The follow-up to Disney's Frozen will be screened ahead of Kenneth Branagh's live-action Cinderella in March 2015.

Frozen Fever, a one-off short film, will once again feature Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf the snowman.

Frozen is the biggest animated feature of all time, making more than £800m at the worldwide box office.

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Ed Sheeran scored the most played album on the streaming service

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been named the most-streamed artist in the world by Spotify.

The 23-year-old has racked up more than 860 million streams on the service, beating Eminem and Coldplay, who came second and third respectively.

His latest album, x, whic ... Read more »

Surfers at a competition in New South Wales were in for a surprise when they found themselves in the company of a large spinner shark.
Spectators saw the shark leaping in and out of the water near Coffs Harbour, close to the surfers and swimmers.
The moment was caught on camera by local resident Steph Bellamy, who said the shark "photobombed" her picture.
Surfers evacuated the sea for 10 minutes before resuming the contest, she said, adding that no one was hurt.
The e ... Read more »

Three Yogas

The Three Yogas in the context of monotheistic Hinduism are three religious paths for the human spirit to achieve union (yoga) with Ishvara, Supreme Being, i.e. God. They are
1.Karma Yoga or the Path of Action (karma)
2.Bhakti Yoga or the Path of Devotion (bhakti)
3.Jnana Yoga or the Path of Knowledge (jnana)
These concepts are introduced in the Bhagavad Gita and become extremely popular in the course of the Bhak ... Read more »

Importance of Yoga in Our Life

Yoga is important in our everyday life. It strengthens (укреплять) our physical and mental power and has numerous(многочисленный)health benefits. Yoga is a type of exercise which is performed using various types of body postures (положения). You can perform yoga anywhere, since it does not need any special workout ... Read more »

" If everyone practiced yoga, pharmacies would have to close. "

What is Yoga?

The classical techniques of Yoga ... Read more »

It is not vain to want cleaner, fresher breath. Surely, most of us desire a minty mouth every morning without much effort. In our quick-fix world, the natural method is often perceived as a time-consuming ritual of diet, exercise and discipline. Who wants to do all of that just for fresh breath? Isn't there anything easier?
In fact, there is, but consider the consequence:
In a study analysing the reports of the American Association of Poison Control Cen ... Read more »

Indian yoga today
The birthplace of yoga is India. Now it is spreading around the world. What if this is added to the classical Indian yoga, and what she loses?
Today India is the modern state closely connected with all countries of the world. The vast majority of yoga in India, available to foreigners - is part of the entertainment industry and tourism. If you just come to India on vacation, your yoga classes are limited by some exercises that an I ... Read more »

Benefits of Yoga - Why Yoga Exercise is Good for You

Yoga books tell us that Yoga, as we all know, is aimed(направлена) to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit. Yogis view that the mind and the body are one, and that if it is given the right yoga kit and tools and taken to the right environment, it can find harmony and heal(исцелить) itself. Yoga therefore(поэтому) is considered therapeutic. It helps you become more aware(ос ... Read more »

Yoga for kids.

Our children live in a hurry-up world of busy parents, school pressures,incessant(непрерывные) lessons, video games, malls, and competitive sports. We usually don't think of these influences as stressful for our kids, but often they are. The bustling pace(оживленный темп) of our children's lives can have a profound effect on their innate joy—and usually not for the better. < ... Read more »

Nepal uses yoga to 'slim down' police



The police force in Nepal has introduced yoga lessons in an effort to slim down(похудеть)some of its heavier members.

Officers at the Kathmandu HQ said they were concerned some staff(персонал) were becoming too fat to car ... Read more »

My Chemical Romance announce split after 12 years



US rockers My Chemical Romance have announced they are splitting up .

The New Jersey group formed in 2001 and have released four albums together.

They posted a message on their website which said: "Being in this band for the past 12 years has ... Read more »

Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead has failed to reach the number one spot in the music charts.

The Wizard of Oz song, which has been at the centre of an online campaign by opponents of Baroness Thatcher, reached number two after selling 52,605 copies.

However it was still more than 5,700 copies behind Duke Dumont and A*M*E with Need U (100%) which rem ... Read more »

China has reported 11 fresh cases of bird flu, with the virus now appearing in the central province of Henan and the capital Beijing.

The new cases of the H7N9 strain bring the total number of reported cases to 60. Two more people have now died.

Authorities believe the virus is being spread through dire ... Read more »

The Louvre in Paris has topped the list of the most visited art museums of 2012, according to the Art Newspaper.

The publication's annual (ежегодный) survey (обзор) found 9.7 million people visited the French institute - one million more than 2011.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was ... Read more »

At 11.02 GMT today the sun crossed the Equator.

And, for the next six months, the days will be longer than the nights. Spring has sprung (возникла)- and we can finally banish (изгнать) the winter blues.

Well, that's the theory.

In practice, however, ... Read more »

Google to retire RSS news-feed service
Google is to shut down its Reader service in July, as usage has declined.
A petition to save the service, which aggregates news content from web feeds, had 25,000 signatures in a few hours.
Experts say shutting Reader is part of Google's plan to migrate more people to its social media service, Google+.
Google said in its official blog: "There are two simple reasons for this - usage of Google Reader ... Read more »

Beatles' Abbey Road cover in Calcutta traffic campaign
Police in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta are using the picture on the cover of the iconic Beatles album Abbey Road in a campaign to enforce road safety.
The picture shows the band members walking in single file on a zebra crossing in north London's Abbey Road.
The slogan for the campaign reads: "If they can, why can't you?"
The Beatles were photographed on Abbey Road in Ian M ... Read more »

European men are lagging behind women in terms of life expectancy, a major new report reveals.
Although people are living longer than ever before, men have seen less improvement and are "a generation behind" women, say the authors.
The World Health Organization team who looked at data for nearly nine million people in 53 countries. < ... Read more »

Sexuality, political leanings and even intelligence can begleaned (почерпнуть) from the things you choose to "like" on Facebook, a study suggests.

Researchers at Cambridge University used algorithms to predict religion, politics, race and sexual orientation.

The research, published in the journal PNAS, forms surprisin ... Read more »

An inquiry has been launched in China after more than 900 dead pigs were found floating in a river near the eastern city of Shanghai.

No evidence has been found that the animals in the Huangpu river were dumped there or died of any animal epidemic, officials say.

But measures are being taken to monitor the quality of the ... Read more »

Who are Panic! at the Disco?



US pop-punk rockers Panic! at the Disco have beaten a host of bigger names to win best video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The group - who released their debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out last Septem ... Read more »

People living near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have an increased risk of developing some cancers, the World Health Organization says.
The increased risk is limited to communities and some emergency workers exposed to radiation after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, analysis shows.
For those living in the rest of Japan there i ... Read more »

[color=red]Rare macaws bred in Cornwall to be flown to Bolivia
[/color]Rare macaws(ара) bred(размножаться)in Cornwall to be flown to Bolivia

Six rare parrots which have been bred in Cornwall are being flown to a new life in the wild in Bolivia.
The Blue ... Read more »

Stars are arriving on the red carpet in Hollywood ahead of what is likely to be one of the most [color=green]unpredictable (непредсказуемый) Academy Awards for years.[/color]

Host Seth MacFarlane is due to kick off the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre at 17:30 Los Angeles time (01:30 GMT).

Among the first nomin ... Read more »

Smoking in public places will be banned in Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a tough new bill into law.

Under the new legislation(законодательство), smoking in restaurants, long-distance trains and housing block entrance halls(вестибюль) will be illegal.

The government has made reducing smoking one of the cornerstones of its bid to improve public health.

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Adele has won the Oscar for best original song for Skyfall, the first Oscar for a Bond film in 47 years.

The film, part of a franchise which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, was also joint winner in the sound editing category.

Skyfall, which failed to top the official UK singles chart, also becomes the first Bond theme to win an Oscar.

Asked how she would celebrate her win, the 24-year-old new mum replied: "One glass ... Read more »

New York City’s hidden museum

New York’s big-name cultural institutions have no shortage of intriguing exhibition options to choose from, but for something a little more off the beaten path, there’s Museum.
Tucked in an abandoned freight elevator in an alley on the edge of Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood, this quirky venue that showcases obscure, under-the-radar and otherwise uncelebrated objects opens its second season with a reception on ... Read more »

Fall Out Boy reunite for new album after three-year break


Fall Out Boy stars Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz on stage in 2009

US rockers Fall Out Boy have ended a three-year break and announced that they are to release a new single and album.

The Illinois foursome (группа из 4 человек) sai ... Read more »

Mice learn songs in similar way to humans and birds


US researchers say that mice may have the ability to learn songs based on the sounds they hear.
They found that when male mice were housed together they learned to match the pitch of their songs to each other.
Mice also share some behavioural and brain mechanisms involved in ... Read more »

Birmingham Children's Hospital has one of only a few specialist eating disorders units

Jane had reached crisis point in the days running up to her 16-year-old daughter, Lily, being admitted to hospital with anorexia.

"In the end I couldn't manage it. I'd had to leave work. I couldn't do shifts because I was so worried abo ... Read more »

Facebook has revealed it was the target of a "sophisticated attack" by hackers last month, but found no evidence any user data had been compromised.

The US-based social network said that the attack occurred(произошла) when employees(работники) visited a mobile developer website "that was compromised(взломан)".

Facebook said in a blog post that it w ... Read more »

A nurse is researching whether an old family remedy using sugar to heal wounds does actually work.
Moses Murandu, from Zimbabwe, grew up watching his father use granulated sugar to treat wounds.
Sugar is thought to draw water away from wounds and prevent bacteria from multiplying.
Early results from a trial on 35 hospital pa ... Read more »

DJ Fatboy Slim to play gig in House of Commons


Fatboy Slim is used to playing in front of rapt audience

DJ and record producer Fatboy Slim is to play a gig in Parliament.

The artist will perform at the Terrace Bar of the House of Commons next month in support of an initiative which aims to raise awaren ... Read more »

Who, What, Why: Why do criminals smuggle garlic?

Sweden has issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of illegally importing 10m euros (£8m) worth of garlic into the EU via Norway. Why would criminals do that?
Swedish state prosecutors(прокурор) claim to have cracked one of Europe's more seemingly strange, if lucrative(прибыльные), smuggling rings.
They say two British men are believed to have made millions of euros smuggling Chinese garlic(чеснок) ... Read more »

Sweden wolf hunt suspended after legal challenge

A wolf hunt in Sweden that had angered environmentalists has been suspended(прекращена), just days after it began.
The Swedish government had authorized(объяснило) what it called a targeted cull, saying it would create a healthier wolf population.
But it was suspended pending a full legal review(эксп ... Read more »

Cambodia off the beaten track
Mention you are going to Cambodia and chances are, you will end up comparing notes on the glorious temples of Angkor, among the most awe-inspiring, mind-blowing monuments ever conceived by the human mind. It is hardly surprising that so many travellers from around the globe dream of gazing upon the towers of Angkor Wat, walking through the root-strangled gateways of Angkor Thom and staring back at the enigmatic smiling faces ... Read more »

Celebrations for love saint



Cupid(Амур) has aimed his arrow at unsuspecting(не подозревающий)shoppers in a north Wales town.
Saturday, 25 January is St Dwynwen's Day, named after a 5th Century Welsh princess who fell in love with a man she could not marry.

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Delacroix Liberty painting defaced in Louvre.

French police have detained(задержали) a woman accused of defacing(порча) an iconic Delacroix painting, Liberty Leading The People, at a branch(филиал) of the Louvre Museum.

She was held after being seen scrawling(каракули) a graffiti tag on the painting, a Romantic ma ... Read more »

Bombarded with adverts promising a longer, healthier life, Peter Bowes in Los Angeles goes in search of eternal youth.

Is mental infirmity an inevitable consequence of getting old? Or could we enjoy a more clear-headed old age?

In California it's common to see advertisements promoting brain training or brain workouts which claim to help reverse the effects of ageing.

"The old adage is really true: if you don't use it, you l ... Read more »

If you have ever wondered why people’s arms and legs twitch suddenly as they are drifting off to sleep, our resident psychologist Tom Stafford has the answer.
As we give up our bodies to sleep, sudden twitches escape our brains, causing our arms and legs to jerk. Some people are startled by them, others are embarrassed. Me, I am fascinated b ... Read more »

Justin Timberlake to perform at the 2013 Brit Awards



Justin Timberlake will perform on stage at this year's Brit Awards for the first time in 10 years.

The singer will take to the stage at London's O2 Arena on 20 February along with the likes of Robbie Williams, Muse, Mumford & Sons an ... Read more »

Rome’s carnival of horses



Now in its fifth year, the Carnevale Romano (Roman Carnival) has become a highlight on the city’s calendar – at least for fans of equestrian sport. Last year’s Carnival was Europe’s single largest equestrian event ... Read more »

The boss of Electronic Arts (EA) has denied there is any link between video game content and "actual violence".

John Riccitiello spoke out on the subject during a conference call with bank analysts following his firm's latest earnings forecast.

But he acknowledged that his industry did face a "perception issue(проблема восприятия)".

The topic has become the focus of political debate in the US fol ... Read more »

The world's largest online ticket retailer(розничный продавец) is to stop requiring users to enter hard-to-read words in order to prove they are human.

Captcha - which asks users to type in words to prove(доказывать) they are not robots trying to cheat the system - is used on many sites.

But Ticketmaster has moved to ditch(бросить) it in favour(в пользу) of a simpler system.
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The French National Assembly has begun a marathon debate on legalising same-sex marriage after months of public protests and counter-protests.

The bill, promised by President Francois Hollande during his election campaign last year, allows for same-sex marriage and adoption(усыновление)by gay parents.

Mr Hollande's Socialists and their allies(союзники) command enough parliamenta ... Read more »

Stem cells given in the vital period immediately after a stroke may aid recovery, suggest researchers.

Rats injected with stem cells 30 minutes after a stroke(инсульт) had almost normal brain function restored within a fortnight(2 недели).

The Bolivian research team say the method has potential in human trials.

Current best practice is to treat many patients with "c ... Read more »

At least 20% of people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries.

It is thought the virus killed 200,000 people around the world.

A World Health Organization-led study looked for evidence(подтверждение) of the body's immune system fighting the virus.

It showed large numbers of people had been ... Read more »

Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has appointed a former prima ballerina as a temporary replacement for its artistic director who is recovering from an acid(кислота) attack.

Galina Stepanenko joined the ballet company in 1990, retiring last year.

Award-winning ballet star, Sergei Filin was walking home in central Moscow when a masked man threw acid in his face.

Stepanenko said she would fulfil(выполнять) ... Read more »

The spoon-billed sandpiper(кулик) is one of the world's rarest birds.

Recent sightings of the bird at several new sites along the coast of southern China indicate the species is more widespread(раскинувшийся) than thought.

But the study a ... Read more »