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Moscow, May 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sergei Ilnitsky) Thermometers in Moscow this Tuesday exceeded 30 degrees Celsius, breaking a temperature record registered at the end of the 19th century.FOOTAGE OF MOSCOW CITY.
Hong Kong, 19 July (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Jerome Favre) Hong Kong on Sunday surpassed its record for coronavirus infections in a single day since the start of the pandemic, with more than 100 new cases.Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive, announced at a news conference that all officials, except those dedicated to emergency services, will work from home starting Monday for at least a week. In addition, the use of masks will be mandatory in enclosed spaces, when until now it was only mandatory on public transport.FOOTAGE OF VIEW OF HONG KONG FROM VICTORIA SUMMIT.
Joaquin Phoenix has been named PETA's Person of the Year for 2019, as he has long been a supporter of animal rights.
Video footage provided courtesy of UK-based skydiving company Skydive Buzz showed the moment that British D-Day veteran Bryson William Verdun Hayes jumped out of a Skydive Buzz aircraft and became world's oldest skydiver after participating in a charity tandem skydive from 15,000 feet, aged 101 years and 38 days, near Devon on Monday. Hayes, a former Royal Signals lance corporal who took part in the infamous Allied invasion of Normandy beach during the Second World War, completed the tandem skydive along with 10 family members at Skydive Buzz, raising money for the Royal British Legion. Hayes' son Bryan, grandson Roger, great-grandson Stanley and great-granddaughter Ellie were among those who leapt with him. With his jump, Hayes surpassed the record of Canadian Armand Gendreau, who skydived aged 101 and three days, in June 2013. This has been Hayes' second skydive since turning 100 years old, setting a British record with his previous attempt