The best photos of National Geographic

There is a reason why National Geographic is the room for the best pictures of the world. The magazine is dedicated to praise and encourage the work of all photographers in the world. Showing them the results of its annual photo contest 2014 edition, you're pictures are the best and give us an idea of the inspiring work of the photographers who took these shots with your camera and formed these compositions.

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Watch as Patrick Stewart Recites a Poem with a Yorkshire Dialect

In a scene from TOWN with Nicholas Crane, Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-men fame, gets nostalgic over his childhood and recites a poem in his native Yorkshire dialect. His mother and aunt would recite the poem around Christmas time every year which is probably why he still remembers it many years later. Stewart was born in Mirfield - a small town in West Yorkshire England.

The 26 Most Beautiful Cats in the World

There are many breeds of domestic cat in the world and there are several millions of cat pets from around the world. However, the cat breeds listed below are the prettiest and the most popular as well. 1.) Main Coon Image Source Undeniably, the longhaired Maine Coon is one of the most beautiful domestic cat breeds in the world. This remarkable breed with a distinctive physical appearance and valuable hunting skills is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America. Image Source It is endemic to Maine, USA and is the official state cat. This handsome breed is one of the most popular cat breeds in the world. It can be seen in a variety of colors and is known for its intelligence and gentle personality. This cute-looking breed has long whiskers. 2.) Cymric Cat Image Source The Cymric cat breed is a long-haired variety of the Manx breed that originated from the Isle of Man. It has prominently long whiskers and is well-known tailless breed. 3.) Kurilian Bobtail Image Source Cat...

BRICS summit gives Putin a chance to show Russia not isolated

The BRICS emerging economies will launch a development bank at a summit this week which President Vladimir Putin hopes will help reduce Western dominance of world financial institutions and show Moscow is not isolated. At a meeting in the remote Russian city of Ufa, originally a fortress built on the orders of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa also aim to put the last touches to a $100-billion contingency currency reserves pool. The BRICS account for a fifth of the world's economic output and 40 percent of its population. The pool and New Development Bank, with an initial $50 billion in capital, are central to their efforts to reshape the Western-dominated financial system. "At this meeting we will make operational our two biggest institutions, which is key for us to advance as a group and learn more from each other," said a Brazilian official involved in the preparations for the meeting. "Nobody thought that was going to...

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