Ukrainian man who pretended to be a teenager, and attended a US high school using his false identity, has been handed a two-month sentence for passport and social security fraud. Artur Samarin enrolled at Harrisburg High School in Pennsylvania when his visa ran out four years ago. He was in his early 20s, but pretended to be an 18-year-old student named Asher Potts. He became actively involved at the school, working with a student advisory group on a food bank. He now faces further time in prison or possibly deportation amid…
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Man stuck in his own desk rescued by firefighters
A man in his 30s had to be rescued by firefighters this week after he became stuck in a height-adjustable desk. Emergency workers responding to a call in the Danish city of Horsens had to use a battering ram to gain access to the stricken man’s home and free him from his furniture. Incident commander Dennis Ottosen told Danish news site Ekstra Bladet: “The man could not get free on his own and called 112. So we went out and helped him. “Somehow the tabletop had dropped down over his…
Read MoreWorld’s shortest couple – New Guinness Record
Their marriage day, November 17 shall be a big day in the lives of Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino Barros. Guinness World Records acknowledged Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino Barros of Brazil as the “World’s Shortest Married Couple” by Guinness World Records. The Brazilian couple married in September after an eight-year relationship, but Thursday was when they got a wedding gift they’ve wanted for years: Official recognition from Guinness World Records that they are the world’s shortest married couple. Both Paulo, 31, and Katyucia, 28,…
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