Six people have died climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Russia's far east and six more are believed to be stranded on Sunday after freezing winds halted a rescue attempt. The party of twelve, which includes two guides, set off to climb the 4,754-metre (15,597 ft) volcano on Tuesday but ran into trouble on Saturday when some of the group fell to their death at almost 4,200 meters, authorities say. A view from a rescue helicopter shows the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano following an accident involving a tourist group of climbers on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, September 4, 2022, in this still image taken from video. Press service of Kamchatka search and rescue team/Handout via REUTERS TV One person is thought to have a broken leg, authorities said. Rescuers...
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The BD Comic Strip Festival returns to Tour & Taxis, at Belgian capital Brussels from 9 to 11 September. In addition to the exhibitions and the inevitable giant balloons, the festival features most popular contemporary authors. The festival is rich in meetings and activities. It would be great opportunity to discover the authors and immerse yourself in their world. From 9 to 11 September, the BD Comic Strip Festival (the new name of the Brussels Comic Strip Festival) will put the ninth art under the spotlight. The programme includes exhibitions, activities, signing sessions, talks and the inevitable giant balloons for all comic book lovers and fans of the genre. The event takes place at the spectacular setting of Tour & Taxis. The BD Comic Strip Festival is the major event...
Read MoreFor Marek Kaszewek, 63, there's no better way to spend a Friday evening than watching a film, riding a bike and doing something good for the planet all at once. "We are learning how to operate in a new world," he told Reuters as he pedaled a static bike with an eye on a screen showing him how much charge he was generating to show a film in Warsaw's central Pole Mokotowskie park. "It's important to find a way to continue helping our planet." A board showing how much energy in watts is made by people who pedal stationary bikes and generate up to 50% of the energy at a pop-up outdoor cinema in a park in Warsaw, Poland September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel He was one of dozens of Poles who showed up at the event to watch the film "Knives Out". A row of bikes had been set up beh...
Read MoreWhen Notre-Dame de Paris suffered extensive structural damage in a major fire, most of the historic cathedral's stained glass was able to withstand the heat and the flames. But the windows were heavily soiled with smoke and dust which blocked external light and obscured the range of colours of the 170 years-old glass. More than three years after the massive blaze, eight glass manufactures from France have begun the painstaking operation to clean and restore 39 high windows in the medieval cathedral's nave, choir, transept and sacristy. FILE PHOTO: A view shows the reconstruction site at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, in Paris, France, July 28, 2022. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Pool via REUTERS Flavie Serriere Vincent-Petit, head of the eponymous stained-glass company in Troye...
Read MoreThe sun beats down on the narrow streets of the Spanish village of Valverde de la Vera, filtered through multi-coloured shades made out of plastic shopping bags and the remains of old advertising billboards. A group of mostly elderly residents have got together to weave the panels out of recycled materials to decorate their home, protect their neighbours from the scorching heat and do their bit for the environment. Canopies created with recycled material are displayed over the main square of Valverde de la Vera as part of the "Weaving the Streets" project, to protect people from the intense summer heat, in the province of Caceres, Spain, August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes "We value the shade, especially because of the high temperatures that we have had this year, but also b...
Read MoreMore than twice as many tourists visited Spain in July than in the same month last year, a number only slightly below pre-pandemic levels, National Statistics Institute data showed on Thursday. The 9.1 million visitors in July spent close to 12 billion euros ($12 billion), more than twice as much as in 2021. Tourism earnings are a significant component of Spain's gross domestic product. Before COVID-19 put a halt to international travel in 2020, Spain received a record number of foreign tourists in 2019, with 9.9 million visiting in July of that year. FILE PHOTO: Passengers queue at check-in desks at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport, in Malaga, Spain June 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Nazca Asian visitors were the only group who have not returned to the country in the same numbers, secreta...
Read MorePaleontologists have been working away in a Portuguese backyard to unearth the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe, University of Lisbon researchers said. Fossilized fragments from the dinosaur were first discovered in 2017 by a property owner in the city of Pombal in central Portugal while doing construction work. A view during a phase of the excavation works of a partial skeleton of a sauropod dinosaur at the Monte Agudo fossil site, in Pombal, Portugal in this handout taken August 2022. Instituto Dom Luiz (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon) /Handout via REUTERS Earlier this month, Spanish and Portuguese paleontologists worked on the site to unearth what they reckon is a dinosaur that was about 25 metres (82 feet) long and lived arou...
Read MorePeople from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s famous “Tomatina” street tomato fight took place once again Wednesday following a two-year suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. Workers on trucks unloaded 130 tons of over-ripe tomatoes along the main street of the eastern town of Bunol for participants to throw, leaving the area drenched in red pulp. Revellers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "Tomatina", tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) Up to 20,000 people were to take part in the festival, paying 12 euros ($12) a ticket for the privilege. The town’s streets are hosed down and the revelers showered off within minutes of the hour-long noon bat...
Read MoreNCL’s newest addition makes history as first major cruise ship christened in Reykjavik, Iceland Katy Perry, global superstar and Godmother to Norwegian Prima, delivers memorable performance following christening ceremony Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, christened its newest ship Norwegian Prima over the weekend, which made history as the first major cruise ship christened in Reykjavík, Iceland. The first of six ships in the groundbreaking Prima Class, Norwegian Prima, debuted to more than 2,500 guests who enjoyed an immersive experience in the beautiful Icelandic capital and a christening celebration like no other. "With her stunning design and unique offerings, Norwegian Prima is in a league of her own,” said Frank Del Rio, President ...
Read MoreGNTB presents results of the yearly TOP 100 ranking Between December 2021 and June 2022, around 15,000 international visitors from 30 countries chose their favorite tourist destinations in Germany. The current TOP 100 ranking is now online at www.germany.travel/top100 Europark Rust Last year's winner, Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, received the most votes. EuropaPark Rust was also able to defend its second place. Rothenburg ob der Tauber took third place for the first time. Neuschwanstein Castle, Phantasialand Brühl, our capital Berlin, the Black Forest National Park, the Rothenburg ob der Tauber Criminal Museum, Dresden, and the Moselle Valley followed. Petra Hedorfer, CEO of the Board of Directors of the GNTB: "For ten years in a row, the TOP 100 ranking presents Germany's tou...
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