A handshake between Vladimir Putin and a health expert has sparked debate over his health as eagle-eyed viewers spotted bulging veins in his hands and unusual fist-clenching. Putin, 73, met with Yekaterina Leshchinskaya, 22, the chair of the Russian Healthy Fatherland movement, to discuss the possibility of banning the sale of e-cigarettes in the country when the marks on his hands were noticed. As he reached to shake the woman's hand, the Russian leader's right hand was seen with visible bulgin

‘Holy crap, this is insane’: mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm Massive cloud over Tanami desert in Northern Territory reminiscent of Uluru, onlookers say Lachlan Marchant and his colleagues were driving their golf buggies back to their shed when they saw the earth sweeping towards them. “It reminded us of Uluru, the sheer size and width of this thing,” Marchant said. “It was just rolling at us.” On Sunday, for the second day in a row, a dust storm swept over one of Aus