South Korean marines in a K-9 prepare to return fire after North Korean shells started a blaze behind them during a 2010 skirmish. South Korean defense ministry photo NATO’s eastern and northern members have been at the center of the alliance’s effort to reequip the Ukrainian army with new and better artillery. And there’s a […]
Met Office warns of wind and rain as blustery weather continues Denmark may have been the key force in wind power throughout the technology’s first decade in the Eighties, but the industry has changed considerably since then. China is top in terms of total capacity, but it is Sweden that generates the most from turbines […]
Norway Norway allows people to wild camp for two days without permission as long as they aren’t in a motorised camper. France Wild camping is allowed in some areas but people could face a fine for doing so in national parks or on beaches. In 2022, two tourists were slapped with a fine after they […]
Every year pensioners make the decision to retire outside of the UK but it’s important to do the research first. The Annual Global Retirement Index from International Living has named Portugal as the top destination for retirees in 2023. The index ranks countries based on everything from cost-of-living and climate to healthcare and housing. Portugal […]
China is increasing monitoring of Covid-19 variants as an unprecedented wave of the virus rips through its population, raising alarm around the world and triggering new restrictions on travellers from the country. In recent days, Chinese researchers and officials have begun uploading genome sequence data from dozens of coronavirus samples to Gisaid, a global online […]
Corrine Fiddler has been celebrating Christmas with her entire family in Meath Park, Sask., about 180 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, for 36 years, but this year she and some of her family members have been stranded in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, for more than a week. For Fiddler, this meant celebrating Christmas apart from her […]
Travelers check in at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport in on Dec. 12, 2022, after China relaxed domestic travel restrictions. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Now that China is set to reopen its borders, locals are rushing to plan overseas travel for the Lunar New Year in late January, according to Trip.com […]