Bangkok, Dec 13 : The back-cracking traditional Thai massage has been added to a prestigious Unesco heritage list, it was reported on Friday. Nuad Thai is now part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, which features traditions and practices passed across the generations, the BBC reported. The intangible cultural heritage list is separate from […]
Category: Society
Good samaritan deed for UK pensioner wows Twitterati
London, Dec 12 : A good samaritan act by a TV host for a septuagenarian pensioner won the hearts of Twitterati, who praised the kind act when Christmas is around the corner. The 5.22-minute clipping posted by BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker had 3.6K retweets, 14.2K likes and 610K views. Walker posted the clipping on […]
Las Vegas pigeons in cowboy hats evoke Twitter mirth
Las Vegas, Dec 12 : A video clipping of several pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats in a Las Vegas parking lot has been amusing Twitterati. The clipping posted by a media house has received 308.9K views, with 1K retweets and 2.8K likes. One user wrote: “Ok, but can we call them CooBoys?” Another netizen wrote: […]
Senegalese migrant rescues disabled man from fire in Spain
Denia (Spain), Dec 12 : A Senegalese migrant living in Spain has become an unlikely hero after rescuing a disabled person from a burning building here on the Costa Blanca in Spain. Gorgui Lamine Sow, 20, clambered up the iron bars of the front door and made it to the balcony of the first-floor home […]
Multi-millionaire lotto winner buys second-hand car
London, Dec 11 : A builder, who along with his wife became multi-millionaires after a lotto win, has treated himself to a second-hand car, a media report said. Steve Thomson, 42, said flashy motors were “waste of money”. He continues to work as a builder to complete pending works because it makes him “feel normal”, […]
US firm does Santa act, gives 200 staff 8m pounds X’mas bonus
Maryland (US), Dec 11 : It was a perfect shock-and-awe tactic, but not on some battlefield but at a company event. The owner of a Maryland-based company left his 200 employees shocked and overwhelmed by announcing eight million pounds Christmas bonus, a media report said. The lucky workers were not expecting the gift from founder-chairman […]