An average of two operations a week in Britain end with surgical instruments being sewn inside patients’ bodies. In 2008, more than 700 NHS users were left harbouring forceps, scissors, swabs and pliers, according to one newspaper. Read More »
A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with peddler or costermonger. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells inexpensive items, handicrafts or food items. Read More »
Reza Yazdani (born on October 16, 1973) is a singer, musician, composer, and actor. He is apop-rock musician and has released eight albums and numerous single songs till now. Read More »
A luxury pen is a lavish — yet practical — purchase that can pay off with years of reliable use. Some luxury pens can even last a lifetime. Read More »
A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), and those in the Americas are jaguars (Panthera onca). Read More »
Maram Atayee, 16, a pianist at the Afghan National Institute of Music poses for a picture in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2018. “The thing I’m most worried about is that if they return, I’ll not be able to continue playing music,” said Atayee. “ Read More »
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections. Read More »
Sheep production was and must be an important branch of Romanian agriculture. The 32.7 percent grazing area, mostly marginal (4.8 million ha. – 2.7 million ha in mountain and alpine areas), gives a support capacity for some 12-16 million sheep. Read More »
North Korea’s Masikryong ski resort was the brainchild of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un, and is designed to rival Pyeongchang in South Korea, which will host the winter Olympics next year.But the luxurious resort, which boasts a wood-panelled reception and statues of winter sports athletes, is empty, aside from the nursery slopes. Read More »
Religious clergy students in line to collect their monthly allowance. Families almost universally agree that students should be responsible for earning and saving money for at least some of the “extras” they will need in college, but there are many variables: Read More »