Culture
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Dramatic footage shows tiger attacking woman in Beijing wildlife park
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: China’s state television CCTV broadcast footage showing a tiger attacking a woman at a Beijing wildlife park on Saturday (July 23), in an incident that left one dead and one injured. CCTV broadcast surveillance... -
A champion is named at the Quidditch World Cup
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: To some it may be an imagined sport, but for the players at the Quidditch World Cup on July 24, the competition was very real. The sport played by young witches and wizards in... -
Security concerns fail to quell cheers at German Wagner fest
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: Security concerns after killings in Germany, coupled with Islamic elements in a new production of Richard Wagner’s opera “Parsifal”, created a nervous opening for the annual festival dedicated to the composer in Bayreuth on... -
Harry regrets not talking sooner about Diana’s death
Jul 25, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Prince Harry has spoken about how he regrets not talking sooner about the impact of the death of his mother, Princess Diana. Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, when... -
Japanese fantasy world fever grips young Cubans
Jul 25, 2016News Hour: Cuba may be one of the world’s least connected countries but that is not stopping the Japanese subculture of animated movies, manga comics and video games from spreading feverishly among its youth. More than... -
Wonder Woman trailer released for Comic-con
Jul 25, 2016News Hour: The official Comic-Con trailer for upcoming DC comics super hero film Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot release recently At San Diego Comic-Con. Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman was one of the most popular thing people... -
John Abraham’s never seen before avatar for Dishoom promotions!
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: John Abraham, usually known calm and poised demeanor, recently surprised everyone, including his staff by breaking this mold, during one of the promotional activities of his upcoming movie, ‘Dishoom.’ The actor who broke into... -
Russian balloonist sets world record for circumnavigation
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has landed safely in a field on a private property in West Australia after setting a world record for circumnavigating the world solo in a hot air balloon. The 64-year-old... -
Singapore street stalls make dining history with Michelin star
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Hungry diners queued up at a small, modest street food stall in Singapore on Friday to get a taste of the restaurant’s local delights worthy of a coveted Michelin star. Hong Kong Soya Sauce... -
Hungary’s Tokaj wine region revives Jewish heritage
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Hungary Two plaques put up in the village of Mád last month commemorate the important role Jewish families played in making Hungary’s golden Tokaj wine, most of whom perished in the Holocaust. The plaques...
