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Nikita Mikhalkov, on his 81st birthday, spoke about three lessons from his mother

Director Nikita Mikhalkov celebrated his 81st birthday and shared three life lessons learned from his mother, the writer Natalia Konchalovskaya, on his Telegram channel 'Besogon': accept challenges with the words 'so it must be', seek the 'why' rather than the 'why me' when facing difficulties, and take slightly less than what you feel entitled to. Previously, the director had urged Russians to reconsider their life values and stop measuring happiness by the quantity of entertainment.

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60th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy: survivors recall the day a coal-tip landslide killed 144 people

Exactly 60 years later, on 21 October 2026, the BBC publishes recollections of witnesses to the disaster in Aberfan, Wales: on 21 October 1966 a coal-tip landslide engulfed Pantglas school and houses, killing 144 people, including 116 children. Survivors and those who lost loved ones speak of rescues, losses, and how the day changed their lives.

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