Daredevil couple leaves court after felony charges over Empire State Building proposal stunt #shorts

Una pareja de escaladores llegó a lo más alto del emblemático Empire State Building en Nueva York y con una propuesta de matrimonio desde las alturas le dieron la vuelta al mundo. Las autoridades investigan cómo la pareja de origen ruso logró burlar todas las medidas de seguridad. Ambos fueron arrestados y por la mañana del jueves se presentaron ante un juez, que los dejó en libertad bajo supervisión. La dupla que protagoniza un documental, en el que escalan rascacielos de todo el mundo, tiene u

During the Roman siege of Ambracia in 189 BC, the defenders deployed what is one of the earliest recorded uses of a chemical weapon in history — and they used it underground. Rome was besieging the Greek city, held by the Aetolian League. When the walls held and the siege artillery failed, the Romans turned to mining — digging a tunnel beneath the walls, concealed behind a two-hundred-foot covered walkway, worked in relays day and night. For days the defenders didn't notice. Then the pile of exc

Should Morocco's family outlaw child marriage entirely? - BBC World Service #shorts

At New Ground in High Barnet, north London, 26 women over 50 have created the UK’s first cohousing community for older women — a purpose-built estate designed to help them live independently, avoid isolation and age on their own terms. Their story is told in their book, Our Later Years: Shared Wisdom on Ageing Powerfully Together. We went inside New Ground to see how this pioneering group of women live, share space and grow older together. Click the link to read more #women #london #housing #new

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