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Politician admits trampolining naked with a dog –
Gerry Adams, the Sinn Fein president in Northern Ireland, claims that he trampolines naked along with his dog. Mr Adams explained that his house is “ring-fenced”, so he wasn’t affecting the neighbours, or can be snapped by the papparazzi.
Gerry Adams

Russian hackers steal £650 million –
Investigators from Kaspersky Lab uncovers what is thought to be the biggest ever cybercrime with more than £650 million ($1 billion) going missing from banks around the world. A group of Russian hackers spent two years infiltrating the internal computer systems of over 100 financial institutions world-wide using malware.

Ski jump 250m barrier broken twice in two days-
The world ski jump record has been broken by Slovenian jumper Peter Prevc by travelling 250m (274 yards) at a World Cup event in Vikersund, Norway. But this is beaten by Anders Fannemel who travels 251.5m (276.14 yards). See Video below.

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Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2015 Copenhagen attacks
  • Danish Police seek a gunman who fired on three people near a Copenhagen synagogue a day after the shootings at the Free Speech Gathering. One person dies. (PA via The Independent), (The Australian)
  • Danish police kill a man at the Nørrebro train station after an exchange of gunfire. The police believe he was the man responsible for the two previous attacks. (Reuters/AFP via ABC News Australia), (BBC)
• Internal conflict in Burma
  • The Myanmar Army kills around a dozen Kokang rebels and capture another eight in Kokang offensive. (AFP viaBangkok Post)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • A suicide bomber kills seven and wounds 30 in Nigerian city of Damaturu. (BBC)
• Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
  • The Islamic State releases a video purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who had been previously kidnapped in Sirte. (BBC) (Press TV)
  • Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announces a seven-day mourning period and calls for a security meeting with the country’s top security body. (Reuters) (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Disasters and accidents

• A house under construction collapses in the Indian city of Mughalsarai in the state of Uttar Pradesh killing twelve people and injuring two. (NDTV)

Law and crime

• A Turkish court remands seventeen police officers into custody for allegedly being part of an illegal wiretapping program targeting politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen. (LBC)

Politics and elections

• Hamburg state election, 2015
  • Voters in the German city state of Hamburg go to the polls with the governing Social Democratic Party of Germanyled by Olaf Scholz retaining power. (Guardian Liberty Voice)

Sports

• In ski jumping, Anders Fannemel of Norway sets a new world record with a leap of 251.5 m (825 ft) at Vikersund. (BBC)

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