“We provide 100 percent snow security,” says Antti Lauslahti, Snow Secure’s CEO, proudly. “Any ski resort can start the season at a specific date.” He adds that the system has performed well even when summer heat waves push temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Beneath the blankets, temperatures do not exceed roughly 1 … Read more
Take A Break is your ultimate guide to the perfect trips to recharge, rediscover yourself and your relationships, and reengage with the world. We’ll cover shopping stops, great bars, restaurants worth your money, photo opportunities, memorable drives and experiences, and other important details you need before you book. Year after year, Italy remains one of … Read more
As social media users, we’ve progressed a great deal in how we use our favorite apps following a vacation. We went from uploading over 80 unedited, unfiltered photos in a Facebook album to strategically publishing aesthetic Instagram photo dumps, back to unedited images again. But now there’s a new trend when it comes to social … Read more
The Russia-Ukraine war started exactly two years ago. The very next day, on February 25, 2022, India abstained from voting on a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council. In the course of the ongoing war, New Delhi has been abstaining from taking clear sides, much to the chagrin of establishments in both the … Read more
Multiple people have reportedly been killed and injured in an attack at a festival in the city of Solingen in west Germany. Local new agencies are reporting three people have been killed in what’s believed to be a stabbing attack at a Fronhof marketplace. Festival organisers, Philipp Müller, said on stage that nine people were … Read more
At least 30 people have been injured at a music festival in Germany as a ferris wheel burst into flames. Revellers at the Highfield Festival at Lake Störmthal in the Leipzig region were on board the ferris wheel when it burst into flames about 9pm local time on Saturday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Multiple people … Read more
The minister took the payment with the help of three alleged accomplices (Representational) Kyiv: A Ukrainian deputy energy minister accused of taking a bribe worth half a million dollars has been arrested along with three alleged accomplices, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Monday. The minister, whom the SBU did not name, allegedly demanded mining … Read more
David Azevedo died because of the heat. A construction worker living in a small city in central France, he had recently started a new job when a heatwave struck in the summer of 2022. He would not even see out his first week. The journalist Samira Shackle interviews his sister Anne-Marie about what happened, and … Read more
While Olympic spectators wait with bated breath to see how different events at the Paris Games unfold, the chronically online audience have become invested in a different journey: a Norwegian Olympian’s love for chocolate muffins. Swimmer Henrik Christiansen, 27, has not yet won any medals, but he has won the hearts of many after posting … Read more
People shopping at the downtown market, Cour Lafayette, in Toulon, on July 27, 2024. Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas | Afp | Getty Images Headline inflation in the euro zone unexpectedly rose to 2.6% in July, the European Union’s statistics agency said Wednesday. In June, inflation had come in at 2.5%, easing slightly from the … Read more
