May 20 Photo Brief: Redesigned $100 bill, Dirty Pig Festival, twisters in the Midwest
Redesigned $100 bill coming this fall, Dirty Pig Festival in Germany, twisters in the Midwest and more in today’s daily brief.
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Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief $100, Afghanistan, British Royal Family, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, chickens, Dirty Pig Festival, Germany, Immigration, India, Indonesia, Mandaeans, MOMA, Paris, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Syria, The Netherlands, Turkey, Uganda, US Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, Virgin del Rocio
Redesigned $100 bill coming this fall, Dirty Pig Festival in Germany, twisters in the Midwest and more in today’s daily brief.
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Robert Hamilton 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Ferrari, Geneva, LaFerrari, Paris
The Ferrari hybrid known as LaFerrari made it’s debut in Geneva and recently was unveiled in Paris. The name has been controversial with automotive aficionados, who see the label as a break from the rich past of the great Italian car maker. The LaFerrari production will be limited to 499 copies, which will make it quite the collectors item for the rich and famous.
Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Nation, World Africa, Alaska, Alps, Amazon, Antarctica, Baltimore, Bingham Canyon Mine, Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, copper, cumulonimbus clouds, France, International Space Station, Italy, Kenya, NASA, New England, Paris, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Rio Negro, Rio San Pablo, Shiveluch Volcano, Shuttle Atlantis, South Pole, Soyuz, typhoon, Utah, Venice, volcano
In the early days of space flight, the pictures harvested by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) were blurry gray images that resembled a bad weather map. With the advent of new technology and better platforms to photograph from, such as the space shuttle and International Space Station, NASA is able to provide us with an amazing viewpoint of Earth.
In honor of Earth Day, view memorizing photos of the blue planet from space.
Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief Angela Merkel, Belarus, bird flu, chickens, China, Cusacks, elephants, farmers, figure skating, fire, flooding, Formula One, Germany, Hydrocephalus, India, Italy, lions, Myanmar, Paris, pigs, poverty, rainbow, Rio de Janeiro, Roger Ebert, Stephen Sondheim, volcano
Angela Merkel muffins served in Germany, poverty continues its devastating toll in India, the volcanic Mount Etna erupts in Italy, poultry production ramps up rapid testing for H7N9 in China and more in today’s daily brief.
Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief Afghanistan, Aurora Borealis, Barack Obama, Beatles, Bethlehem, brown beers, Bulgaria, China, cupping therapy, Nepal, Palestine, Paris, reindeer, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, tattoos, Thomas Perez
President Barack Obama nominates Thomas Perez for Labor Secretary post, the fishing industry in Somalia, air pollution levels in China and more in today’s daily brief.
Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief 40th Show of the Best, Beijing, Brazil, India, Jack Lew, Libya, Mali, Palestine, Paris, pollution, Pope Benedict, Portugal, sequester, Somalia, South Korea, U.S. Secretary of State, United States, Vatican
Pope Benedict bids an emotional farewell, pollution in Beijing, 40th Show of the Best, the sequester in the United States and more in today’s daily brief.
Robert Hamilton 0 Comment World fashion, Milan, Paris
In Paris, France and Milan, Italy the latest in Fall/Winter fashions have hit the runways. But before each model takes a step toward the spotlight, they are primped, teased, blown dried and formed into the designers vision. A walking mannequin made to display the designs just so. This is the life of the runway model, hurry and wait, hurry and wait.
Stokely Baksh 0 Comment World Beijing, China, Chinese Lunar New Year, Manila, New Year, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, Year of the Snake
From China to New York City, a look at celebrations around the world for the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake.
Robert Hamilton 0 Comment Daily Brief Abu Dhabi, Australia, Australian Open tennis tournament, Barbary macaques, Berlin, brotherhood of Saint Sebatian Matyr, Diyarbakir, El Salvador, fashion, feast of Saint Anthony, French Alps, Germany, Great Hanshin earthquake, Green Week Agricultural Fair, India, Israel, Jakarta, Jammu, Justin Rose, lingerie, Melbourne, monsoon, New Delhi, Oberhausen, Pakistan, Paris, Patrick Mohr, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Salem, San Bartolome de Pinares, Tel Aviv, Turkey
Temperatures get down right chilly in western Germany while the thermometer reaches 104 Fahrenheit at the Australian Open tennis tournament, a tenuous ceasefire holds on the India-Pakistan border following cross-border firing, priests bless pets on the day of San Anton, Spain’s patron saint of animals and more in today’s daily brief.
Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief Anori, Britian, Dakar Rally, elephants, Falkland Islands, Gerard Depardieu, Germany, graffiti, India, lions, Malala Yousafzai, mountain goats, Myanmar, padlocks, Paris, Polar bear, Pont des Arts, Russia, self-defence, tennis, The Sun, water polo
15 year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai is discharged from the hospital, women and girls in India get serious about self-defense, Anori the polar bear turns one, Gerard Depardieu is now a Russian, lovers crossing the Pont des Arts in Paris continue locking down their love over the River Seine and much more in today’s daily brief.