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Pope Francis has begun his tour of the US, where he is expected to greet millions of American Catholics and address thorny issues like climate change and income inequality.US President Barack Obama welcomed the pope as he landed on Tuesday – a rare honour for a foreign dignitary.The pontiff will visit Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia.Before he departed Cuba …

Winter is famous with the adverse weather conditions that are associated with the season. Whether it is raining or not, movements to and fro workplace, shopping centers and schools cannot be paralyzed. However, protecting oneself from rains is ideal to avoid catching colds. This calls for acquisition of a rain coat. There is a wide range of rain coats in …

Heavy rains lashed Pattaya yesterday and left about 400 Thai and foreign tourists stranded on Koh Lan and flooded parts of the city.The heavy rains, which lasted for about three hours, caused the in-bound and out-bound lanes of the Sukhumvit highway at the entrance of a road to South Pattaya to flood with about two feet of water for about …

Forget IMAX, this cinema will make you feel like you’re inside the screen – because it uses real weather effects in the auditorium.Brazil’s 24-seater, $4million VIX virtual reality ride, launching next month in the town of Vila Velha, took two years to complete, required 100 tons of steel, 3,000 metres of cabling and a 90-man team to assemble.Its 1,800sq ft …

Marlon Brando’s family are involved in a bitter battle over the arrangements at his eldest son’s grave. The dying request of Brando’s first wife Anna Kashfi to be buried next to their son Christian has been blocked, according to reports. Christian’s first wife Mary, who is still alive, had already bought the plot and refused to give it up even …

Before Beth Beard got her gastric bypass surgery, she knew she wanted some before and after photos to celebrate the change. And she also knew she wanted to do something different. Yahoo shared her images from “The Beth Project,” a photo series she did with her friend and fellow photographer Blake Morrow.”The decision to have such a drastic surgery was …