August2016
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Panda twins born in China’s Sichuan province
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: Twin panda cubs, a male and a female, were born at a breeding research base in China’s southwest Sichuan province on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Mother Chenggong gave birth to the cubs early... -
Stinky cheese ice cream becomes Czech summer hit
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: An ice cream made out of a traditional pungent cheese has become a surprise hit in a small Czech town, with happy buyers scooping all the innovative producer can make. Tvaruzek, or Tvaruzky in... -
Cuban dedicates a monster smoke to Fidel Castro
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: A Cuban cigar maker broke his own record on Friday by rolling the world’s longest cigar at 90 meters (295 feet), the length of a soccer field, dedicating the monster smoke to Fidel Castro... -
South Korea looks to generate buzz for edible insects
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: Bae Su-Hyeon’s lunch of sweet potato soup and funghi pasta has bugs in it. They’re part of the recipe. “It didn’t feel like eating insects,” says Bae, an 18-year-old student having lunch with a... -
Brussels ‘flower carpet’ has Japanese theme
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of thousands of begonias and dahlias will emblazon the Grand Place in Brussels this weekend for its 20th “Flower Carpet” display, which this year has a Japanese theme. A Japanese crane, a bird... -
Iraqi artist creates sculptures out of scrap metal
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: He may not have attended art school or received any formal training, but Iraqi artist Abdul Qader al-Na’ib has managed to build a reputation as the man who turns scrap metal into art. This... -
Firefighters make leap to smokejumping
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: On a 100-degree day in early June, Matt Mueller did sit-ups in a semicircle with seven other experienced firefighters training to parachute into a wildfire. Better known as “rookie candidates,” they were determined to... -
Bristol skies lit up by hot air balloons at annual fiesta
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: The night sky in Bristol was lit up by hot air balloons on Thursday as part of the city’s annual four-day International Balloon Fiesta, reports Reuters. Known as the ‘Nightglow,’ 25 hot air balloons... -
Rostami breaks world record in 85kg weightlifting
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: Iran’s kianoush rostami broke his own world record to win the men’s 85kg weightlifting at rio 2016 and clinch his country’s first medal of the games. Meanwhile rim-jong-sim opened the democratic people’s republic of... -
U.S. wins men’s medley relay, golden send-off for Phelps
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: The United States won the men’s 4×100 meters medley relay on Saturday after Ryan Murphy had given them a world record start that propelled Michael Phelps to a 23rd gold medal in his final...
