Orkney

Ancient monuments could have been built ‘to defend Scots against alien invasion’

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UFO hunters have a wacky idea that’s straight out of this world — Scotland’s mysterious stone circles were built to defend against alien invasion. The bizarre claims are set to be unleashed by alien experts who think monoliths and monuments dotted around the country could only have been built to fend off extra-terrestrial terror. 7 … Read more

The five strongest earthquakes ever recorded in South Africa

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On Friday night an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred 28 km east of Viljoenskroon, Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Cities and towns close to the epicentre may have experienced very weak shaking, said the … Read more