Winter weather also causes nuisance in France, including in traffic. The first snow of the year fell in the capital city of Paris. As a result, among other things, the Eiffel Tower had to close largely for...
A large sandstorm in the southeast of Australia obscured the sun and caused a nuisance. The sandstorm is the result of the drought that has persisted for months. Because of the strong wind, sand, dust and dirt are spread over a large area.
The Christian Democratic CSU and conservative Freie-Wähler (Free Electors) have signed the first black and orange coalition in Germany in the South German state of Bavaria. He will be led by Markus Söder from the CSU who will be sworn in as prime minister of the state government on Tuesday.
Two elderly men in orange vests are chatting around the neighborhood. They greet two ladies with the same orange caps on their gray curls. Throughout the whole of Shanghai, thousands of volunteers are walking around guarding order. The five-day China International Import Expo (CIIE) starting on Monday is approached at least as big as the G20 in 2016.
Amazon wants to open a store without cash register in New York. That reports techsite The Information. Amazon already has three such supermarkets in their home city of Seattle. In addition, there are branches of Amazon Go in Chicago and San Francisco.
The police in Norway have found a tent in the area where the missing Arjen Kamphuis is possible.
The Aeolus is a hypermodern wind vane that has to go into space this Tuesday. The satellite must, from 320 kilometers altitude, chart the wind on earth. There is still relatively little known about this.
The Gard region in the south of France is affected by severe weather and flooding. Many campsites have also been evacuated.
All twelve Thai boys who were stuck with their coach for more than two weeks in a flooded cave, have been back in school since Monday. The authorities said that the young people in the class received a warm welcome and that they started the school day with joint Buddhist prayers.
Hot, hotter, hottest. Spain puffs itself, after a relatively fresh spring, now through a heat wave, with extremely high temperatures at various places. In 37 provinces today 'alerta naranja / rojo', code orange / red for temperatures that can vary between 38 and 45 degrees. There have even been deaths. Do Dutch tourists have to worry?
A huge balloon that Trump depicts as an angry baby will soon be seen in the United States. An activist has collected thousands of dollars via the website GoFundMe to order a copy of the flying monster. He wants to leave the 'Baby-Trump' in Bedminster, where the wave-loving president regularly plays a ball.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in London to demonstrate against President Donald Trump. Protesters carried signs with inscriptions such as 'dump Trump' and 'keep your wives away from women's rights.'
US President Donald Trump starts Thursday on his first visit to Britain. He talks to Prime Minister Theresa May there and meets Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle. The president also did not exclude a meeting with ex-minister Boris Johnson. Johnson stepped up this week because he disagrees with May's brexit plans.
The US Embassy in London warns that President Donald Trump's visit may be accompanied by riots. Americans in the British capital are advised to keep their nerve and pay close attention if they suddenly encounter a big demonstration that can get out of hand.
London demonstrators have received permission from London mayor Sadiq Khan for a playful protest action when US President Donald Trump comes to visit. They want to let a big balloon in the shape of Trump air like an orange, angry baby.
A cluster of volcanoes, known as Nevados de Chillán, in southern Chile can erupt within 'a few days or weeks'. That reports the national disaster agency of Chile.
On Twitter, it is raining reactions to an unfortunate talk by Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. During a television interview with CNN, she mistakenly calls her boss 'Commander in Cheese'. With 'eeh Chief', she tries to recover quickly, but the harm has already happened. Twitterers find it hilarious and tumble over each other with #CommanderCheese.
They have a spot in the front of the route that they can no longer take away. Jolanda, Corinne, Mariëlle and Ria all come from the Bollenstreek and have chosen the wedding of Harry and Meghan to celebrate their twenty-year friendship. Mariëlle and Ria were already there when William and Kate married, but with the extended company it is 'even more fun'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin first crossed the 19-kilometer bridge to Crimea. He climbed himself behind the wheel of a truck.
The French telecom company Bouygues is working on a takeover of the French branch of telecom and cable company Altice. Bouygues, according to insiders, spoke with the investment company CVC Capital Partners about a joint bid on the plumbing business unit.
Peen makes a striking advance with German farmers. Asparagus is still by far the favorite because of the yield, but last year 7% more carrots were harvested and this trend continues.
We all know 'yellow' snow, but the population of a large part of Eastern Europe had not yet experienced this color of the atmospheric phenomenon: several places are covered with orange snow.
Beijing has again issued a smog alarm. It is the second time this month that the problems with the smog are so great in the Chinese capital that an alarm is being made.
A woman gave birth in the Red Sea near the Egyptian town of Dahab. The special moment was recorded: on photographs you can see that a baby, including umbilical cord and placenta, is suddenly being carried out of the water.
The streets in the Italian town of Ivrea turned orange during a bizarre orange fight. The inhabitants pelted each other with the orange citrus fruit. And that looks pretty painful.
In the stands at the skating stadium in South Korea, the brilliant (orange) podium is well-suited to the building with a brilliant banner. Dutch fans made a banner with the text: Sorry, Mr. President. The Netherlands as first, second and third! The joke is a nod to the film by Arjen Lubach that went viral last year.
Shortly before the official opening of the Olympic Winter Games, the Holland Heineken House in South Korean Gangneung was opened this morning.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is closed to visitors due to heavy snowfall. It is not known how long the tower remains closed.
In the American city of Orlando a man was arrested who is suspected of wanting to kidnap the famous singer Lana del Rey. The 43-year-old Michael Hunt carried a knife when officers intercepted him at the Amway Center concert venue. He had a ticket for the concert with him.
The Spanish police have arrested five men who had their cars stuffed with at least 4000 kilos of oranges.
