Life - страница 27

Scottish islanders don helmets for Viking fire festival Residents of Scotland's remote Shetland Islands brandishing swords and shields celebrated their Nordic roots in a fest that culminated in burning of a Viking ship replica.

27 January 2016

Lucky Thai dolls 'non-human' says aviation authority Thailand's air safety body warned passengers that lucky 'child angel' dolls cannot be considered real people and must be properly stowed.

27 January 2016

British astronaut dials wrong number on Xmas call from space Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, dialled a wrong number after trying to phone home for Christmas, asking a woman "Is this planet Earth?"

25 December 2015

Russia 'warming 2.5 times quicker' than global average: ministry Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide.

25 December 2015

Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its 'red alert' measures to deal with smog.

21 December 2015

Time names Merkel as its Person of 2015 Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year 2015, hailing her leadership during Europe's debt, refugee and migrant crises and Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

09 December 2015

Japanese monks karate chop, chant in funeral contest Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff in a contest highlighting sutra chanting skills, giving funeral sermons and loud karate chops.

09 December 2015

70,000 sign petition to ban Trump from Britian Over 70,000 people sign a petition to ban Donald Trump from entering Britain after his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.

09 December 2015

'Virtual trees' turn the Eiffel Tower green for COP21 The Eiffel Tower turned green Sunday for the opening of the Paris climate conference, marking the launch of an art project that will see "virtual trees" grow on the landmark to support reforestation.

30 November 2015

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Beloved Russian filmmaker Ryazanov dies Eldar Ryazanov, one of the most popular film directors of the Soviet era whose comedies captured the unique absurdities of life under Communism, died Monday aged 88.

30 November 2015

Pope opens 'Holy Door' in Bangui ahead of Catholic Jubilee year Pope Francis made a highly symbolic gesture by opening a "Holy Door" at Bangui Cathedral in the Central African Republic ahead of the start of a Catholic Jubilee Year.

30 November 2015

Thousands join climate change marches across Asia Thousands turned out for climate change marches across the Asia-Pacific region, part of a weekend of action across the globe to demand results from next week's historic Paris summit.

28 November 2015

Pope hails Africa as 'continent of hope' Pope Francis hailed Africa as "a continent of hope" as he toured Uganda on the second leg of a landmark trip that has seen him railing against corruption and poverty.

28 November 2015

Adele to go on tour for first time in five years British singer Adele is to go on tour in Europe next year, her first live dates in five years, she announced.

27 November 2015

World must secure 'binding' climate deal in Paris: Merkel The international community must secure a binding deal against climate change at key UN talks in Paris next week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

25 November 2015

French Muslim body to create 'licence to preach' for imams France's leading Muslim body said it would create a permit to preach for imams in a bid to root out extremists, as well as a new religious body to fight back against jihadist propaganda.

25 November 2015

Queen Elizabeth sells 25,000 tickets to 90th birthday Tickets to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebrations sold out within hours as Buckingham Palace promised four days of pageantry "fit for the queen" including dancing and horse shows.

25 November 2015

Kazakhstani model becomes new face of Jolie Jewelry Model from Kazakhstan Acelina Kuchukova has become a new face of Jolie Jewelry company

23 November 2015

Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every year, UNICEF's representative said on Sunday, urging the international community to boost funding to tackle the problem.

23 November 2015