30. 12. 2020 | Student Life We described Advent season followed by Christmas, now is time for the last big event of each year—New Year’s Eve. While Czech Christmas is predominantly spent with one’s closest family, New Year celebration in the Czech Republic is mainly a thing for friends. January the 1st is a bank holiday but 31st of December isn’t. Shops stay open but they usually close much earlier, around 4-6 P.

Many women in Nigeria suffer ailments resulting from the use of firewood. The World Health Organization states that “Over 98,000 Nigerian women die annually from use of firewood. If a woman cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner, it is equivalent to smoking between three and 20 packets of cigarettes a day.” I grew up in a middle-class home, where the choice of heating and cooking fuel was well within our control. Gas, kerosene or open fire stoves were on hand, and the type of food, as well as quantity of what was to be cooked determined the means employed.

April 9, 2014 5:34 PM EDT Oscar Pistorius refused to look Wednesday, as prosecutors in his murder trial displayed graphic photographs of his girlfriend’s corpse Wednesday. The 27-year-old South African elite runner who stands accused of pre-meditated murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine’s Day 2013. Pistorius admits he shot Steenkamp but insists it was an accident. “I will not look at a picture where I’m tormented by what I saw and felt that night,” Pistorius said, sobbing and diverting his eyes.

Pulse Style's daily fashion inspiration where fashion enthusiasts/ fashion loving individual styles are broken down to serve as a style pointer for everyday wear and more... OOTD inspiration is Supermodel, She finished off the look with a pair of black and gold studded Alexander McQueen shoes, black Chanel bag and Lanvin coat. ADVERTISEMENT Her hair was straight and swept to the side. She also had on green earrings and minimal makeup.

July 14, 2016 5:00 PM EDT Two men were rescued after falling more than 40 feet from an ocean bluff while playing the gaming hit Pokémon Go in San Diego. The men, both in their early 20s, fell off the cliff after crossing into a fenced-off area in an attempt to catch digital monsters while playing the game, the Los Angeles Times reported. Firefighters rescued the men on Wednesday, and took them to trauma centers in the area.