanish Andalusia. Near the rock is located Simbarra...

About 80 athletes took part in a race through the Uyuni salt marsh in Bolivia. They were divided into three groups. In the first group, runners covered a distance of ten kilometers. In the second, the athletes ran 24 kilometers. The third group participated in a 42 kilometer marathon. The marathoners ran not only on the plain. They also climbed the slope of the Tunupa volcano and then descended. The...

Flying a gas balloon across Europe, and at speed. This is exactly what the participants of the famous Gordon Bennett Cup, the oldest gas balloon competition in the world, do. This year the participants started in Munster, Germany. To the cheers of the spectators, 21 balloons took to the air. The goal was to fly as far away from the starting point as possible. From Germany, the balloons traveled westward...