In the Pushkin street in the center of the provincial town of Tver, where the snow is high, the synagogue on this winter day is as deserted as in the countryside. A pack of stray dogs barks among the dilapidated wooden houses, close to a billboard of the Communist candidate at the presidential election next week, the multi-millionaire Pavel Groedinin, with the slogan 'Fatherland, honesty and future!'
The cyber attack on the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was a feint. The perpetrators pretended to be North Korean, Russian and Chinese hackers, says security guard Kaspersky. The Russian company says not to know who is behind the attack. You occur as someone else is called a 'false flag'.
North and South Korea do not form one Korean team on Friday at the opening of the Paralympic Games. Initially it was the intention that the two countries, together with the recent Winter Games, would jointly make their appearance. However, according to the South Korean Paralympic Committee that comes later with a statement, news agency Yonhap reports.
It is the hottest winter ever measured at the North Pole and scientists are therefore very concerned about it. The experts have never seen anything like this. 'This situation is just crazy.'
After New York, London and Milan, it was Paris's turn with the winter fashion for 2018/2019. Under the motto Bonjour Paris everything was pulled out of the closet. The locations were allowed some costs and there were again bubbles and parties after the shows. Also from the optimistic atmosphere on and around the catwalks it became clear that the fashion world is back in the wind. The sales of the international big brands are still on the rise and that makes the designers happy.
A rescue worker filmed a special moment in the California ski resort Squaw Valley. A man who was buried under an avalanche is recovered and excavated by bystanders and a rushed rescue team.
A group of special envoys from South Korea arrived on Monday in neighboring North Korea. That reported state media in both countries. The visit of the diplomats is meant to improve the ties between the archenemies.
If it is up to Vivienne Westwood, men and women will walk around in the same outfit next winter. The British fashion designer and her partner Andreas Kronthaler showed a gender neutral collection of women's fashion last weekend in Paris, which can also be worn by the man. He only has to be able to walk on heels...
Avalanches have claimed the lives of several people this weekend in France. At least two people were killed on Sunday in the municipality of Vallorcine in the Alps, the radio station Franceinfo. A person is missing in the Savoye region.
A group of special envoys travels to North Korea on behalf of South Korea with the aim of making progress in improving the relations between the two countries that have been in a state of war since the 1930s.
Nine men were arrested in Ireland after looters plundered a supermarket under cover of an exceptionally heavy snowstorm. They used a stolen excavator that caused so much damage that the store collapsed.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May hopes, with a series of speeches, to improve the deepening of confidence in her Brexit policy. Friday is her fourth speech. She could not go to the planned room in the north-east of England due to the winter weather, but stayed in London for her speech titled 'Our future partnership'.
Europe is plagued by the Russian bear and storm Emma and especially in Britain one has not only suffered from the icy cold and wind, but also from the snow. And that is very awkward for the 30-year-old Rachel Warwick from Ripley. The woman is allergic to snow and has not been outside for a week.
Thousands of people in the south of France got stuck in traffic due to heavy snowfall and slipperiness. On Twitter, a family complains that they have virtually come to a halt in the night from Wednesday to Thursday on the A9 motorway in the Montpellier area. 'We have advanced one kilometer in thirteen hours.'
Snowfall and smoothness cause nuisance in several places in Switzerland. The airport of the city of Geneva said that it was unable to process air traffic.
Snow and ice have partially curbed traffic in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. Hundreds of trains fell out because of the winter weather. Heavy snowfall made roads partly impassable. Especially Scotland and the East of England are affected.
In large parts of Europe, the thick ties and hats are currently not dragging in according to the media. In Austria, an exception to the applicable rules had to be activated for these wanted articles at minus 20 minutes. After all, face covering has been legally prohibited since 1 October. Both forehead and chin must be seen. On wearing a burqa or nikab is a penalty of up to 150 euros. This also applies to carnival masks.
Not only in the Netherlands do we suffer from winter temperatures. The freezing cold causes inconvenience in large parts of Europe.
A 50-year-old Dutch skier died Sunday afternoon in Sölden.
North Korea is willing to talk with the US. That's what the delegation told at the Winter Games to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The man in North Korea responsible for (possible) contacts with the US, has come along with the high delegation of that country attending the closure of the Winter Games Sunday. This will increase the expectation that the North Koreans will have a meeting with the Americans in South Korea.
The daughter of the American president Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Friday. Ivanka Trump, a counselor to her father, heads the US delegation attending the closing ceremony of the Winter Games on Sunday.
North and South Korea will be discussing the participation of the North in the Paralympic Games next week. Representatives from the neighboring countries are sitting around the table in the border area, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports.
Winter sports enthusiasts who go to the Alps have to keep accounts of extreme cold on their skiing holiday. For example, in some places it can go 20 degrees freezing, where the wind chill temperature rises to minus 30, due to a cold air flow from Siberia.
Eating dog meat is the subject of a generation conflict in South Korea. The young people turn away en masse from the traditional use, which is still in vogue among the elderly. The South Korean authorities are very aware of the controversial side of the matter and have called on the catering industry to keep Pyeongchang far away from putting dog food on the menu during the Winter Games. This is reported by several local entrepreneurs.
North Korea sends a heavy delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Games in South Korean Pyeongchang. The delegation is led by a senior official who is jointly responsible for sinking a South Korean naval vessel in 2010, killing 46 people on board.
The White House has confirmed that Ivanka Trump attends the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Her father, the American president Donald Trump, asked her personally, let Washington know Wednesday. The purpose of her journey is twofold. She is going to pay tribute to American athletes and to emphasize the good relations between the US and South Korea.
The US Vice President Mike Pence had scheduled a meeting with the North Korean delegation during his visit to the Winter Games in South Korea, but the latter said at the last minute, reports the Washington Post.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump want to keep pressure on North Korea on its core program. The two agreed that Wednesday night in a telephone conversation that lasted an hour, reports the newspaper The Japan Times.
Curious Olympic tourists will visit the famous 'penis park' in Haesindang Park during the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, about an hour's drive from where the sporting events take place.
