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Andes plane crash survivors recount resorting to cannibalism 50 years later

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All 16 survivors of the 1972 Andes airplane crash have reunited for the fiftieth anniversary, in line with a report.

Uruguayan Flight 571 was set to take a group of newbie rugby gamers and their supporters to Chile. As an alternative, it crashed and stranded survivors for 72 days within the cordillera, forcing them to eat human flesh to remain alive.

“In fact, the thought of consuming human flesh was horrible, repugnant,” Ramon Sabella, 70, advised The Sunday Instances in London. “It was laborious to place in your mouth. However we received used to it.”

Sabella recalled the selection survivors made when Roberto Canessa, a medical pupil, instructed they eat the our bodies of the deceased to ensure that the remainder of them to outlive, The Each day Mail reported. 

ANDES MIRACLE SURVIVORS MARK 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLANE CRASH WITH RUGBY GAME IN CHILE

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Chilean Military officers escort Uruguayan rugby participant Fernando Parrado (heart, left picture) following his arrival after he and fellow survivor hiked from the crash web site within the snow coated Andes mountains.  At proper, crash survivor Carlos Paez is joyfully reunited along with his father after being flown by a rescue helicopter from the crash web site.  (Picture by Bettmann Archive/Getty Photographs)
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“(Carlos) Paez stated there was no different possibility for the younger survivors, noting for the morbidly curious that human meat ‘does not style of something, actually.’” the report states.

Paez added it was the survivors’ responsibility to journey the world and share their story.   

15 DEAD, 20 INJURED IN ECUADOR PRISON MASSACRE

Doctors and nurses carry two plane crash survivors to the infirmary at Colchague Regiment following their rescue.  Two men hiked for ten days out of the Andean wilderness to alert authorities that 14 of their fellow passengers were still alive and living in the snow covered wreckage of the plane that crashed in the mountains ten weeks ago.  A helicopter was dispatched to the scene and rescued six of the survivors before bad weather prevented a return flight.  (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Docs and nurses carry two airplane crash survivors to the infirmary at Colchague Regiment following their rescue.  Two males hiked for ten days out of the Andean wilderness to alert authorities that 14 of their fellow passengers have been nonetheless alive and residing within the snow coated wreckage of the airplane that crashed within the mountains ten weeks in the past.  A helicopter was dispatched to the scene and rescued six of the survivors earlier than unhealthy climate prevented a return flight.  (Picture by Bettmann Archive/Getty Photographs)
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Forty-five passengers have been on the ill-fated airplane on Oct. 13, 1972. Authorities stated throughout the flight, the pilot veered off beam in a dense fog earlier than crashing into the snowy Andes mountains. 

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Twelve passengers have been killed within the crash. Seventeen others died from accidents and suffocation from an avalanche that occurred days later. 

Determined after greater than two months within the frigid peaks, Canessa and Fernando Parrado left the crash web site to hunt assist. It was the group’s final try at survival.

Two survivors from the crash 10 weeks ago of a chartered Uruguayan plane carrying the Old Chrisiti Christian Brothers Rugby team of Montevideo to Chile miraculously emerged from the Andes Mountains here December 22 and attracted help by managing to attach a note to a stone and hurling it to a farmer across a stream. The note reads: "I come from an airplane that crashed in the mountains. I am Uruguayan. We have been walking for about ten days. Fourteen others remain in the airplane. They are also injured. They don't have anything to eat and cannot leave. We cannot walk any further. Please come and get us." Six more survivors were later rescued by helicopter, high winds preventing it from returning for the remaining eight.

Two survivors from the crash 10 weeks in the past of a chartered Uruguayan airplane carrying the Previous Chrisiti Christian Brothers Rugby group of Montevideo to Chile miraculously emerged from the Andes Mountains right here December 22 and attracted assist by managing to connect a be aware to a stone and hurling it to a farmer throughout a stream. The be aware reads: “I come from an airplane that crashed within the mountains. I’m Uruguayan. We now have been strolling for about ten days. Fourteen others stay within the airplane. They’re additionally injured. They do not have something to eat and can’t depart. We can not stroll any additional. Please come and get us.” Six extra survivors have been later rescued by helicopter, excessive winds stopping it from returning for the remaining eight.
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After 10 days of trekking, they noticed Sergio Catalan, a livestock herder within the foothills of the Chilean Andes. The situations have been such that the pair could not get too near Catalan, however from afar, they heard him say one phrase: “Tomorrow.”

“With that (phrase), our struggling ended,” Canessa stated.

Helicopter crewmen carry survivor of the October 13th Uruguayan plane crash on a stretcher to the Santiago Central First Aid Station heliport.  Survivor, one of 16, was flown to the capital directly from the crash site in the Andes mountains.  (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Helicopter crewmen carry survivor of the October thirteenth Uruguayan airplane crash on a stretcher to the Santiago Central First Assist Station heliport.  Survivor, certainly one of 16, was flown to the capital instantly from the crash web site within the Andes mountains.  (Picture by Bettmann Archive/Getty Photographs)
(Picture by Bettmann Archive/Getty Photographs)

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The survivors are listed as: Roberto Canessa, Fernando Parrado, Carlos Rodriguez, Jose Algorta, Alfredo Delgado, Daniel Fernandez, Roberto Francios, Roy Harley, Jose Inciarte, Alvaro Mangino, Javier Methol, Ramon Sabella, Adolfo Strauch, Eduardo Strauch, Antonio Vizintia and Gustavo Zerbino. 

A brand new Netflix adaptation of their story is within the works.

The Related Press contributed to this report. 

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Entertainment giant Paramount agrees to a merger with Skydance

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Entertainment giant Paramount agrees to a merger with Skydance

NEW YORK (AP) — Entertainment giant Paramount, which owns CBS and was behind blockbuster films such as “Top Gun” and “The Godfather” has agreed to merge with Skydance, the companies said.

The new combined company is valued at around $28 billion.

“Given the changes in the industry, we want to fortify Paramount for the future while ensuring that content remains king,” said Shari Redstone, chair of Paramount Global.

Redstone’s National Amusements owns more than three-quarters of Paramount’s Class A voting shares though the estate of her late father, Sumner Redstone, according to data firm FactSet. Shari Redstone had battled to keep control of the company.

Skydance, based in Santa Monica, California, has helped produce some major Paramount hits in recent years. Those include several Tom Cruise films including “Top Gun: Maverick” and installments of the “Mission Impossible” series.

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Skydance was founded in 2010 by David Ellison, son of billionaire Larry Ellison, the founder of the software company Oracle. It quickly formed a production partnership with Paramount that same year.

David Ellison will be chairman and chief executive officer of what’s being called New Paramount. The agreement still needs regulatory approval.

The on-again, off-again merger arrives at tumultuous time for Paramount, which in an annual shareholder meeting in early June laid out a restructuring plan that includes major cost cuts. The company also saw a leadership shakeup earlier this year.

Paramount has struggled in an evolving media landscape, particularly as its traditional cable business has declined. To capture today’s growing streaming audience, the company launched Paramount+ back in 2021, but losses and debts have still piled up over time.

Sumner Redstone used National Amusements, his family’s movie theater chain, to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, which have merged and separated a number of times over the years. Most recently, the companies re-joined forces in 2019, undoing the split consummated in 2006. The company, ViacomCBS, changed its name to Paramount Global in 2022.

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Under Sumner Redstone’s leadership, Viacom became one of the nation’s media titans, home to pay TV channels MTV and Comedy Central and movie studio Paramount Pictures.

Skydance wasn’t the only one to make a Paramount bid in recent months — Apollo Global Management and Sony Pictures also made competing offers. Late last year, Warner Bros. Discovery also made headlines for exploring a potential merger with Paramount. But by February, Warner had reportedly halted those talks.

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France’s parliament is divided among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction even neared the majority needed to form a government.

President Emmanuel Macron, who has three years left of his term, anticipated that his decision to call snap elections would give the country a “moment of clarification,” according to The Associated Press, but the results told a different story.

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This, less than three weeks before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris, puts France at the center of international attention.

FRENCH PM TO RESIGN AS LEFTISTS NAB PLURALITY OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS IN SNAP ELECTION

People gather on the Republique plaza following the second round of the legislative elections on Sunday in Paris. (AP)

Second-round results tallied early Monday showed that a leftist coalition surged to take the most seats in parliament, according to The AP. 

Macron’s centrists have the second-largest faction, forcing the president to have to form alliances to run the government. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, meanwhile, finished in third after political efforts to keep its candidates away from power.

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Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would offer his resignation Monday, although he could stay on through the Olympics or beyond if needed.

Official results released early Monday showed that all three main blocs fell far short of the 289 seats required to control the 577-seat National Assembly, which is the more powerful of France’s two legislative chambers.

FRENCH ELECTION PREVIEW: POLLS SHOW RIGHT-WING PARTY LEADS RUNOFF AS OPPONENTS URGE TACTICAL VOTING

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron leave the voting booth before voting for the second round of the legislative elections in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage on Sunday. (AP)

Just over 180 seats will now be held by the New Popular Front leftist coalition, while Macron’s centrist alliance have more than 160 seats and Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its allies hold more than 140 seats.

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After Moscow, Hungary's Orbán makes surprise visit to Beijing

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After Moscow, Hungary's Orbán makes surprise visit to Beijing

Orbán has proclaimed himself the one EU leader on friendly terms with the world’s two preeminent authoritarian governments.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made an unexpected visit to China, following his trips to both Ukraine and Russia to discuss a peace settlement for Ukraine.

Stepping off the plane, Orbán was greeted by Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying and other officials.

He later posted a picture with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with which he wrote: “[Besides Russia and Ukraine, the end of the war] depends on the decision of three world powers, the United States, the European Union and China.”

Orbán visited Moscow and Kyiv last week, where he proposed that Ukraine consider agreeing to an immediate ceasefire with Russia.

Unlike most other leaders in the EU, the Hungarian prime minister is widely seen as having a close relationship with Vladimir Putin. He has routinely blocked, delayed or watered down EU efforts to assist Kyiv and impose sanctions on Moscow for its actions in Ukraine.

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His visit to Moscow triggered condemnation from Ukraine and other European leaders, but Orbán justified the trip as an outreach effort.

“The number of countries that can talk to both warring sides is diminishing,” he said. “Hungary is slowly becoming the only country in Europe that can speak to everyone.”

Although Orbán has long argued for an end to hostilities in Ukraine, he has not outlined what that might mean for the country’s territorial integrity or future security.

Tightening ties with China

Two months ago, Xi made a similar trip to Budapest as part of the Chinese President’s three-country European tour that also included stops in France and Serbia.

Hungary and China signed a number of new agreements during these talks to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation.

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Beijing has invested billions in Hungary and sees the European Union member as an important foothold inside the 27-member bloc.

In December, Hungary announced that one of the world’s largest EV manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open its first European production factory in the south of the country — an inroad that could upend the competitiveness of the continent’s car manufacturing industry.

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