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05 Jul 02:16

Back to the Future Turns 30 Today

by Matt Novak on Paleofuture, shared by Andrew Liptak to io9

Back to the Future was released exactly 30 years ago today on July 3, 1985. What are you doing to celebrate?

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05 Jul 02:14

When a white horse is not a horse

Link (thanks, zzedar!)

05 Jul 02:12

MasterCard To Start Verifying Payments Via Selfies

Selfies, long the rage on social networks like Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook may now have a serious application as payment card giant MasterCard announced it will start using selfies to verify payments.
05 Jul 02:12

Two News Crews Robbed At Gun Point While Filming Report

News crews from two television stations were robbed of cameras Thursday morning, and a camera operator was pistol-whipped by a man in a ski mask, as they reported on a homicide at Pier 14 in San Francisco.
05 Jul 02:12

How The CFL Is Gaining Fans In The US

The 103rd chase for the Grey Cup has begun. But here’s a new twist: One in 10 Americans say they follow the Canadian Football League
05 Jul 02:10

Marina Abramović Reveals Funeral Plans

Marina Abramović has revealed plans for her own funeral. The Serbian performance artist, 67, wants it to include a colourful dress code, black comedy and live music.
05 Jul 02:04

A 2nd monument to Confederacy defaced in Va.'s capital city - Washington Post


A 2nd monument to Confederacy defaced in Va.'s capital city
Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. — A second monument in memory of the Confederacy has been vandalized in Richmond. Media reports state that the base of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument was spray-painted with red paint either late Thursday or early ...

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05 Jul 02:04

thiscorpsofbrothers: jasbeaw: What do you mean, vet’s office?...



thiscorpsofbrothers:

jasbeaw:

What do you mean, vet’s office? YOU SAID WE WERE GOING TO THE PHILHARMONIC!

i’ve reblogged this at least seven times and i don’t regret any of them

05 Jul 01:59

jessehimself: independence for who? from what?

Courtney shared this story from Super Opinionated.





jessehimself:

independence for who? from what?

05 Jul 01:47

jonsnuw: joss would always remind me to use a calm face...

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jonsnuw:

joss would always remind me to use a calm face, because that’s ok to watch.

“That’s ok to watch” what, creepy placid doll expressions? Jesus no wonder she was so flat.

04 Jul 23:15

Russell Wilson would consider playing baseball for the Mariners

by James Brady
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YES
DO IT
DOOOO ITTTTT

Russell Wilson said he would consider playing both football and baseball if he were traded to the Mariners.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said he'd consider playing baseball if he were traded to the Seattle Mariners, as reported by ESPN. Wilson said as much appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night, though this didn't seem like a contract ploy given that he was suggesting he could play both football and baseball.

Wilson already has a contract with the Texas Rangers, but has said that playing both sports would be very difficult. Playing for the Mariners would be similarly difficult in reality, but the Mariners being in Seattle as well seems to make things more interesting for Wilson.

Kimmell asked Wilson if a trade to the Mariners would make him take a "whole different look at it," to which Wilson said he would "definitely consider it."

Wilson is currently set to play out the final year of his rookie NFL contract, and will make $1.5 million for his efforts this season. He and the Seahawks have been trying to work at a contract extension this offseason, but Wilson likely wants to be the highest-paid player in the league and the Seahawks are reluctant to give him that kind of money. Their back-and-forth has been all over the place, and at one point Wilson was suggesting that baseball was a fallback for him if a deal didn't get done.

That's obviously not going to happen. Wilson's earning potential in the NFL is far greater than it will ever be in baseball, and the Seahawks would be foolish to let him go at this stage. Most believe something will get done eventually. It's at least interesting that Wilson has invited the possibility of baseball being an option alongside football though, especially if something like a trade to the Mariners could facilitate the possibility further.

04 Jul 23:01

mikerastiello: Hash brown no filter.(via)









mikerastiello:

Hash brown no filter.

(via)

04 Jul 21:56

Local Man Fed Up with Free Website He Chooses to Use— Ristolable (@Ristolable) July 4, 2015

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hi reddit

Local Man Fed Up with Free Website He Chooses to Use— Ristolable (@Ristolable) July 4, 2015
04 Jul 21:56

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! - An Intense Restaurant Simulation

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hmm

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! is a massive sequel to the surprise hit on PC and mobile, releasing in 2016 for Steam and, for the first time on consoles, PS4! The game has you rebuilding your own restaurant in a massive skyscraper, earning money by cooking and serving customers delicious food and building up your restaurant’s reputation from a zero star dilapidated café to a five star world famous restaurant. Along the way you’ll jump into other restaurants in the tower for shift work, star in the biggest reality cooking show ever, participate in tournaments all over the world, uncover mysterious ingredients, and tons, tons more. The breakneck pace and gameplay has been a staple of the game, and this sequel will be even faster and more challenging than ever.

Everything is new in this game, from the art by Camille Kuo, to the music by Jonathan Geer, to the large amount of game content, with over 180 foods, 1,000+ recipes, tons of unlockables and events, and dozens of hours of gameplay. I can’t wait to reveal the all new gameplay aspects and features of the game, as well as unveiling the entire food menu, so be sure to subscribe on either Tumblr, Twitter or Instagram below to get new updates weekly!
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04 Jul 21:56

Red Sox game features billboard for a 'GIANT ASS'

by James Dator
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baseball

And there it is. #GiantAss pic.twitter.com/MEidHuiyNI

— Greg Thurston (@astrosince1975) July 4, 2015

The "Giants Glass Company" of New England had a simple dream: To advertise in Fenway Park. That advertising strategy failed on Saturday when an inconsiderate player made a mockery of their sign.

Don't call the number. There are no giant asses for sale ... that we know of.

04 Jul 21:46

prostheticknowledge: A-ha Deep DreamThe most amusing...

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prostheticknowledge:

A-ha Deep Dream

The most amusing implementation of the #deepdream meme yet, put together by Anthony Antonellis:

Link

SLEEP WELL

04 Jul 21:46

ice-grave: law & order is brainwashing to make u think cops...

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ice-grave:

law & order is brainwashing to make u think cops are good inside

04 Jul 21:43

queen-piece-of-shit: sonic-stardust:davidbowiespermanentlydilate...

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queen-piece-of-shit:

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playerprophet:

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schrodingerscatisdead:

Tumblr’s love affair with comic sans and stars.

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just adding a few to the collection

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reblogging for reference.

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what the fuck

04 Jul 21:41

BREAKING: Supreme Court Ruling Starts Emptying Prisons After Reversal Of Parts of Three-Strikes Law

Courtney shared this story from Super Opinionated.

BREAKING: Supreme Court Ruling Starts Emptying Prisons, After Reversal Of Parts of Three-Strikes Law:

sourcedumal:

karadin:

thepoliticalfreakshow:

While progressives are justifiably celebrating the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, the Court made another decision that spells the beginning of the end of the Prison Industrial Complex. The Court decided that the Federal three-strikes law is unconstitutionally vague.

That’s been the problem all along, hasn’t it? California courts sentenced a man to life imprisonment for stealing a pair of socks worth $2.50. When bankers steal hundreds of millions of dollars and get no jail time at all, ordinary people have to believe the legal system makes no sense at all.

Republican president Richard Nixon started this off by declaring a War on Drugs in 1971. Prosecutors everywhere used this so-called War as an excuse to put black Americans in prison. As a result, while blacks in California comprise only 3% of the population, the prison population convicted of a third strike offense is 45% black. It doesn’t help the black population that most of them can’t afford a decent lawyer, but still, police concentrate on rousting and arresting young black men.

Republican front group and law-making syndicate ALEC added to the prison population by writing determinate sentencing laws and convincing state legislatures to pass them. These bills had the effect of forcing blacks to spend decades in prison for possession of what were erroneously defined as Schedule I drugs. Private prison corporations, who profit heavily when more people are sent to prison, also support ALEC.

With the Supreme Court decision in Johnson v. United States, support for imprisoning blacks comes full circle. By an 8 to 1 margin, the most conservative Supreme Court in US history decided that the Federal Law that authorized strict penalties for 3rd strike felonies is unconstitutional. This reverses decades of cases where the Court ruled that locking up people for minor crimes and throwing away the key is just fine.

The question now is, “Where do we go from here?” This decision only affects federal cases, but it does mean that thousands of federal prisoners will have their sentences reviewed. In California, which has already changed its 3rd-strike laws, the total number of prisoners dropped nearly 9.4% (15,493 people) between 2010 and 2011. But federal prisons hold twice as many prisoners serving drug-related terms, so it is possible as many as 15%, or 30,000 will be released in the first year.

Will legislatures be able to resist pressure to keep these laws on the books? Given the changed political landscape with regard to racial profiling (which is now outlawed in many jurisdictions) and Marijuana use (which is now legal in 3 states and the District of Columbia), we can hope that many legislatures will correct their racist laws. At least, we can all work to force them to do it by electing Democrats to state legislatures.

oh my god, this is big.

Please let this be the beginning of something more… please….

04 Jul 21:41

Top 5,5 Filmes Estrangeiros de Super-Herói! - Melhores do Mundo

by Tango Commando
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via Vjuliao

Que os “filmes de super herói” já estão na boca do povo todo mundo sabe.

De um passado glorioso (com o Superman de 78), passando pelas lendas urbanas (como o Quarteto Fantástico do Corman) até chegar na punhetação de Vongadires e cia, o que eram só “filme de ação com gente fantasiada” hoje já se constituem como gênero independente, logo depois dos “filmes de tubarão” na Locadora do Falecido prateleira dos cinéfilos ao redor do mundo.

Porém esta nova mania, ainda que global, concentra-se muito no contexto ocidental (mais especificamente norte-americano), o que sempre me leva a perguntar como seria esse tipo de filme pela visão de outros países e culturas. Pois bem, imbuído dessa indagação e de muito tempo livre, trago aos leitores deste blog safado um apanhado de produções “estrangeiras” de superseres! Vamos à elas!

5 – Zebraman, Takashi Miike, Japão.

Quem?
Esse aqui está na lista mais pelo diretor que pelo filme em si: Takashi Miike é um mestre dos filmes gores japoneses, responsável por pérolas como Ichi the Killer e The Audition, então o filme (que eu nem vi aliás) só por isso já merece estar na lista. Quem sabe também rola uma sanguinolência nele?

Como?
A trama é mais uma daquelas tentativas de “imaginar como seria um super-herói no mundo real”, mas de forma a mostrar o ponto de vista nipônico ao heroísmo ocidental, bem diferente de sentaises e ultramanses. É uma boa também pra fugir de filmes meio “sem coração” que aparecem na terra do sol nascente sobre o tema, cada vez mais formulaicos.

Porque?
Só por ser Miike vale a pena, vale pela crítica ainda que a julgar pelo trailer seja mais engraçadinho que outra coisa. Quem tiver assistido diz aí nos comentários se é bom.

4 – Faust, Brian Yzuna, Espanha.

Quem?
Esse eu vi! Mas gostaria de ter desvisto! Assim como Miike, Yzuna é referência em filmes B e Trash na europa: além de dois filmes da série Reanimator, ele também é responsável pelo terceiro A Volta dos Mortos-Vivos (aquele com a menina punk zumbi) – ou seja só pérola no currículo, e Faust não fica atrás.

Como?
Por onde começar… primeiro que é uma adaptação de HQ. “Faust” saiu primeiro pela Avatar Press em 87 e já foi citado como referência para o Spawn de Todd McFarlane! Que… MERDA! Cara, é um herói de capa e máscara com a motivação d’O Corvo e as garras do Wolverine, cheio de sangue e peitinhos então não só o soldado do inferno, mas esse puto pode ter sido influência de tudo o que a gente mais odeia e tem vergonha nos quadrinhos: os anos 90!

Porque?
Ainda assim o filme vale a pena, nem que seja pra achar ruim. Eu acabei comprando numa promoção dessas por cinco reais e acabou valendo o preço para ver como seria uma HQ de quintal dessas noventista na tela grande. E já falei que tem peitinhos?

3 – Rendel, Jesse Haaja, Finlândia

Quem?
Não sei se vocês sabem, mas a Filândia nos últimos anos vêm lançando diversos filmes de ficçâo científica e fantasia bem bacanas nos últimos, mais ou menos como a Tailândia fez com o terror na última década. Iron Sky, Rare Exports dentre outros deram a tônica dum novo cinema finlandês, então porque não um filme de super herói?

Como?
E já que está surfando numa tendência, porque não surfar em outra: o filme pegou o caminho do financiamento coletivo para ficar pronto e já está em fase de arrecadação no IndieGoGo (um Catarse gringo). Isso por um lado é bom, porque garante fidelidade artística para as equipes de produção, por outro é ruim por conta daqueles velhos problemas que plataformas de financiamento coletivo têm. É um modelo muito novo ainda, tem lá suas falhas.

Porque?
Então, a trama não parece ter muito novidade – cheira muito a uma coisa meio batman, meio spawn, com muita massaveice e porrada. Mas se tiver passando num festival por aqui, ou mesmo num netflix da vida, acho que vale a pena conferir só pela fama que os filmes lapões tem alcançado.

2 – Oya, Rise of the Orishas, Nosa Igbinedion, Nigeria.

Quem?
O curta, que deu o que falar nos últimos tempos nas redes sociais brasileiras, é uma visão da religião tradicional africana (com seus deuses e mitologia) adaptada à estética dos filmes de super-heróis. É uma produção nigeriana, de um diretor nigeriano e com elenco todo composto por estrelas africanas. Só isso já vale a atenção, mas se não bastar ainda existe em fase de pré-produção uma HQ sobre a trama.

Como?
Embora seja um curta (e por isso quase não entrou na lista), Oya tem muito valor. Não vou gastar meu português aqui falando sobre coisas como representatividade étnica E de gênero, que vocês como leitores do MDM já estão caGecas de ouvir sobre, mas além disso por ser uma produção inteiramente africana, atrai atenção e investimento para todo o continente. São coisas assim que abrem as portas pro que acaba vindo depois, e só por isso já merece aplausos.

Porque?
A mitologia das religiões tradicionais africanas é MUITO POUCO explorada pela cultura pop ocidental. Puxando pela memória, eu só consigo lembrar do livro do Gaiman, Os Filhos de Anansi, que mostra um pouco da mitologia (mas pelos olhos da apropriação das populações da américa) e do background que rolava no desenho do Super-Choque envolvendo lendas e costumes do continente. É pouco. A gente baba tanto no pau martelo do Thor e acaba esquecendo de tanta coisa maneira à nossa volta. O que nos leva ao primeiro lugar…

1- Besouro, João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Brasil.

Quem?
O filme conta uma versão romantizada da vida de Besouro Mangangá, lendário mestre capoeirista baiano do início do século XX no Brasil. A vida de Besouro é cercada de lendas e reverenciada pela subcultura da capoeira nacional, e o filme promove um novo olhar sobre o personagem junto com o aspecto religioso e mitológico das comunidades de escravos do recôncavo baiano da época.

Como?
Lembro de ter visto o trailer desse filme e ficado empolgadíssimo no cinema pensando “caralho, que bem feito!” – e foi mesmo.

Cenas de luta coreografadas por gente famosa (Huan-Chiu Ku, coreógrafo de filmes clássicos de porrada como Máscara Negra e Era uma vez na China), efeitos competentes e boas atuações e trama garantiram sucesso por todo o país (tendo o filme arrebanhado vários prêmios naquele ano) e o meu queixo caído quando acenderam-se as luzes da sala de cinema. Marcou época, pena que caiu no esquecimento/na infertilidade e não inspirou nenhum filme depois disso.

Porque?
Porra, é produção nacional, com produção de gente grande, relevância histórica, representatividade cultural, e tem PORRADAAAAA, precisa dizer mais? Precisa: só de ser um filme BOM da Globo Filmes e não ter certos atores-obrigatórios já vale a pena! Parada obrigatória pra todo fã de filmes de super-herói/filmes de porrada.
0,5 – TODA BOLLYWOOD.

Então, eu sei que tem vários filmes de super-herói da Índia (alguns muito bons, inclusive), mas vamos encarar os fatos: praticamente TODO personagem principal em Bollywood é um super-herói!

Vamos à lista:

Força sobrehumana

Total desrrespeito pelas leis da física

Habilidade fantástica

Resistência lendária

Bollywood é uma fábrica de superseres!

04 Jul 20:39

Watch out NBA, Anthony Davis can drain threes now and he wants 'NBA 2K' to know it

by James Dator
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BROW SHUT IT DOWN

Getting in that work today!

Posted by Anthony Davis on Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Anthony Davis is a $100 million man (and then some), but the week of glee after signing a new contract isn't keeping him out of the gym. In fact, Davis is already back at work and draining threes. This is terrifying for the rest of the NBA.

Next on Davis' list of priorities: Making sure his NBA 2K rating reflects the work he's putting in.

2k

h/t The Bird Writes

04 Jul 20:36

David Ortiz accidentally breaks up a double play by getting pegged in the head

by Brandon Lee Gowton
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papi

Thank goodness for helmets.

This is one of the more weird baserunning moments you'll ever see. Big Papi is sooooooo big that poor 5'5 Jose Altuve just didn't have a chance of throwing over him. Ortiz may have been forced out on the play, but at least he (accidentally) ensured the run from third scored and that the Astros didn't turn the double play. Great use of a pun here, by the way:

Heads-up baserunning, @davidortiz. http://t.co/qYdyKwGrGW pic.twitter.com/9Vlt6Xo66N

— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) July 4, 2015

04 Jul 20:24

The Mayor of Phoenix is recycling the town's LaMarcus Aldridge banner

by Jacob Price

Phoenix really wanted LaMarcus Aldridge to come play for the Suns, so much so that they were planning on hanging a pretty awesome banner.

Hey @aldridge_12, check out what we’re dropping in Downtown PHX tomorrow! #WeArePHX #LMAtoPHX pic.twitter.com/963VFHu6QC

— Greg Stanton (@MayorStanton) July 4, 2015

Unfortunately for them, the banner wasn't enough and Aldridge announced today that he would be signing with the San Antonio Spurs.

So now the question is "what should Phoenix do with the banner?" No worries, Mayor Stanton already has that figured out:

For those inquiring about the future of the #LMA banner...Our city has one of the best recycling programs in the country.

— Greg Stanton (@MayorStanton) July 4, 2015

UPDATE: According to a report in The Arizona Republic, Phoenix was close to hanging the banner. Really close.

"We got there at 6 a.m. The vendor was there and we got access to the building and got the banner anchored," said Maria Baier, the Suns' senior vice president of communications. "We were ready to unfurl it, and then the call came at about 8:30 a.m. and we had to stop the process."

Aldridge had signed with the San Antonio Spurs.

That could have been really embarrassing and really funny.

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SB Nation presents: NBA Draft winners and losers

04 Jul 20:19

thesesouls: Hey

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thesesouls:

Hey

04 Jul 20:12

Hydrographic 3D Print Painting?

by General Fabb
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via Jakkyn

Wired reports on a potential method of coloring complex 3D prints: hydrographic painting. But is it really feasible?...

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04 Jul 20:12

Design of the Week: 2-string Piezoelectric Violin

by General Fabb
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via Jakkyn

This week’s selection is Monad Studio’s incredible 2-string Piezoelectric Violin.

Monad studio is a group...

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04 Jul 20:11

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04 Jul 20:04

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04 Jul 20:03

Creepily perfect pictures from North Korea, the sport and leisure capital of the world

by Lily Kuo
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via Vjuliao

“Full attack. March forward. Let’s absolutely finish building Masik Pass Ski Resort within this year by launching a full aggressive war and full battle.”

Who said North Korea didn't know how to have fun?

North Korea has been on a building binge since its young leader, Kim Jung Un, came into office. Some of his top priority projects? A ski resort, a “miniature world” park that includes replicas of London’s Big Ben and France’s Eiffel Tower, and basketball courts, skating rinks and video arcades around the capitol, Pyongyang.

On one hand, these trappings of western recreation are likely meant to show the outside world how progressive—and fun!—of a country is North Korea. On the other, it’s probable the parks are equally important for improving how the country looks from the inside. Over the past few months, the North Korean government has been encouraging citizens to get more interested in sports, in hopes recreation will energize and mobilize the populace. Officials have called this ”the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea.”

The majority of the North Korean population will likely never set foot in the planned luxury ski resort or fly in a plane leaving from Pyongyang’s new airport. But there is a small and growing population of North Koreans earning money from the underground economy who are able to spend on small luxuries that could include a videogame or two.

Here are some photos of the government’s efforts to bring recreation to the masses, including a new water park that appears to have now opened, according to state media photos released earlier this week.

North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency released this undated photo of an opening ceremony of the Munsu Water Park. Reuters/KCNA
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Locals watch a 3D movie at the Rungna People’s Pleasure Park in Pyongyang. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
Pyongyang residents playing bumper carts. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
Children skate at a newly built recreation park in Pyongyang. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
A man plays tennis at a new park in Pyongyang AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
A sign near construction of the Masik Ski Resort reads: “Full attack. March forward. Let’s absolutely finish building Masik Pass Ski Resort within this year by launching a full aggressive war and full battle.” AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
The multi-million dollar ski resort is meant to include hotels, ​cable cars, and a helipad, It was slated to open on Oct, 10 AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
Pyongyang recently accused Switzerland of “serious human rights abuse” for refusing to sell North Korea a ski lift. The country has been unable to buy ski lifts because of international sanctions placed on the country. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
A swimming pool at Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang. Reuters/KCNA
Synchronized swimmers perform during a celebration for the birthday of the late Kim Jong-il. Reuters/Kyodo

04 Jul 15:46

Migrants 'storm' rail tunnel between UK and France

The operator of the rail tunnel linking Britain and France says services were disrupted early on Saturday after around 150 migrants tried to storm a French terminal in an attempt to board a Britain-bound freight.

Eurotunnel says freight services were disrupted for a few hours after migrants tried to enter restricted areas port of Calais at about 2 a.m. local time. Some passenger services were also affected.

The company on Saturday urged authorities to resolve the worsening migrant crisis in the region.

The disruption caused a return of snaking lines of trucks and freighters to British highways, which saw thousands of drivers stuck this week because striking French workers crippled ferry crossings.

Businesses have complained of migrants taking advantage of the slow-moving traffic to board vehicles.