focus Tatarstan brings in skills and investors As Kazan hosts the WorldSkills competition, Euronews takes a closer look at this eclectic city and visits Innopolis, a satellite development outside Kazan known as the Silicon Valley of Tatarstan. 30/08/2019
no comment California native chomps down 71 hot dogs to win annual contest Fireworks, music and the pursuit of hot dogs marked the 243rd year of independence for the United States 05/07/2019
no comment Quickest crawler crowned in Lithuanian baby race In a test of their crawling skills, 25 toddlers took part in Lithuania's annual baby racing contest The event has become something of a spectator sport since it was first staged in the capital Vilnius 20 years ago 05/06/2019
no comment Contestants mimic cranes at Japan winter festival Contestants have mimicked cranes for a winter festival in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. 11/02/2019
world news Denmark wins Bocuse d'Or 2019 'culinary Olympics' In total, 24 chefs took part in the competition affectionately known as the Olympic Games in the kitchen. 30/01/2019
Taiwan 'Doing nothing' competition held in Taiwan How much time would you last 'doing nothing'? 11/12/2017
Brazil Brazillian prison hosts beauty pageant A maximum security prison in Brazil has hosted its annual beauty pageant for inmates, aiming to improve the women's self-esteem. 24/11/2017
no comment Miss India crowned Miss World 2017 India's Manushi Chillar was crowned Miss World 2017 on Saturday, the sixth Indian contestant to take the title. 18/11/2017
Kazakhstan MMA fighters compete at world championships in Kazakhstan The competition saw Russia come out on top, while female fighters made their debut 17/10/2017
Italy Ice cream artisans compete for world’s tastiest gelato An international ice cream contest claims to have found the world's best gelato flavour 12/09/2017
World This photo just won its photographer a solo exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery This smartphone image won an international competition, giving its photographer a chance to show her work at the Saatchi Gallery. 07/09/2017
Cult Air Guitar World Championship 2017! American air guitarist Matthew “Airistotle” Burns was crowned winner of the World Air Guitar Championship in Oulu, Finland, as contestants from 29/08/2017
no comment Tibetan yak racing A yak racing event was held in Damxung County of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday (August 13). As a comic highlight of the 14/08/2017
Russia 'Military Olympics': Soldiers battle for medals Fierce competition is underway in the 2017 International Army Games 06/08/2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia: thousands watch Mostar bridge-jumping contest Bright sunshine provided an idyllic backdrop for the annual competition in Mostar's Old City. 31/07/2017
Culture [In pictures] Gallery has new contest in focus after selfie success Anyone with a smartphone can be an artist – that is the message of London’s Saatchi Gallery, which has just announced another competition after the 15/06/2017
no comment Coal carrying challenge People of all shapes and sizes gathered outside the Royal Oak pub in Gawthorpe, in Yorkshire, England on Monday (April 17) to carry 50 kilograms of coal 1. 19/04/2017
Africanews Zimbabwe ready to crown its ugliest man in November The ugliest man in Zimbabwe will be crowned on November 25 despite the difficulties in securing funds to sustain the pageant in the past years. 20/10/2016
no comment Homage to Hemingway Over one-hundred people participated in the annual Ernest “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Florida on Saturday (July 23). 25/07/2016
no comment Tightrope Walking Tournament in China The 3rd International Highline Tightrope Walking Tournament was held on Saturday in Xianju County of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Sixteen world 08/05/2016
world news Hospital choir beats Justin Bieber and tops UK Christmas chart Good karma: a London hospital choir tops the UK Christmas chart with a song whose proceeds will go to charities. 27/12/2015