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Three jaguar kittens were born at a zoo in St. Petersburg. It has been a month since their birth, but the zookeepers decided to show the newborns only now.
People decorate Easter eggs using onion skins and edible paint, as well as acrylics, watercolors, sand, beads, gemstones and straw. Some even pierce the eggs with a dental drill. This can be found at an ongoing Easter egg exhibition in Berlin.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. He said Russia must become one of the world's top five economies in the next 10 years.
On April 22, the world celebrates International Mother Earth Daу established by the UN. Experts believe the Earth’s wildlife with its diversity of sizes, shapes, constitutions and lifestyles of myriad mysterious creatures has not yet been fully explored.
British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, and sank two days later after burning for 36 hours in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. The blast claimed the lives of 11 people. An oil spill ensued, damaging Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
The air forces and air defense troops of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan held a large military exercise at firing range of Russia’s air defense missile forces on the Ashuluk training grounds in the Astrakhan Region.
An entire museum city will be built on Saadiyat Island, 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi, by 2018. It will be the biggest cultural center in the Middle East.
The Alabino Training Range near Moscow hosted one of the last rehearsals for the May 9 Victory Day Parade, marking the Soviet Union’s victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany.
On April 21, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 85th birthday. Her Majesty celebrates her real birthday with her family, while the official birthday of the British monarch, a festival established by King Edward VII in the early 1990s, is traditionally celebrated in June with a beautiful military parade in central London.
On Tuesday, Auto Shanghai 2011 opened its twelve exhibition halls, showcasing the new designs of around 100 Chinese and international car makers.
The winners of the All-Russian Sports Russia photo contest were announced on Tuesday, April 19. The best photos are included here.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), whose members include more than 1,000 of the world’s best zoos and aquariums, has sponsored annual campaigns devoted to the study and protection of rare animals. The year 2011 – The Year of the Bat – is devoted to the issues and problems of chiropterans, their study and conservation. These unique animals are the only flying mammals.
In an annual address to parliament Putin painted a glowing picture of his government's performance in 2010, stressing achievements ranging from economic growth to new infrastructure and social development.
Prince William’s fiancée Kate Middleton beat out his mother Princess Diana in a ranking of the most beautiful female royals made by users of beautifulpeople.com. She ranks third on the list.
NASA has published thousands of images of new stars, galaxies and asteroids made by Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), on its web-site. The space telescope, launched on December 14, 2009, mapped the entire sky using infrared light, and completed the main part of its mission, on July 17, 2010.
Mamenchisaurus is the biggest star at The World’s Largest Dinosaurs exhibition that opened at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on April 16.
A baby orangutan named Boo, the first one born in the Madrid Zoo, has just been presented to the public. Baby Boo lost his mother when he was just six months old.
Last weekend the Italian city of Gaeta hosted a historical regatta event attended by representatives of the four ancient Italian Maritime Republics of Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa and Venice.
Cherry blossoms, which symbolize nature’s renewal, have started to bloom in regions in Japan that were hit by the earthquake. The event has taken on special significance for the Japanese this year.