Digital platform Gan Jing World has announced an extension of the submission period for its inaugural essay contest, “Good Deeds in Troubled Times.” Similar to the recently concluded “Kindness Is Cool” contest, which had participants submit short films and videos showing random acts of kindness, “Good Deeds in Troubled Times” is aimed at inspiring people […]
Inspiring good deeds and spreading kindness can be fun and rewarding. Gan Jing World, a U.S.-based social media platform, has launched a video contest showcasing kindness in daily life to “spark this greater trend of kindness in today’s world,” the company says on its website. The most recent hashtag competition event, #KindnessIsCool Video Awards, started […]
MEXICO CITY—Running around on his new prosthetic legs, a Mexican pup once tortured by criminal groups is now living the dog dream, adored by his adopted caretakers and even a finalist for the title of America’s favorite pet. Rescued as a one-year-old with his front limbs destroyed, Pay de Limon (Lemon Pie) found much-needed love […]
In Dortmund, Germany, this year’s annual ‘stag-calling’ contest is underway. The aim is not to land a stag but the coveted title of “stag calling champion.” This year’s competition features eight competitors across three disciplines. The hunters use horns, shells, glass and diverse sound amplifiers to recreate the most realistic sounds of the deer.
HONOLULU—Luke Shepardson was declared the winner in one of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests held in Hawaii over the weekend for the first time in seven years. Shepardson was declared the winner Sunday of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, while John John Florence—the winner of the event in 2016, the last […]
It took 15 votes beginning Jan. 3, but Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) finally gained enough votes to be elected the 55th Speaker of the House of Representatives in a nail-bitingly close election that ran past midnight in the lower chamber of the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy’s 216 votes total bested Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday, with over 40 camels disqualified from the annual pageant. Saudi Arabia’s popular King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which kicked off earlier this month, invites the breeders of […]
What’s the best way to test one’s fitness and manliness? Run with a sack of coal, of course! Britons gathered in Gawthorpe, near Wakefield, England, for the World Coal Carrying Championship on April 17. In this quirky British contest, men run 0.7 miles (1.1 kilometers) uphill while carrying 110 pounds (50 kg) of coal. The […]
