135 gargoyles are up for adoption at the Milan’s main cathedral (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk), the fourth-largest cathedral in the world. (more…)
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Adopt an Italian gargoyle to help renovate a cathedral
Posted in economy, Europe, history, news, religion, tagged cathedral, gargoyle, Italy, Milan on November 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Egypt reopens one of the pyramids to tourists
Posted in Africa, economy, history, news, politics, tagged Chefren, Egypt, pyramids, revolution, security, tourism on October 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Pyramid of Chefren (Khafre) has been reopened, as Egypt tries to revive its tourism industry, badly hit by last year’s uprising. (more…)
‘Love padlocks’ removed from Italian bridge
Posted in entertainment, Europe, history, news, tagged Italy, love padlocks, Ponte Milvio, Rome on September 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
After couples decorated the Ponte Milvio on the river Tiber with “love padlocks” for years, they are now being removed with bolt-cutters in order to protect the ancient structure. (more…)
Saudi women to compete in Games
Posted in Europe, history, Human rights, Middle East, news, religion, sport, tagged 2012 London Games, athletes, Saudi Arabia, women on July 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Two Saudi women will compete in the London 2012 Games, said the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Sarah Attar (photo, from bbc.co.uk) will compete in the 800m and Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrakhani in the judo competition above 78kg. (more…)
Bonnie and Clyde guns could sell for $200,000 each
Posted in Americas, economy, history, news, tagged auction, Bonnie and Clyde, gun, New Hampshire, outlaws, USA on July 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Nearly 80 years after the American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde’s deaths, the guns they had with them when they were killed will be up for auction in September in New Hampshire.
Two guns, a Colt .38-caliber revolver and a Colt .45-caliber pistol, could sell for between $100,000 and $200,000 each, according to Bobby Livingston, vice president of RR Auction in Amherst, New Hampshire. (more…)
Arlington cemetery headstones may contain discrepancies
Posted in Americas, history, news, politics, tagged Arlington national cemetery, army, Congress, USA on December 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Thousands of grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) near Washington may need to be replaced because they contain misspelled names, and incorrect ranks and dates of birth and death, said a US Army report to Congress last week. (more…)
Girls get equal rights to the British throne
Posted in Europe, history, news, politics, religion, world, tagged Commonwealth, Prince William, succession laws, UK, women rights on October 29, 2011| 2 Comments »
The leaders of the 16 Commonwealth countries unanimously agreed on Friday to change succession laws, allowing sons and daughters of any future UK monarch to have equal right to the throne, in a historic blow for women’s rights. (more…)
Saudi women to be allowed to vote and run as candidates
Posted in history, Middle East, news, politics, religion, tagged elections, King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, women rights on September 26, 2011| 1 Comment »
A few days before municipal elections in Saudi Arabia from which women will be excluded, King Abdullah (photo, from lexpress.fr) has said that in the future “women will be able to run as candidates in the municipal election and will even have a right to vote.” (more…)
US experiments could have infected 2,500 Guatemalans
Posted in Americas, health, history, Human rights, Justice, news, politics, tagged Guatemala, syphilis, tests, USA on September 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
US medical experiments in Guatemala (map) in the 1940’s were kept a secret until last year, when Prof Susan Reverby at Wellesley College unearthed hidden records. Now health authorities told the BBC that the extent of those experiments could be greater than previously thought. (more…)