'Kissathon' in coldest city

Loved-up couples in Russia's coldest city, Yakutsk, yesterday braved plunging temperatures to take part in an outdoor kissing contest, with the winners locking lips for almost 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Eighteen couples took part in the Saint Valentine's Day contest called "Love warms you up" on a snowy central street in Yakutsk, where the daytime temperature was -29 degrees centigrade, the Interfax news agency reported.
"The first couple dropped out after half an hour," organiser Natalya Argunova told Interfax. "The winning couple kissed for one hour and 20 minutes."
The winners, named by local media as Artyom and Galina, beat the runners-up by one minute. The couple, who have been dating for six months, won a dinner at an Italian restaurant.