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A few dozen Siberian karate students filmed a video on Wednesday in Yakutsk addressed to Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, who had expressed concerns regarding the extremely cold weather in the Republic of Sakha on his Instagram. The brave bunch poured buckets of cool water over themselves while wearing only karate pants. The temperature in Yakutia in winter is between -20 and -75 degrees Fahrenheit.
As part of a traditional method to prevent influenza, Siberian schoolchildren often pour buckets of water over their heads outside in the winter, when temperatures hover right around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Of course, the children sit in a piping ho Russian sauna first. This traditional remedy was practiced for hundreds of years and Siberians swear it works. At the beginning of the academic year, parents have to confirm whether they permit their children to join such cool outdoor activities.
On its 20th anniversary, and with the fourth generation about to be presented, more than two million units of the SEAT compact have been sold since 1999 Placed in a straight line, they would stretch for more than 9,000 kilometres, the same distance covered by the legendary Trans-Siberian train The growth and internationalisation experienced by the Leon is similar to what SEAT has witnessed in the past two decades Sales of this model have doubled in Germany, which is now its leading marketFrom Moscow to Vladivostok. A distance of over 9,000 kilometres spanned by the legendary Trans-Siberian train. The same distance that the more than two million units sold to date of the SEAT Leon would stretch if they were placed in a straight line. With the fourth generation about to be launched, we look back at the evolution of one of the company's main pillars.
Chinese children showed off their flipping skills at the Red Kids Martial Arts School in the eastern Chinese city of Yantai. The head of the school, Huijie Song, said that he hoped the hardships of training would prepare the children for adult life and help ensure they remember China's past adding that by "coaching the kids with the basic training of martial arts, we hope they won't forget our history."
The 'Razvedbat' children's military-sports camp allows kids to feel like real commandos during their summer holidays, as seen during a training session in the Moscow Region on Friday. The youthful participants are trained how to fight, shoot and live in Spartan conditions.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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