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The Big Picture: Now Thats What I Call a Landscape

Kathryn Quinn

Now that’s what you call a landscape.

More than 25,000 children are set to win a new world record when they create the world’s largest painting – all 15 kilometres of it.

The youngsters – from Vadorada, India – will cover 30 square acres with more than 13,000 litres of paint for the painting, dedicated to holy man Swami Vivekananda.

"We’re hoping that the children will have fun but also that they’ll come away with a lesson about working together to make India great," said one organiser.

The young artists will use 350,000 brushes to paint on more than 18, 000 square metres of canvas stretched over bamboo frames and attached with more than 300,000 nails.

"It’s a big painting to spread some big ideas," said one organiser.

"The Vadodara Marathon, as we call it, first made history in 2009 when we won the Guinness World Record for then creating a painting that was 4.33 km long.

"But that was beaten in 2012 by some students in Eritrea who came up with a 7km long painting.

"So, now we plan to get the world record back," he added.

"And it coincides with the 150th anniversary of Swami’s birthday.

"He would be proud," he said.

Tragic Ski Girl Dies
A 10-year-old British schoolgirl has died after skiing into a tree at high speed during a family holiday tragedy in the Austrian Alps.

Peak Performance
Police chiefs in Hamburg, Germany, are celebrating after new crime figures showed there wasn't a single bank robbery in the city last year.

Chinese Fakeaway
Chinese property developers who've been thwarted in a bid to buy up an entire Austrian village have settled on the next best thing - an entire life-sized replica.

Austrian children help Romanian kids
A charity project run by the middle school in Hippach has been recognised with an award for its social work by officials in Tyrol.

Mother kills disabled daughter because she couldnt take care of her any longer
A Romanian woman killed her 8 year-old disabled daughter on Wednesday (yesterday)because she couldn't pay for her care, Libertatea newspaper reports.

Policeman accused of sex with the son of his girlfriend
A Policeman from Vulcan, Western Romania is currently being investigated for having sex with a minor, the son of his girlfriend, Cancan newspaper informs today (Thurs).

Serial killer survivor walks away alive after fall
An 85 year-old woman who survived the most cruel and notorious serial killer in Romania some 40 years ago, recently fell from the first floor of her apartment building and she walked away safe and sound, Cancan newspaper reports today (Thurs).

The son of Qatar Airlines BA beaten up in Romania
The son of the Board of Administration of Qatar Airlines Akbar Al Baker, was beaten up over the weekend at the launching party of a posh club in Mamaia, at the Romanian Black Sea shore, Cancan newspaper reports.

Majority starts president’s suspension procedures
A day after the Social Liberal Union (USL) legislators dismissed with a large majority of votes the two Speakers of the Parliament, the Union started today the procedures for the suspension and possible impeachment of President Traian Basescu. This is the second time when the Parliament asks for Basescu’s suspension.

Some 177 Roma repatriated by French authorities to Romania
Some 177 Romanian citizens of Roma origin were repatriated on Tuesday night from Lille, France, Romania TV news channel informs today (Weds).