Archive for the ‘Community News’ category
Animal activists get in cage to protest pet transaction
Activists from animal rights group AnimaNaturalis take parts in a protest against buy and sale of pets in Mexico City, Mexico, Jan. 2, 2011. According to this organization, which encourages the adoption of homeless animals, eight out of ten dogs are abandoned by their owners, leaving 3 million animals in the streets of Mexico City. [...]
Store offers clothes for free to customers in underwear
People in their underwear rush through the entrance of a clothing store in Madrid January 2, 2011. A clothing brand marked the start of sales in Madrid by offering the first 100 customers clothes for free as long as they showed up in their underwear. (Xinhua/Reuters) People in their underwear rush through the entrance of [...]
Giant pandas enjoy fun time in snow
A panda plays in snow at Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Foping Natural Reserve of Foping County, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Jan. 2, 2011. (Xinhua/Zhao Jianqiang) Pandas play in snow at Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Foping Natural Reserve of Foping County, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Jan. 2, 2011. (Xinhua/Zhao Jianqiang) Pandas play [...]
Sea lion writes Chinese to welcome rabbit year
An eight-year-old sea lion “Leo” writes the word “Rabbit” in Chinese characters as part of a New Year’s attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama in Kanagawa prefecture, suburban Tokyo on January 3, 2011. February 2011 will mark the start of the Year of the Rabbit according to the lunar calender a 12-year [...]
Brave Chinese “Icemen” set new world record in Hunan
Chinese “Iceman” Jin Songhao stands in a plastic box while a assistant puts in ice cubes during a cold endurance competition in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province, Jan. 3, 2010. Jin Songhao and the other challenger Chen Kecai took part in an ice endurance competition held here Monday, in which the two stayed in ice [...]
Colorful wall painting on building in E China
A citizen walks past a building with a painting decoration on the outside wall in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 4, 2011. The painting work costed a young artist two months to finish and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua/Li Zhong) Citizens ride past a building with a painting decoration on the outside wall [...]
Ice bath for 120 minutes
Chinese “Iceman” Jin Songhao (C) celebrates after setting a new world record for withstanding extreme cold in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province, Jan. 3, 2010. Jin Songhao and the other challenger Chen Kecai took part in an ice endurance competition held here Monday, in which the two stayed in ice wearing nothing but a swimsuit. [...]
720-meter bread baked in Mexico
A woman receives a piece of bread known as “Ring of Wisemen” (Rosca de Reyes), baked by Mexican Association of Bakers for residents, in Mexico City’s historic Zocalo square January 2, 2011. The bread, which a government source said was 720 meters (2,362 feet) long and 90 cm (35 in) wide, is a typical dessert [...]
Colorful wall painting on building in E China
A citizen walks past a building with a painting decoration on the outside wall in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 4, 2011. The painting work costed a young artist two months to finish and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua/Li Zhong) Citizens ride past a building with a painting decoration on the outside wall [...]
Ice bath for 120 minutes
Chinese “Iceman” Jin Songhao (C) celebrates after setting a new world record for withstanding extreme cold in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province, Jan. 3, 2010. Jin Songhao and the other challenger Chen Kecai took part in an ice endurance competition held here Monday, in which the two stayed in ice wearing nothing but a swimsuit. [...]