A plague of crows has descended on the northeast city of Shenyang, darkening the daylight sky, occupying the balconies of apartment blocks and showering shops and pedestrians with droppings. The Beijing Youth Daily described how more than 10,000 of the birds had settled in the city this winter, bringing misfortune and inconvenience to its six million citizens.
'Daytime is like a cloud of crows,' said one resident. 'Look at the sky and you see several thousand. Read More...
Visitors to Los Angeles tend to skip Downtown LA, for obvious reasons. While the neighbourhood is home to some remarkable attractions, it takes a back seat to more popular destinations such as the coastal areas of Santa Monica and Venice Beach, the famously affluent Beverly Hills, and painfully hip West Hollywood.
Unlike those districts, downtown LA is gritty and urban, with high-rise office buildings and warehouses lining its busy streets. It is also one of the few walkable areas in car-centric Los Angeles. Read More...
Una de las imágenes más curiosas de la jornada en la Premier League se dio durante el partido entre el Bournemouth y el Crystal Palace. Corría el minuto tres cuando el delantero del Bournemouth Dango se fue a la banda para hidratarse y comer algo. El burkinés aprovechó la puesta de sol para reponer fuerzas tras una jornada de ayuno por el Ramadán.
Lo curioso fue que esa decisión fue respetada por los dos equipos y el juego se detuvo para esperar a que Dango comiese y bebiese en la banda antes de reincorporarse al partido. Read More...