On December 12, the Miss World pageant held in Johannesburg in South Africa had a very special meaning for Miss Korea Kim Joo-ri. The 21-year old won the Asia-Pacific Continental Queen of Beauty award. The young contestant was among 16 from a total of 112
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The nephew of worldly respected director Francis Ford Coppola definitely had a great career in Hollywood. Recognized as the blockbuster actor, Nicolas Cage had been using his good name for various humanitarian works. He has once again made the headlines i
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The sensational singer from Scotland, Susan Boyle, was in the spotlight again last week. She became world-famous after singing a song on the TV talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” last April. When the dowdy-looking old lady appeared on the stage, the au
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It’s December and children all over the world await Christmas and Santa. But due to the H1N1 flu pandemic, children in Hungary won’t be able to kiss Santa. The Hungarian state health authority said last Monday that Santa Clauses should avoid kissing chi
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On November 12, a tall Christmas tree went up at Rockefeller Center in mid-Manhattan, New York City. The city decorates a dazzling Christmas tree in early winter every year to celebrate the beginning of the jolly season.
On November 10, Mexico started running 100 pink taxis especially for women. The Mexican government launched the pink cab service to protect women from violence and sexual harassment by male cab drivers. The pink cabs are for female passengers only and the
precipitation in snow. The snowfall in Beijing was the city’s earliest since 1987. The cold weather and gathering of clouds over the city resulted in the snowfall. Beijing has been investing in a long-standing effo
India’s female leader, President Pratibha Patil sat down with the Prime Minister of India’s former colonial power Britain. The meeting between Indian President and Britain’s Gordon Brown was to discuss a boost in trade links between the two nations. Pr
A 16-year-old Australian school girl, Jessica Watson, set sail on her bright pink yacht from Sydney Harbor on October 18. She is the youngest person to sail solo around the world. She will try sailing non-stop for 23,000 nautical miles during eight months
A few days ago, a cloud in a mysterious shape appeared in the skies over Moscow. Some UFO enthusiasts declared it to be a “true mystery.” However, an article from the Daily Mail explained that the “luminous ring-shaped cloud” was simply an optical eff
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