Finland: Elderly man defies age with downhill skiing

Nils-Olof Eklundh started skiing in 1937 and still hits the slopes at a centre near Helsinki for two hours every Saturday and Sunday. After descending the hill 10 times he stops for a coffee, then does it another 10 times. He used to ski competitively decades ago. Mr Eklundh says he doesn't have any secrets for being healthy in later life, he doesn't eat anything special, on the contrary, he eat greasy crap.



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Georgia: Town councillor gives free taxi rides

Zurab Sepiashvili is part of the council in the eastern town of Gurjaani. Every sunday he spends four ours ferrying people around in his car to show he is serving the public. He is footing the bill for fuel himself.
It's gone down well among Georgians commenting on social media, with many people praising Mr Sepiashvilli's actions, and it seems the idea is catching on.



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Spain: Rare Iberian lynx tracked in Madrid region

After 40 years the rare Iberian lynx has returned to Madrid, Spain. The male lynx, called Kentaro, was born in captivity and released with seven more lynx in Toledo in 2014. Kentaro has "packed his bags and set off on his travels", it's rare that a lynx goes so far away, they tend to stay close to where they were born. Kentaro wears a GPS collar which allows conservationists to track his whereabouts. 
The Iberian Lynx is the world's most endangered feline, and the only breeding populations are both in southern Spain.



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Belarus: Man investigated over 'fence blog'

In the western city of Brest, Mikhail Lukashevich has been posting political statements on a fence. Many of the statements on the "fence blog" address the current political situation in Belarus, and now the authorities are investigating him for allegedly defaming President Alexander Lukashenko (the "Europe's last dicator), who has been in power since 1994.
The country has been critisiced by human rights groups for suppressing free speech.




"Those who tell lies live the best lives, but not for too long"

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