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‘Meeting With Pol Pot’ Review: Reality Unravels in Rithy Panh’s Haunting Historical Fiction

Siddhant Adlakha A chilling historical drama rendered with impeccable sleight of hand, Rithy Panh’s “Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot” (“Meeting With Pol Pot“) reveals its political dimensions through layers of obfuscation. While based partially on real events (and on the writings of American war journalist Elizabeth Becker), it crafts a fictitious tale of three French journalists attempting to interview Cambodian dictator Pol Pot in 1978.
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Monster fish weighing same as a grizzly bear becomes world record-breaking catch
A monster stingray, weighing some 661lb, has been caught in Cambodia – smashing the previous record for a freshwater fish.The venomous fish, a distant relative of the shark, was caught in the Mekong River.The prize catch is some 15lb heavier than the previous fresh water record holder, a Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005.It means the record-breaking catch weighs the same as an adult grizzly bear.Zeb Hogan, a biologist who leads Wonders of the Mekong, a USAID-funded conservation project, told the BBC: "In 20 years of researching giant fish in rivers and lakes on six continents, this is the largest freshwater fish that we've encountered or that's been documented anywhere worldwide."Finding and documenting this fish is remarkable,” Hogan added, “and a rare positive sign of hope, even more so because it occurred in the Mekong, a river that's currently facing many challenges”.The huge fish was caught by a local fisherman from Koh Preah island on the night of June 13.He called to tell researchers that he had caught what he described as a "very big" stingray.When measured the fish turned out to be seven feet, two inches across and over 13ft long.The giant stingray was studied and tagged before being released back into the water."The stingray find is evidence that the natural world can still yield new and extraordinary discoveries, and that many of the largest aquatic creatures remain woefully understudied," Dr Hogan said.This is the second giant stingray examined by the team since May - the earlier one weighed 399lb.The giant freshwater stingray is an endangered species, having been overfished for decades by people who want to eat them, and those that want to show them off in aquariums.When hooked, the monster
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World penis size league table's embarrassing ranking for Brits as French inch ahead
penis size compared to bulging men across the globe, according to a penis league table. A study of international men has revealed Brits are lacking in size and have ranked 66th place, with the average size todger being listed as 5.17inches when erect.And according to the table, the French aren't just known for their romantic gestures, but also their larger average of 6.2in, which puts them in 11th place.But claiming the top spot are hunky Ecuadorian men, who are said to be packing in their trousers, with their general size being 6.93in.Following closely behind is Cameroon (6.56in), Bolivia (6.5in) and Sudan (6.48in), reports The Sun.The tiniest willies can be located in Cambodia at 3.95in, with Taiwan’s 4.24in behind, followed by the Philippines polled 4.27in.Online pharmacy From Mars examined Google data on men from 86 countries and discovered the global average size is 5.5in.US men ranked higher than Brits in 59th place with 5.35in, while Ireland fell behind and were listed 70th on the list with 5.03in.Over in Australia, men were reported to be an average size of 5.69in, putting Aussie's 43 on the poll.Germany managed to trickle over the average proportion and reached 39th place with 5.72in, while Argentina came in 30th place, boasting 5.86in.Meanwhile, Senegal just missed out in the top at 6.26in, with Cuba, Gambia, and the Netherlands joint seventh on 6.25in.Pharmacist Navin Khosla commented: “Most men have wondered at some time or other if their penis is big enough.
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Special forces soldier suffered horror burns after being engulfed in 'fireball' inferno
soldier suffered horrific burns and life changing injuries after getting engulfed in what he described as a "fireball" inferno.David Pristash, 80, is a retired veteran of the Green Beret Special Forces – the US equivalent of the SAS – passing selection in 1967, during the height of US involvement in the Vietnam War.In September of that year, he was deployed to the East Asian country where he and a small group of other special forces troops would be leading and training a Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) that he described as "basically para-military people, Vietnamese, Montagnards, Cambodians."David's camp was under heavy pressure by enemy forces from the moment he arrived and would often endure intense barrages.Speaking to Cleveland.com on YouTube, the 80-year-old said: "We started getting mortared and shelled. I was in the position coming under direct fire."I really don't know – the only thing I can think of is some shrapnel or possibly some sparks got into the ammo bunker and something set those off."It was just like a huge fireball, with the blast coming through the position and pretty much burnt everything off me and I assumed the other guys."I could feel the blast hitting me and when it stopped, I was on fire, so I jumped out of the pit, got some dirt and put the fire out." To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The father-of-four was transferred to hospital for treatment where he claims the doctors only gave him a 10% chance of survival.He added that he wasn't given any painkillers, as medics feared he would become addicted to them.He explained: "You basically just have to grin and bear it.
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