Uzbekistan, Tashkent – AN Podrobno.uz. The striking similarity between geometric ornaments on the walls of Samarkand's Registan madrasahs and Mayan pyramids in Mexico has puzzled many. However, experts argue this is not evidence of ancient contacts but a result of universal geometric laws.
On June 6-7, Tashkent is hosting the 7th 'House of Dolls' festival, an event organized for four years by a community of doll makers, collectors, and enthusiasts of authorial toys. The festival exudes a 'pre-travel' mood, driven not only by the 'Journey to Summer' theme but also by a change of venue: the beloved Khamar Gallery in the Central Exhibition Hall closed this spring, forcing organizers to find a new location.
A growing number of stores and institutions in Germany are adopting the 'Quiet Hour' initiative, designed to reduce sensory overload for people with invisible disabilities. Since early June, IKEA stores across the country have been turning off music, dimming lights, and halting announcements on Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m., except in emergencies.
A 48-year-old man has been arrested and sentenced to 15 days of administrative detention for committing an indecent act on a public bus in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Lexapro are among the most widely prescribed psychiatric drugs globally, used to treat depression and anxiety disorders in millions. However, some experts argue that society has become overly reliant on these medications, leading to the medicalization of ordinary human distress.
Angelina Jolie was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, USA. Inspired by her parents, she showed interest in cinema from childhood and made her film debut in 1982 in "Lookin' to Get Out."
A Nepali climbing guide presumed dead on Mount Everest has been discovered crawling down to Base Camp, six days after he was last seen alive.
In Sokoto state, northwestern Nigeria, the Women Centre for Continuing Education (WCCE), founded in 1997, offers adult education and vocational training to women. Habiba Abubakar, a 28-year-old mother of four, returned to school after a 13-year hiatus following her divorce.
On June 3, 2016, legendary American boxer Muhammad Ali passed away at age 74. Ten years after the world said goodbye, his voice still echoes – not in the roar of a crowd or the rhythms of a boxing ring, but in a hallway just outside my office at the United Nations.
In the Buvayda district of Fergana region, the life of a minor girl who threw herself into a canal was saved, the regional Department of Ecology and Climate Change reported.
German actress Nastassja Kinski has been urging filmmaker Wim Wenders for years to remove a scene from his 1975 film "The Wrong Move" ("Falsche Bewegung"), in which she appeared topless at age 13.
In the Yukori Chirchik district of Tashkent region, a 5-year-old child fell into a pipe installed in a pit, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.