Maria Kostova
'It’s a multigenerational story,' says one community leader. 'We want them to understand the past.'
From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the world’s wildest collections of modernist gems. Will its bid for world heritage status succeed? A pair of huge turquoise domes swell up on the skyline of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, perching on the jumbled horizon like two upturned bowls. One gleams with ceramic tiles, glazed in traditional Uzbek patterns. The other catches the light with a pleated canopy of azure metal ribs. Both recall the majestic cupolas that crown the mosques of the country’s ancient Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara. But here, they cover structures of a very different kind. The ribbed metal dome crowns the home of the state circus, its futuristic-looking big top seeming to have been crossed with a UFO. Built in 1976, it’s big enough to hold an audience of 3,000. The ceramic dome, meanwhile, looms over the bustling chaos of the city’s main market, Chorsu Bazaar, built in 1980 as a wonderworld of fruit, meat and fi
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has shared the first snap of his newborn baby and revealed their name after secretly welcoming his second child with girlfriend Georgia Groome.
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Failing district moved into the top third of reading scores 'by focusing intensely on the basics'
BBC Countryfile host Datshiane Navanayagam issued a stark warning regarding a worrying trend in the countryside as viewers were left outraged over an 'absolutely disgusting' issue
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Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd took a cheeky swipe at his fellow Celebrity Big Brother housemates when he was asked if any of them would be invited to his wedding
Jack P Shepherd, best known for playing David Platt in Coronation Street, took a swipe at his fellow Celebrity Big Brother housemates when asked if any of them would be invited to his wedding
The match review for Sunday's round seven matches is in
Theo Squires takes a look at the things you might have missed as the Liverpool playing and management team celebrated winning the Premier League at Anfield
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The European seaside resort of Varosha was once a glamorous holiday hotspot, with stars such as Elizabeth Taylor flocking there in the 1960s - but now it's a shadow of its former self
When Kim Kardashian was tied up, held at gunpoint and robbed of more than $US10 million in jewellery, it was the biggest robbery of an individual in France for decades. Almost 10 years later, the case is going to trial.
BSE is focusing on market expansion. They plan to increase brokers to 800 and data center racks to 500. The exchange also aims to attract 500 Foreign Portfolio Investors. Efforts are underway to distribute trading volumes throughout the week. BSE will promote monthly contracts, especially for the bank index. This move aims to reduce the focus on expiry-day trading.
Sunday afternoon was nearly all sunshine and roses for Brayan Bello and the Red Sox, who defeated the Guardians 13-3 to win their first series against Cleveland since 2023. Bello went six innings in his second start of the year and held the Guardians to three earned runs on six hits, three walks, and four […]
Nuclear testing in the Australian outback in the 50s left permanent scars on Karina Lester's people. Today Traditional owners across the country oppose the Coalition's nuclear policy, urging Australian's to remember the past.