[ad_1] I bought a gold watch that doesn’t tell the time. ‘Fifteen pounds’ a tiny lady with kind eyes beamed from behind her stall of treasure and trash combined. She wrapped the golden band around my wrist. ‘But for you, today, just ten pounds’. The little watch face seemed to look up at me. How …
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[ad_1] Kazanevsky and his wife, Lyudmila, left the city for Western Ukraine on a planned vacation. Yet for several days, he was in a fog of shock. Barely sleeping, he continuously talked with colleagues and watched the news. Then one night, his creative hand was moved to render judgment on what he was witnessing. “I …
[ad_1] The first perfume has no bottle, no receipt or shopping basket. The very first perfume is made from crushed Lavender leaves, pulled from a neighbour’s front garden on a Saturday morning before the word ‘Lavender’ has even entered our vocabulary. We pull the leaves and the tiny, dusky-purple buds and hold them both in …
[ad_1] But Friday’s Russian airstrikes at dawn in Lviv, just outside the international airport, made nearby buildings vibrate and shook any sense of comfort as thick black smoke billowed. Still, the hours after the airstrikes were absent of the scenes in other Ukrainian cities that have horrified the world: shattered buildings and people fleeing under …
Ukraine’s cultural capital no longer distant from the war Read More »
[ad_1] I see the ocean within the breeze that blows,The sun behind the rain that flows,And seasons falling gently;Never holding hands, simply grazing pastTo let their sibling take centre stage:Spring of birth and summer haze.I saw the rose bud plucked and thrownAnd trees so proud in rain or snowBecome cut and torn; I heard them …
[ad_1] Speaking on behalf of the mosque, Nadia Hasan of the National Council of Canadian Muslims said a group of about 20 men were praying when the man sprayed them. “Some of the men turned around and they very bravely decided that they were not going to let him attack them,″ she said. ”They tackled …
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[ad_1] “Children, elderly people are dying. The city is destroyed and it has been wiped off the face of the earth,” he said speaking in Russian in the video filmed Friday that was authenticated by The Associated Press. In it, flames can be seen coming from several buildings while others were decimated. Apparent explosions could …
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[ad_1] Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Egyptian archeologists started excavating the site in September. The tombs, he said, were for senior officials including regional rulers and palace supervisors in ancient Egypt. Story continues below advertisement “All of those five tombs are well-painted, well-decorated. Excavations did not stop. We are planning …
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[ad_1] Tunisia’s coast guard has recovered the bodies of 12 migrants found washed up on the coast [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Shortly after reaching the International Space Station, the trio spoke to callers on the phone, including with family members who wished them a successful mission. When asked by a caller about their clothing choice, Artemyev responded that each crew is allowed to pick its own colors from a stock supply of equipment. Story continues …
Russian astronauts reach International Space Station in colors of Ukraine’s flag Read More »