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The man who created Paris
Январь 30, 2016
Culture

The man who created Paris

In the 19th Century George-Eugène Haussmann completely redesigned and rebuilt the French capital. Jonathan Glancey describes how the city of today was born. Paris remains one of the world’s most visited cities, and of those tens of millions drawn to its remarkably compact centre each year, the Marais district...

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25 Things You Don’t Know About Donald Trump — «I Do My Own Hair»
Январь 30, 2016
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25 Things You Don’t Know About Donald Trump — «I Do My Own Hair»

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has never been one to hold back what's on his mind, especially in recent months. Back in May 2010, Trump, then the host of The Celebrity Apprentice, opened up to Us Weekly with 25 fun facts about himself. He revealed some of his favorite foods, how he gets to work every day,...

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Angelina Jolie feared nude bathing scene in By the Sea after double mastectomy… and reveals her late mother inspired the role
Январь 29, 2016
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Angelina Jolie feared nude bathing scene in By the Sea after double mastectomy… and reveals her late mother inspired the role

Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy.'I realized it was going to be me in that bathtub,' the 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times. 'But I told myself, "Put all of that aside." Like, you...

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Bikram yoga founder to pay over $7mn in damages following sexual assault trial
Январь 29, 2016
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Bikram yoga founder to pay over $7mn in damages following sexual assault trial

Bikram Choudhury, founder of “hot yoga,” has been ordered to pay more than $7 million in damages by a Los Angeles, California court for the sexual assault of a former employee. Choudhury was sued by his former legal advisor, Minakshi Jafa-Bodden, who told the court that the 69-year-old sexually assaulted her while...

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Kevin de Bruyne: Man City midfielder set for six weeks out
Январь 28, 2016
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Kevin de Bruyne: Man City midfielder set for six weeks out

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is likely to be out for around six weeks after injuring his right knee in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final win over Everton. The Belgian international, 24, changed the game from the bench but fell awkwardly in injury time. There were fears he could be out for the rest of the...

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Man arrested with handguns at Disneyland Paris
Январь 28, 2016
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Man arrested with handguns at Disneyland Paris

French police arrested a man carrying two handguns at the Disneyland Paris amusement park outside Paris on Thursday, an Interior Ministry official said. A police source said the 28-year-old man of European origin had been carrying the two guns, including an automatic handgun, concealed in a bag that also contained a copy of the...

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Monster mommy: Woman brutally beats 6yo in bank card rage, flings several feet away (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Январь 28, 2016
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Monster mommy: Woman brutally beats 6yo in bank card rage, flings several feet away (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Social media is aghast over a recent video of a Russian woman brutally beating her little son after she checked her bank account. The mother throws the boy to the floor, then kicks him in the stomach. Outside, she hurls him into the snow. The shocking incident took place in the town of Labytnangi, in the northern Urals, in...

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Up to 80,000 migrants to be expelled
Январь 28, 2016
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Up to 80,000 migrants to be expelled

AS Europe grapples with the wave of migrants, one country expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants whose asylum requests will likely be rejected. Sweden said it expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants as another dozen people including children drowned off Greece in a desperate bid to reach Europe. As the continent grapples with...

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Is this the world’s most photogenic potato? Photo sells for $1.08m
Январь 28, 2016
Culture

Is this the world’s most photogenic potato? Photo sells for $1.08m

What's more lucrative than Johnny Depp or Yoko Ono? A photogenic potato, at least for renowned celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch. His "Potato #345" — a simple portrait of an organic Irish spud — reportedly sold for €1 million ($1.08 million) last year to a European businessman, who saw it while...

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These 29 Pictures Will Convince You That This Can Happen Only In India
Январь 28, 2016
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These 29 Pictures Will Convince You That This Can Happen Only In India

India is a country that leaves one spellbound with its alluring contrasts and striking features. Here are some amazing pictures which will convince you that such things can happen only in India....

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Locals and migrants across Europe tell their stories
Январь 28, 2016
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Locals and migrants across Europe tell their stories

Refugees are still striving to reach Europe. Young men, families, the elderly are trekking through snow, seeking shelter and local aid or perhaps beginning to think of a new, brighter future. But the Europe so many have reached is now fractured in its reaction — some as open and welcoming as at the height of compassion...

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The most audacious scam in history
Январь 28, 2016
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The most audacious scam in history

How do you make someone bend to your will? In an extract from her new book on con artists, Maria Konnikova finds answers by exploring the psychological tricks of one of history’s most shocking fraudsters. In October 1822, Gregor MacGregor, a native of Glengyle, Scotland, made a striking announcement. He was, he said, not...

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