Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary has dedicated years of his life to being one of the voices telling the world about his country. The job has taken a heavy toll on him, as there was rarely any good news to report amid the never-ending war. “And as I continued telling the …
Read More »Amazon Unbound perfectly charts Jeff Bezos’ journey from bookselling nerd to untamable egomaniac whose mission is to save mankind
When megabucks gazillionaire Jeff Bezos began including helicopter pads in the building plans for Amazon’s ever-expanding property empire, it was a sure sign that the man who turned bookselling into the biggest business on the planet had broken free of his moorings. Bug-eyed Bezos was smitten with the new woman …
Read More »From wood cabin to orbiting Earth: How Yuri Gagarin’s improbable journey into space defined a decade, but nearly ended in disaster
On 12 April 1961, his Vostok-1 spacecraft blasted off from its launch pad in the desert of Soviet Kazakhstan, propelling the 27-year-old more than 100 miles into the sky, and landing him in the history books as the first man to orbit the planet. The voyage turned the cosmonaut into …
Read More »The mayor of Vladivostok misspoke and sent graduates in the “last journey”. Video
The mayor of the Russian city of Vladivostok Oleg Gumenyuk during a speech to the graduates of school №50 misspoke and sent their “last journey”. As reported by the online edition of the Chronicle.info with reference to the Censor.NO, the video with the caveat of the mayor published a local …
Read More »“The mystery of the seal of the dragon: a Journey to China” – see the new teaser!
The other day we finally found out when the premiere of the sequel “Viy 3D”. The film “the Secret of the seal of the dragon: a Journey to China” will reach cinemas next summer, but for now we got a fresh teaser. Video, I must say, quite detailed, with lots …
Read More »A fascinating journey through the filming locations of “Game of thrones”. Photo
The girl in the pictures recreated the footage from the fantasy Saga. Blogger-traveler from Germany Andrea David is a fan of the series “Game of thrones”. She visits the places where they filmed scenes of fantasy Saga. Girl documents her journey and framing photos from the show, writes Bored Panda. …
Read More »In Odessa will substantially raise the price of journey in minibuses
Now Odessa citizens pay 5 hryvnia. In Odessa, the city government is going to raise the tariff for journey in minibuses to 7 hryvnia. According to the Chairman of “Association of road carriers in Odessa region” Valery Novikov, the existing tariff is unprofitable because the cost of fuel and maintenance …
Read More »A fascinating journey into the heart of the Antarctic. Photo
It’s like another world. Antarctica — the most severe climate of the Earth realm. The lowest temperature recorded was -91.2 °C. And soon there comes summer. 1. McMurdo station, Ross island, Antarctica. It is the largest settlement, port, transport hub and research center in Antarctica. Owns the Antarctic program of …
Read More »A virtual journey across the expanses of South Africa. Photo
Country with special nature. Here the stunning landscapes and incredible diversity. One of the official languages in South Africa 11, according to this indicator the Republic surpassed only India and Bolivia. The nature of South Africa is one of the most popular tourist attractions of the country. Here there are …
Read More »Panama city: a journey into the “heart” of Latin America
One of the most interesting places on the planet. If you ask the Ukrainians what they knew about Panama, most will answer there came up Panama and dug the Panama canal. Hosts of the show “Latin American check-in” on the TV UFO TV Eugene Slawinski and Ilya Lutsenko decided to …
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