Posted in: Travel by Gabriel Popa | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Minsk, with a population of 1,728,900 people, is the capital of Belarus. Minsk has developed the machine industry, the electronics industry, telecommunications, textiles and food. Important cities near Minsk are: Borisov, Mogilev, Novopolotzk, Baranov. In Minsk, the Belarusian language is spoken [...]
Posted in: Arts by Miruna Sfia | November 26th 2010 | 2 comments
Dave Stewart, Eurythmics musician and songwriter, is writing a musical about the story of Soho Cafe, one of London’s first coffee shops, opened in 1949.
The artist is one of Soho Cafe’s most faithful customers and thinks that, although the coffee shop is quite small, “what goes on in there is as big as the world”. The musical stage that he’s been working on is called Bar [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Russia has changed its approach on one of the most painful historic events from the WWII as it admitted on Friday that Stalin is responsible for the massacre of Polish officers in Katyn, after spending decades denying it and blaming it on the Nazis.
The State Duma, which is the lower house of the Russian parliament, issued a resolution by which it says Joseph Stalin ordered the [...]
Posted in: Arts by Miruna Sfia | November 26th 2010 | no comments
A debut novelist has won one of the oldest UK prizes for literature for her new book “The Still Point”, at a London ceremony.
The novelist, Amy Sackville, is 29 years old and collected her John Llewellyn Prize for her book. The award also came with a cheque for £5,000. The Chairman of Judges described her as an ambitious, emerging writer who created a well constructed [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Brazilian authorities sent military troops to calm the violence that broke in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and continued on Friday with the torching of at least two buses and five cars.
The violent riots broke out on Sunday as a response from the gangs to the increase police presence in the crime-dominated zones of the city.
So far, they have claimed the lives of at least [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 26th 2010 | no comments
The office of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyep Erdogan announced on Friday that the PM will travel to Libya where he is to receive a human rights prize dedicated to Muammar al-Gaddafi.
The Turkish PM was notified about winning the prize during a visit to Lebanon.
Erdogan will attend a conference of African countries and the European Union held in Libya.
The Libyan leader’s [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Kayaker Zhou Yu and then Feng Lanlan leveled, respectively broke China’s Asian Games golden medal-record which had been set back to 1990. The karate fighter brought a double-celebration for China which cemented their top spot in the Games table, claiming [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Christina Aguilera had been rumored in the past weeks to be having a relationship with Matthew Rutler, whom she met on the set of her latest movie “Burlesque.” Christina hasn’t confirmed or denied the rumors yet.
Matthew Rutler, a set assistant, was [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 26th 2010 | no comments
During the Web 2.0 summit Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt took some time to talk about the company’s upcoming operating system, Chrome OS. Back then he said that Chrome OS wasn’t designed specifically for touch devices and would primarily be used for computers with a [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Karl Lagerfeld, the famous Chanel designer, will launch a fashion collection at Macy’s. According to People, the line will be available in stores next fall.
In fact, this is just a new collaboration for the "designer [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Lindsay Lohan was given the permission to leave the rehab facility where she currently is under treatment, and spend Thanksgiving with her family in Los Angeles.
TMZ reported that Lindsay was given a one day [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Facebook is slowly but surely turning into a web empire. While at first sight it’s the leading social networking site in the world with over 500 million users, the company is working on improving every single feature of the site, including search, messaging and advertising. Soon enough [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Jessica Simpson decided to talk about the way her fiance, Eric Johnson proposed to her. The star said she was watching “Parenthood” when her 31 year old boyfriend surprised her.
Jessica Simpson said in an interview for “The Morning [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Acer is one of the few companies that never had a lot of good things to say about Apple’s iPad. Most other companies kept quiet and launched Android alternatives to the market. Meanwhile, Acer started out by explaining that it doesn’t foresee tablets [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 26th 2010 | one comment
Charlie Sheen was invited by his former wife, Denise Richards, to spend Thanksgiving with the couple’s two daughters Sam and Lola.
Charlie Sheen has created many headlines in the past months and most of them were linked to the already [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | November 26th 2010 | no comments
The ivory-billed woodpecker is one of the most fascinating birds from the United States of America, and it is constantly a source of debate. It seems that the bird constantly makes its reappearance, and tales about it pop very often.
For some, the ivory-billed woodpecker is similar to the Sasquatch or Bigfoot, in the sense that they state that they have seen it, yet when they have to [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 26th 2010 | no comments
When Microsoft launched its Windows Phone 7 mobile platform, Apple’s iOS and Android had already made a name for themselves on the market. The two company’s app stores already offered a large selection of applications that users could enjoy. Naturally, [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 26th 2010 | no comments
Although Miley Cyrus is rumored to be having a new boyfriend, the teen star being seen with Avan Jogia several times, including on her birthday party when the two were spotted kissing, it seems that Miley also met with her former boyfriend Liam [...]
