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NEW DELHI — Last month, as bombs rained down on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Anna Horodetska locked up her rented apartment and fled to India, carrying just a couple of T-shirts and a coffee machine — a wedding present from her grandmother.When the 30-year-old, who worked in an IT company, arrived at the Delhi airport on 17 March, she was welcomed by Anubhav Bhasin, the 33-year-old lawyer she'd been dating for just over a year.As drummers beat out celebratory tunes, Anubhav went down on one knee and proposed to her and placed a ring on her finger when she said yes.On Sunday, the couple were married in an intimate ceremony in the Indian capital. Later this month, they will register their wedding in court to make it legally valid. Anna's one-year visa states the purpose of her...
April 12, 2022
The bride who fled to India from Kyiv with a coffee machine
LONDON — Back fresh from pandemic cancelations, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held their traditional black-tie event Sunday night with big wins for sci-fi epic ‘Dune’ and Jane Campion’s ‘Power of the Dog’.‘Dune,’ which took home trophies in the musical score, cinematography, production design, sound, and visual effects categories, was the evening's biggest winner.However, Jane Campion picked up the prestigious Best Director award in addition to her powerful, subtle western ‘Power of the Dog’ winning best film.Campion, who hails from New Zealand, is the third woman to win the directorial award in 70-years of BAFTA history.Benedict Cumberbatch, who was nominated for best actor in ‘Power of the Dog’, was pipped to the post by Will Smith for his portrayal...
March 14, 2022
'Power of the Dog' wins big for Jane Campion amid BAFTA night full of shock wins
January 26, 2022
Bollywood's Shilpa Shetty cleared of obscenity over Richard Gere kiss
EILAT, Israel — Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel, CNN reported.In a speech on stage during the pageant, Sandhu urged young people to "know that you are unique and that's what makes you beautiful, stop comparing yourself to others."I believed in myself, and that's why I'm standing here today," she added, to loud applause from the audience.The pageant was held in the resort city of Eilat, with 80 women from around the world competing for the crown. Sunday night was the last day of the competition, with eliminations narrowing down the number of finalists until the last two remained.Nadia Ferreira of Paraguay and Lalela Mswane of South Africa were the...
December 13, 2021
India's Harnaaz Sandhu is crowned Miss Universe 2021
November 28, 2021
Archaeologists find 800-year-old mummy in Peru
NEW YORK — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.Sondheim's death was announced by Rick Miramontez, president of DKC/O&M. Sondheim's Texas-based attorney, Rick Pappas, told The New York Times the composer died Friday at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut.Sondheim influenced several generations of theater songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as “Company,” “Follies” and “Sweeney Todd,” which are considered among his best work.His most famous ballad, “Send in the Clowns,” has been recorded hundreds of times, including by Frank...
November 27, 2021
Musical theater legend Sondheim dies aged 91
October 30, 2021
Egypt unearths ancient tomb of treasurer of King Ramses II
October 19, 2021
British Museum to display the world’s oldest map of stars
September 27, 2021
Japan's Princess Mako to give up one-off payment in controversial marriage
LOS ANGELES -- Firefighters are wrapping fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees as blazes tear through California's world-famous Sequoia National Park, BBC said in a report on Friday.Officials fear the fire could reach the Giant Forest, a grove of some of the world's biggest trees, within hours.The forest hosts some 2,000 sequoias, including the 275ft (83m) General Sherman, the biggest tree by volume on Earth and about 2,500 years old.The Colony and Paradise fires have been growing for a week.More than 350 firefighters, along with helicopters and water-dropping planes, have been mobilized to battle the blazes.They have wrapped several trees, including the General Sherman, with aluminum foil to protect them."It's a very significant area for many, many people, so a lot...
September 17, 2021
California firefighters wrap fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees
