English pravda.ru - Society - Newshttp://english.pravda.ru/English pravda.ruhttp://english.pravda.ru/pix/logo.gifEnglish pravda.ru - Society - Newshttp://english.pravda.ru/London mayor loses weight to get ready for Olympic Gameshttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/10-02-2012/120474-boris_johnson-0/London Mayor Boris Johnson, who can hardly be referred to as a well-built man, has decided to get himself into good shapeFri, 10 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0400Two women sue maternity hospital where they were switched at birthhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/10-02-2012/120472-women_switched_at_birth-0/Two women from Russia's Orenburg region have filed a lawsuit against the local maternity hospitalFri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0400Chevrolet cars insult Egyptian Muslimshttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/08-02-2012/120449-chevrolet-0/One of the spiritual leaders of Egypt issued a fatwah (law, regulations) which banned Muslims from driving Chevrolet vehiclesWed, 8 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +0400Monkeys drink red wine in Russia to stay warmhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/03-02-2012/120416-monkeys_red_wine-0/The zoo of the Russian city of Karaganda rescues its monkeys from cold with the help of hot wineFri, 3 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0400Stray dogs walled up in apartment buildings in Russiahttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/03-02-2012/120414-stray_dogs-0/The authorities of the city of Abakan found an unusual solution to the problem of breeding stray dogsFri, 3 Feb 2012 18:18:00 +0400Man dies from hunger protesting against his son's sentencehttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/30-01-2012/120366-man_hunger-0/The police of the city of Omsk, Russia, continue the investigation of the death of the 64-year-old local male residentMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:42:00 +0400Ugg boots banned in US schoolhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/30-01-2012/120364-ugg_boots-0/Ugg boots were banned for wearing at one of US schools. The reason why is simple: students attempt to hide their cell phones and other gadgets in flat-sole soft bootsMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:31:00 +0400Lady Gaga owes $1.8 for not coming to Russiahttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/30-01-2012/120365-lady_gaga_russia-0/Russia's UTV Holding, which owns one of the country's major music channels, Muz-TV, demands compensation for the failed concert of Lady Gaga in MoscowMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0400Aging US politician to tie the knot with his partnerhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/27-01-2012/120350-barney_frank_jim_ready-0/US Congressman Barney Frank is going to tie the knot with his boyfriend. The US politician is 71 years oldFri, 27 Jan 2012 19:10:00 +0400Mel Gibson's Russian ex-girlfriend pregnant againhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/27-01-2012/120349-Oksana_Grigorieva-0/OK! Magazine published a photo of Oksana Grigorieva, which was taken on January 25thFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:47:00 +0400Israeli infant bites off snake's headhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/27-01-2012/120348-baby_snake_head_israel-0/A 13-year-old boy saved his own life by biting off the snake's head. The heroic and yet unbelievable tale made the front pages of many newspapers in IsraelFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:31:00 +0400World's largest cut emerald to fetch $2 millionhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/25-01-2012/120329-largest_cut_emerald-0/The world's largest cut emerald is up for grabs at Western Star auction in the town of Kelowna, Canada. The precious stone weighs 57,500ct, which is an equivalent to to 11.5 kilogramsWed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:00 +0400Michael Jackson arrested in Moscow subwayhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/24-01-2012/120309-michael_jackson_moscow-0/A Canadian citizen named Michael Jackson was arrested on one of the stations of the Moscow subway for pickpocketingTue, 24 Jan 2012 16:17:00 +0400List of most frightful questions for parents unveiledhttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/20-01-2012/120289-parents_children_questions-0/Children attack parents with questions every day. A new study made the list of ten questions that parents do not want to hear from their childrenFri, 20 Jan 2012 17:38:00 +0400Two men use grenade to cool their coppershttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/17-01-2012/120250-cool_coppers-0/Two drunk men were arrested in St. Petersburg after they attempted to rob a grocery storeTue, 17 Jan 2012 12:16:00 +0400Google and Facebook named most popular websites in 2011http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/03-01-2012/120139-google_facebook-0/Search engine Google and social network Facebook became the most visited websites in the United States in 2011Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:44:00 +0400Young specialists of Nizhny Novgorod received keys to new homeshttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/14-12-2011/119958-nizhny_novgorod_homes-0/On December 13, the Minister for Construction of the Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir Chelomin, gave the keys to new homes to young specialistsWed, 14 Dec 2011 12:53:00 +0400Yakutian beauties conquer Parishttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/13-12-2011/119948-yakutia_paris-0/Young females from Yakutia have returned from the international youth contest of beauty and talents "Miss Perfection," which took place in ParisTue, 13 Dec 2011 19:31:00 +0400Russia's first-ever ice hotel to open in Yakutiahttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/13-12-2011/119939-ice_hotel-0/Russia's first year-round ice hotel is going to be built in Yakutsk, the capital of YakutiaTue, 13 Dec 2011 15:16:00 +0400Conference to promote event tourism takes place in Yakutiahttp://english.pravda.ru/news/society/12-12-2011/119929-yakutia_tourism-0/The international conference devoted to the development of event tourism started working in the capital of Yakutia, Yakutsk, on December 9Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:05:00 +0400