Abant Lake National Park, a popular tourist destination in Bolu, Türkiye was transformed into a winter wonderland with recent snowfall. The park, located near two major cities, Istanbul and Ankara, saw snow accumulation of 15 centimeters, creating a beautiful white landscape for visitors to enjoy. Tourists who braved the cold and snow, took walks around […]
French unions have called for two more days of strikes on Feb 7 and 11 in an effort to force the government to reconsider its pension reform plan. The French Interior Ministry reported over 1.2 million people took to the streets across France to protest the plan, which will raise the retirement age to 64. […]
A long-awaited snowfall affected many districts of Istanbul, Türkiye at night. Taksim Square has transformed into a lovely winter scene following the first snowfall of 2023. People on Istiklal Avenue took a lot of photos while enjoying the flaky snow. Chestnut seller Halit Terazi said: “There is excitement in Taksim, as you can see. It […]
Although the protests that were held throughout about 200 French cities and towns against the pension reform to gradually increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 were peaceful in overall, occasional clashes broke out between police and some radical groups. Police used tear gas and batons to disperse the groups in some parts of […]
A 63-year-old Chinese daring man, named Di Huanran, performed cliff diving in the cold-stone waters located in the snowy forests of China’s Mudanjiang, where temperatures are 20 degrees Celsius below zero. Born near the Duran River in the Heilongjiang state, Di Huanran says he has been performing the extreme sport for 40 years regardless of […]
Hundreds of people gathered at the North Station in the Belgian capital and marched to the Brussels Midi Train Station. Due to the staff shortages, the demonstrators protested the increased workload. They demanded that the shortage be resolved. Additionally, staff shortage occurred after they left their jobs due to poor working conditions and budgetary problems, […]
A rock that fell from a mountain in the Palalo region of Honolulu, Hawaii, US, crashed into a house making a loud noise. A woman inside the house avoided being crushed from the rock that penetrated the walls in the house at the last moment. The incident left others shocked by the extensive damage done […]
A thief in the US state of Maryland stole a statue of a gorilla standing in front of an antique shop. The police have identified the suspect, who came to the front of the shop in a pickup truck, broke the wires, then loaded the statue, which is estimated to be worth a thousand dollars, […]
Mysterious blue spiral emerging in the sky over Hawaii aroused people’s curiosity. In the video released from the Maunakea Observatory, the mysterious light was seen spiraling in the sky and disappeared after a while. The unexplained blue spiral caught on camera by the Subaru-Asahi STAR on January 18. It may have come from satellites that […]
US police saved a runner from being crushed to death by a train after chasing him for stealing a police vehicle in Atlanta. The incident broke out as an officer pulled over the suspect during conducting a traffic stop and the criminal got into the police vehicle and fled the scene. Being chased by police […]