It has been half a century since the first public call was made from a handheld portable phone in New York. The man credited with inventing the mobile phone says he had no way of knowing it was a historic moment. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #MobilePhone #CellPhone #MartinCooper #MobilePhoneInventer #GoldenAnniversary #MotoGoldenWeek
A replica of the biggest known dinosaur ever to roam the earth is going on display for the first time in Europe. The Titanosaur, which has been extinct for millions of years, has travelled from Argentina to the UK, where palaeontologists hope it will inspire a new generation. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports from London. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Titanosaur #Titanosaurus #Dinosaur #London #NaturalHistoryMuseum
After a gap of four years, the Kila Raipur Games known as Punjab’s Rural Olympics kicked off on Friday. The three-day competition sees hundreds of athletes compete in traditional, but also bizarre, sporting events. Al Jazeera’s Peter Stemmet reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #India #PunjabRuralOlympics #KilaRaipurGames
Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled another massive haul of priceless artefacts. They were found in the Saqqara Necropolis – a site near Cairo, where many ancient treasures have been discovered. The artifacts include statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet, and Hathor along with a headless statue of the architect Imhotep, who built the Saqqara pyramid. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that the 250 coffins, 150 bronze statues, and other objects dated to the Late Period, about 500 BC. Al Jazeera’s Jillian Wolf reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check […]
With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Mughal emperors, Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen, but long thought forever lost to history. Dhaka muslin was stitched from threads so fine that popular folklore in European parlours held that a change in the light or a sudden rain shower would render its wearer apparently naked. The quest to bring back Bangladeshi muslin began with a painstaking five-year search for the specific flower used to weave the fabric, which only grows near the capital, Dhaka. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Narayanganj, Bangladesh . – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on […]
A community hospital in a remote corner of southwest Bangladesh has been crowned the best new building in the world. The Friendship Hospital won the prestigious International Prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Satkhira, Bangladesh. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Bangladesh #FriendshipHospital #RIBAInternationalPrize
A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh, that was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago and recently recovered from the United States, has been formally returned to Iraq. The $1.7m cuneiform tablet, known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, is one of the world’s oldest surviving works of literature and one of the oldest religious texts. It was found in 1853 as part of a 12-tablet collection in the rubble of the library of Assyrian King Assur Banipal. The tablet was looted from an Iraqi museum during the 1991 Gulf War. Officials believed it was illegally imported into the […]
The Nobel prize for literature has been awarded to the Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah. His work focuses on colonialism and the fate of refugees. It is the first time in 35 years that a Black African has won the prize, and comes as the Swedish Academy tries to avoid charges of Western bias. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Stockholm, Sweden. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #NobelPrize2021 #NobelLiteraturePrize2021 #AbdulrazakGurnah
Royal ancient mummies have been transported through Egypt’s capital of Cairo to their new home, in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Crowds witnessed the multimillion-dollar spectacle of the 18 kings and four queens making the journey through Cairo in the highly anticipated “Pharoah’s Golden Parade”. Egypt hopes the event will help resurrect its struggling tourism industry. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Egypt #PharaohsGoldenParade #AljazeeraEnglish
The Chinese martial art of Tai Chi is popular all over the world. In Iran, it has been gaining traction in recent years, mainly among women. In a country where segregation of the sexes is prevalent, especially in sports, Tai Chi is being practised outdoors in mixed groups. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Tehran, Iran. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Iran #Tehran #TaiChi
