Berlin’s life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse sparks protests
BERLIN: Feminist activists were among several dozen people who demonstrated against the opening on Thursday of Europe’s first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse, slamming it as a sexist cliche. Read More →
Rio Tinto puts largest ‘red’ diamond on market
SYDNEY: Rio Tinto said Friday it was putting up for sale the biggest “red” diamond ever produced by its Australian mine amid an “explosion” in demand from Asia for the rare pink-hued...
Japan man, 80, starts Mount Everest ascent
TOKYO: An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world. Read More →
Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck deflates in harbour
HONG KONG: The giant inflatable rubber duck which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors since it sailed into Hong Kong two weeks ago was reduced to a sad deflated disc on Wednesday in the city’s...
Brit billionaire Richard Branson serves as AirAsia stewardess after losing bet
KUALA LUMPUR: British billionaire Richard Branson strutted his stuff as an AirAsia flight attendant Sunday — complete with fishnet stockings and figure-hugging red pencil skirt. Read More →
British landfill transformed into nature reserve
LONDON: A sprawling landfill site containing 50 years of rubbish from six London boroughs has been transformed into a 120-acre nature reserve for rare birds, bees and reptiles. Read More →
After 9 /11:The new tallest building of New York near completion
NEW YORK: On Friday, One world trade center New York became the tallest building in the entire USA. Yesterday some more construction milestones were crossed according to US media that brought the New York...
Canberra 100th Birthday: Gigantic balloon creature splits opinion in Australia
SYDNEY: A gigantic whale-like balloon with pendulous udder-like appendages, designed to mark the centenary of Australia’s capital Canberra, has divided opinion, with some branding it an ugly waste...
Miracle survivor pulled from Bangladesh ruins after 17 days
SAVAR, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi rescuers pulled a woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed garment factory complex on Friday after she spent 17 days trapped in a basement under the rubble. Read More →
Google Earth captures half cat
Google earth has discovered a half-cat walking on a street of a city which has confused the people about what kind of animal it can be. Read More →
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