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By warrant officer Madiha Al-Awadi

No flights, man sails across the ocean to meet his parents

nine-meter long boat until he finally reached anchorage in his hometown of Mar Del
Plata, Argentina, after he had traveled 12,000 kilometers.
After his arrival, Ballestero was subjected to a test for Covid-19, and his result was
negative. So, he was able to go ashore to see his mother, Nilda aged 82, and his father,
Carlos aged ninety.
“I have achieved what I have been trying to do in the last three months. I have had to be
with my family and that is why I came” AFP quoted Ballestero saying. Ballestero had
hoped to arrive in Argentina on May 15, coinciding with his father’s ninetieth birthday
but he was unable to do. However, he was able to celebrate Father’s Day with his family.
Ballestero, who works in Spain, planned his ambitious trip alone after flights to
Argentina were canceled due to the outbreak of the emerged Corona virus.
An Argentine sailor was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean using
a small boat to meet his parents, after the air flight stopped, He described his long journey by saying that he was aware that “thousands of people
because of the closure due to the outbreak of the emerged die every day, while I was among nature watching whales and dolphins while humanity
Corona virus. was suffering through this distress”.
For his part, Carlos’s father, Ballestero’s father, whose news had been cut off for 54
Argentine sailor Juan Manuel Ballestero expressed his joy after days, said: “We knew that he will come, we had no doubts that he would arrive in Mar
he succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat del Plata to be with the family.”
alone to meet his elderly parents after being unable to take a
plane home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ballestero’s “Skua” boat is now docked at the Mar del Plata maritime club, as the
Argentine sailor does not plan to travel soon.
The 47-year-old man spent 85 days exhausted on his small

An American teaches his dog to drive cars, the police intervene

The Seattle police stopped a car after a long chase in the city streets charged of driving under the influence of drugs, confessed that he is teaching
to discover that the one sitting behind the steering wheel was a Pit bull “the dog how to drive,” as the spokeswoman explained and she confirmed that
dog whose owner tried to teach him how to drive while being under the she had never witnessed such justification since she joined the police ranks 10
influence of drugs. years ago. She said that the dog, a female, was not hostile towards the police
On Sunday afternoon, the police received several calls informing them and was placed in a shelter for dogs.
of a driver hitting two vehicles near Seattle in the northwest of the
United States and then speeding away, according to local police Heather
Extman, who told AFP, the emergency teams also received several calls
about a car traveling in a zigzag way at a speed of 160 kilometers per
hour.
Police chased the car to discover that a Pit bull dog was in the driver’s
seat and a man was sitting next to him controlling the steering wheel
and the pedals.
The police had to put metal serrated barriers to stop the car and insisted
on arresting the 51-year-old man Alberto Tito Alejandro.
The man who was placed in custody pending investigation, as he was

A fatal bet for a pittance ... A man eats 42 eggs and dies

A bet about eating the most hard-boiled eggs was a disaster for a pittance.
for a man who believed he could compete with his colleague
According to local police, two men, who were visiting a market in
Jaunpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, began to discuss
about eating eggs. The two men, who were visiting the Bibiganj Market
in Jaunpur, had aggressive debate over who could eat more eggs.
To settle the disagreement, the men agreed to bet 2,000 rupees,
equivalent to only $ 28, for anyone who could eat 50 eggs in one
sitting. Police said Subhash Yadav, aged 42, had just started eating his
42 egg when he fell unconscious. He was taken to hospital but died
hours later. Doctors believe Yadav died due to overeating, according
to the Indo-Asian News Service. The Independent British newspaper
stated that his family declined to comment on his death.

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