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8. Mystery as Big Ben falls Silent for an Hour The chimes of Big Ben were silenced for over an hour on Friday night but the cause remains a mystery, an engineer said today. The Palace of Westminster's 147-year-old clock, considered to be one of the m
Actor Jet Li has hit the headlines this week because he has broken the record for the highest salary earned by a Chinese film star. Chinas highest-earning star will receive 100m yuan (£6.5 million) for his latest movie, 'The Warlords (投名状)'.
Film lovers are looking to London for the next two weeks, to discover the best in UK cinema at the 51st British Film Institute London Film Festival. The festival will include exclusive showings of 184 feature films and 133 shorts as well as a host of
Doug Levine Renowned classical violinist Joshua Bell was only 14 years old in 1982, when he appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Three years later, he made his Carnegie Hall debut wi
Philanthropist and meida matriarch dame Elizabeth Murdoch has died. She was 103, she passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home outside Melbourne. Dame Elizabeth was a renowned patron of the arts and a tireless charity worker. Violen
马丁路德金如果在世会如何看待弗格森事件? The third Monday in January is a federal holiday in the United States, marking the birthday of renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday has special meaning
At the world's most heavily militarized border, a North Korean soldier in his late teens makes a daring escape into South Korea. Most of the DMZ, the Demilitarized Zone, is guarded by mine fields, tall fences with razor wire, guard posts. Analysts sa
The Foot in Mouth Award When did you last look around a corner? Did you do it thoroughly? If you think that question is a little odd, youre not alone. Every year the Plain English Campaign collects perplexing examples of English usage as part of a dr
By Faiza Elmasry Just as the tales of Sheherazade captivated the king for 1001 Arabian nights, films by contemporary Arab directors captivated Washington D.C. for 12 nights. The annual Arabian Sights
Never mind the historic castles, rolling countryside, famous lochs, St. Andrews golf course, renowned culinary dishes and the fact that Englands royal family loves to vacation there. 忘了城堡古迹、起伏的乡野、闻名于世的湖泊、圣安
Every cowboy needs his hat and boots, especially on a day for celebrating cowboy culture. The Festa do Peao of Barretos is an annual rodeo festival in Brazil. Let's head to Barretos to check it out and find out what makes the town's boots so famous. 每
American folklore is rich with tales of western cowboys - hard-working ranch hands who spent all day, every day, punching cows. That's cowpoke talk for herding, roping, and branding cattle under the sun and stars. Library of Congress Sharpshooter Nat
This is AP News Minute. The head of Homeland security defended President Donald Trump's immigration ban, saying its intention is to keep would-be terrorists out of the US. But hundreds of American diplomats defied a White House warning, criticizing t
1. A group purported to be a new affiliate of the Islamic State is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack Thursday on a mosque in Saudi Arabia used by special security forces. 15 people were killed. 2. A man, already wanted for murder, is now th
By Netsai Mlilo Harare, Zimbabwe 25 March 2008 In Zimbabwe, renowned playwright Cont Mhlanga, is extending his repertoire to include politics. He's contesting the upcoming polls in the hopes of becoming a rural councilor in the province of Matabelela
How maids impacted the life and language of Emily Dickinson Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 22 June 2010 When American poet Emily Dickinson wrote the lines, I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you Nobody too? Then there's a pair of us!, she might have been w
Background:美国前总统林肯多年前写给一名男孩的书信以6万美元的高价(41万人民币)在美国售出。当这名八岁男孩告诉同学他见到了总统时,不仅没人相信而且他还受到众人的一阵讥讽。 Abra
Mr. Trump has very weak popularity ratings and I think he has to energize the people who voted for him in the first place to try to get them out to vote in the mid-term elections. So I'm hopeful that overtime that saner heads will prevail and in fact
Tanmen is a small town that sits along the east coast of China's southernmost Hainan Province. With a history of more than 1,000 years, it's a renowned fish market in China, as well as a well-known fishing port. 81-year-old fishermen Su Chengfen has
Daily Life -Im Sorry I Love You VIII (C0090) A: Veronica! Veronica! Veronica! Are you OK? B: Steven! Whats going on! Who were those guys? I didnt know you have a gun! Whats going on! A: I will come clean as soon as we get to safety, OK? For now, you