Famous ocean adventurer sets new record becoming the oldest person to sail solo across Pacific

French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin has disappeared while attempting to row solo across the Atlantic, according to a statement Sunday from the Portuguese navy, which said his boat was found overturned Saturday near the Azores.

French adventurer attempting to row solo across the Atlantic is missing

British billionaire Richard Branson has accomplished a milestone for his 17-year-old venture. In his boldest adventure yet, Branson reached space aboard on his own Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned as well.

Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic's successful space flight

The adventurer Vince Reffet, a part of the 'Jetman' team lost his life during a practice session in Dubai on Tuesday, a spokesman reported. The Jetman Pilot, Vincent (Vince) Reffet, was famous for performing stunts in the Dubai skies using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wings.

'Life is short': Jetman Vince Reffet dies in a training exercise

A Turkish paraglider pulled a stunt, taking "airbed" literally and flew a giant bed attached to a parachute on Wednesday (September 16).

Air bed: When a Turkish paraglider takes a nap

This hands-on, interactive children's museum in Mexico City is re-adjusting to life under the pandemic, reopening its doors on Friday (September 18) but with strict social distancing norms in place.

Mexico City's hands-on kids museum re-opens

A woman in Ukraine took a walk on airplane's wing after opening its emergency exit, apparently becasue she felt 'too hot' inside. This incident took place on August 31.

An airline passenger felt 'too hot'. So she took a walk on the wing

Disneyland Paris welcomed back visitors on Wednesday after a four-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, with face masks and social distancing the order of the day.

'A bit of magic' returns as Disneyland Paris re-opens after lockdown

Mickey Mouse waved to visitors from a distance on Saturday (July 11) as Florida's Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.

Masked guests enter Disney World for first time in months

A 55-metre-high ferris wheel overlooking Brussels resumed operations on Wednesday (June 10), three months after the Belgian government imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Brussels' giant ferris wheel turns again after three-month-long hiatus

Walt Disney World, the world's largest theme park, could begin opening in phases starting on July 11 if plans win approval from Florida's governor, Walt Disney Co executives said during a webcast meeting in Florida on Wednesday (May 27).

Disney lays out plans to reopen Florida theme park in July

J.K. Rowling published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as the Ickabog on Tuesday, an allegory about truth and abuse of power that is free online so that children can read it during coronavirus lockdown.

J.K. Rowling publishes fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown

Scientists have recovered samples from a cypress forest from that has been buried under sediment off the coast of Alabama for 60,000 years and have hopes that some of the preserved compounds may pioneer medical and biotech research.

Scientists find underwater ancient forest, trees may provide future medicine and biotech discoveries

Pejo 3000 ski resort in Trentino has become Italy's first ski area to ban single-use plastic items.

Ski resort becomes first in Italy to ban plastic

At the age of 72, adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin has succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel, using just the tides, winds and ocean currents. He has just set foot on French soil, after 127 days and 5,800 kilometres at sea, yet he is already dreaming about setting off again in his barrel to try to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Sailor who crossed Atlantic ocean in a barrel recounts adventure

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