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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train will arrive in Vladivostok on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming meeting between Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

FINA has published the schedule for the new season of the World Series. The competition began in Paris (28 February - 3 March), followed by Alexandroupolis (4-7 April) and Kazan (19-21 April), and will then take place in Tokyo (27-29 April), Beijing (4-6 May), Greensboro (24-26 May), Quebec City (30 May - 1 June), and Barcelona (31 May - 2 June).

For most tourists, the ultimate dream is being on vacation with a light breeze and a golden beach near the warm sea. While some dream of the boundless beauty of alpine meadows and stunningly beautiful waterfalls, others can’t imagine their vacation without a bit of adrenaline, in pursuit of which they venture to mountains or conquer rapid rivers.

The PANORAMA360 observation deck, which offers its visitors a chance to have "an unforgettable and enchanting experience", is a place where residents and guests of Moscow can get a truly stunning view of the city.

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A massive fire broke out at Notre Dame late on Monday evening, causing the collapse of the cathedral's spire and two-thirds of its roof. The conflagration was only fully extinguished on Tuesday morning.

On 13 April, Siberia's largest ski resort, Sheregesh, in the Kemerovo Oblast, witnessed an outstanding record-setting descent from the snowy mountains with participants of the event wearing bikinis and other swimwear typically worn only on sunny beaches.

A massive fire broke out at Notre Dame on Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron describing the incident as a "terrible tragedy." The spire of the 850-year-old cathedral collapsed, and the beams of the roof were engulfed in flames. About 400 firefighters were involved in extinguishing the fire.

Lingerie Fashion Week kicked off on 12 April in Moscow, attendees were stunned as the nation's most glamorous models revealed the latest swimsuits and undergarments; both conventional and provocative pieces were on full display.

The "Miss Russia" national contest is the country’s biggest beauty pageant and was founded back in 1927 in Paris, the organisers' official website reported. It is currently supported by the Russian Ministry of Culture.

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On 12 April 1961, a booster rocket took the Vostok spacecraft into orbit, carrying the first person to ever travel to space — Yuri Gagarin. After orbiting the Earth once, the re-entry module landed on the territory of what was then the Soviet Union.

Sometimes secret facilities storing classified information or dangerous weapons need to retire, just like humans. In this case, thousands of people have the opportunity to experience history; top secret buildings readily become the most interesting museums.

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. In response to the US move, Tehran accused Washington of supporting terrorism and recognised the US Central Command (CENTCOM) as a terrorist organisation.

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Motorola is no longer the leader in the cell phone industry, but it is the company that released the world's first mobile telephone. It turned out to be a model DynaTAC 8000X that weighed about one kilogram. A prototype of the device was revealed in 1973, but commercial sales began only in 1983.

The final show of the international professional beauty pageant for girls of medium height Miss International Mini 2019, the main fashion event of this spring took place in Moscow on 2 April.

The first of April is commonly known as being April Fools Day, so this popular holiday really casts a huge shadow over a less popular global special date also celebrated today - International Bird Day.

As a rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin, 66, celebrates his birthday (7 October) with his family and relatives. However, according to his spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin rarely manages to get the chance to take a day off on that day.

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