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War of words in Ukrainian parliament descends into violence (more photos)
Photos: When lawmakers disagree, fists fly, and sometimes smoke bombs, too
In Canada we are often scandalized by behavior of our politicians: they lie, backtrack on promises, and fight dirty against their opponents with snarky remarks, insults and attack ads.
To prove the point, we offer you a peek into some of the more “heated” debates which left political opponents bruised and battered in a very literal sense. (Photos: Reuters; AFP Getty Images)
Another shameless dog photo, this time from Ukraine. One shop sells Shakhtar Donetsk soccer jerseys just for pets. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Ukrainian zookeeper to spend five weeks living in lion enclosure
A Ukrainian zookeeper plans to spend five weeks living in an enclosure with two lions to raise funds for the zoo.
Alexander Pylyshenko, who entered the lions’ enclosure on Tuesday, said he plans to spend the next 35 days painting pictures of the lions which he will sell to raise money for new buildings.
“I hope that my attitude and the optimism with which I approach this project will be understood by people,” he said in a statement on the zoo’s website. (Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
A snake with two heads, each able to think and eat separately and even steal food from each other, has become a popular attraction at a Ukrainian zoo.
The small albino California Kingsnake, now on show in the Black Sea resort of Yalta is quite a handful, zoo workers told AFP.
The snake’s two heads are fiercely independent, are not always in agreement and like to snatch food from each other, said keepers of the private zoo, called Skazka, or Fairy Tale.
“Sometimes one head wants to crawl in one direction and the other head in another direction,” zoo director Oleg Zubkov told AFP.
Photos of the day, May 27, 2011
Secondary school graduates dressed in traditional uniforms dance in a fountain as they celebrate the last day of school in Kiev, May 27, 2011. Students across Ukraine celebrated the end of the academic year on Friday, traditionally called the “last bell”. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
National Post front page for March 7, 2011
Libyan rebels beaten back on the road to Gaddafi’s hometown
Biometric signal for hostile intent sought
Visit a nuclear ghost town for just $150 a day
