A playdate between the world’s tallest and smallest living dogs went the way of most dog park encounters, despite the 3-foot height difference — lots of tail wagging, sniffing and scampering. Reginald, a 7-year-old Great Dane from Idaho, and Pearl, a chihuahua from Florida, are both certified winners in their respective height titles by Guinness…
When Iichi Marumo competed in his first international race seven years ago in Moscow, the Japanese speedskater moved down the ice at about the pace of a brisk jog. It took him three times longer to cross the finish line than most of the other skaters that day. It didn’t matter, because Mr. Marumo was…
Arthur Blessitt, whose fervent efforts to convert the hippies, freaks and addicts along Hollywood’s Sunset Strip were just a prelude to his decision to carry a 110-pound wooden cross from Los Angeles to New York City — and then to keep going, eventually traveling 43,340 miles through every country on the planet — died on…
Life insurance sales soared to a record in Hong Kong last year, as customers rushed in from the Middle East, Southeast Asia and mainland China. Sales grew 15.7 per cent in the first nine months of 2024 to HK$169.7 billion (US$21.8 billion), from HK$146.5 billion in the same period in 2023, according to the Insurance…
(Corrects spelling of name in fourth paragraph) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world’s oldest living person by the Guinness World Records….
A 20-year-old whose six-year recovery from life-changing bus crash injuries is one of the uplifting stories leading our weekly local news round-up. Nicky Newbon, now aged 20, has made a significant step in his rehabilitation in an inspiring story published by Yorkshire Live this week. Elsewhere, there was a sad goodbye to a record-breaking pensioner…