Santa isn’t the only one checking if you’ve been naughty or nice this year. In the lead-up to Christmas, there are some amazing and unusual traditions that take place around the world, from a log that “poos” presents for well-behaved kids to a demonic goat creature […]
Day: December 25, 2022
Two still missing after Austrian avalanche rescue swings into action
Two people are missing in an avalanche in western Austria on Sunday, according to media reports. New reports said about 200 rescue workers were searching for people feared buried under the snow near the town of Zuers. Based on a witness’ video authorities assumed that 10 […]
Austrian Government Reviews the Year 2022
“If we look back at 2022, we have a more than a difficult year behind us. After the corona lockdown phase, it was about bringing the country back to normal. However, something happened that nobody in Europe would have expected: War broke out with the […]
Photos: Deadly blizzard rages in US, Canada on Christmas
A relentless winter storm brought Christmas Day danger and misery to millions of Americans as intense snow and frigid cold gripped parts of the eastern United States and raised weather-related deaths to at least 24. A crisis situation was unfolding on Sunday in Buffalo in […]
Avalanche leaves up to 10 missing in Austria
An avalanche left up to 10 people missing in western Austria on Sunday, according to media reports. New reports said about 200 rescue workers were searching for people feared buried under the snow near the town of Zuers. The avalanche occurred around 3pm on the 2,700-metre high […]
Putin says Ukraine invasion aims to unite ‘historical Russia’
President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s offensive in Ukraine is being carried out to “unite the Russian people”. Putin used the concept of “historical Russia” to argue in an interview to be aired on Sunday that Ukrainians and Russians are one people as he sought to […]
Blizzard kills dozens in US, thousands of homes without power
A frigid storm has killed at least 24 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses and cars and knocking out power to several hundred thousand homes and businesses. About 60 percent of the US […]
How has hate speech in France led to violence?
Kurds in Paris are demanding answers following the killing of three members of their community on Friday. Anti-racism groups and thousands of other people joined rallies in the capital that sometimes escalated into violence. French police arrested a 69-year-old man in connection with the gun […]
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
China’s military says it has conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan in response to what it says is provocation from the democratically governed island and the United States. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, said the drills on Sunday […]
China to stop publishing daily COVID figures of cases, deaths
China will no longer publish daily figures for COVID-19 cases and deaths, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday, ending a practice that began in early 2020. Cities across China are struggling with surging virus cases, resulting in pharmacy shelves stripped bare and overflowing […]