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Young couple from Mexico have almost got struck by a lightning when taking a selfie.

• 18 августа 2014, 19:19

Eight people, including a teenager, were taken to hospital Sunday following a freak lightning strike at bustling Venice Beach, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

• 28 июля 2014, 11:56

At least 20 people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at least six killed by lightning, thousands of homes destroyed and more than 300,000 evacuated, state media said.

• 17 июля 2014, 13:45

It turns out there is a Guinness record for the place with the most lightning, and an area of Venezuela with 20,000 flashes of it per hour has won.

• 29 января 2014, 16:35

A trio of Canadians claimed Wednesday to have invented the world's most energy-efficient bulb: a 12-watt LED light that shines as bright as a 100-watt incandescent one.

• 07 февраля 2013, 14:32

One person dead and several injured by lightning strokes in Karaganda oblast.

• 06 июня 2011, 15:55

A video showing a Chinese man surviving after two strokes of lightning has been released.

• 03 мая 2011, 14:02