Near Bakhmut (Ukraine) (AFP) – The Ukrainian army is using civilian drones in the trenches. “These are the eyes of our army. With the help of a drone, we carry out both reconnaissance and surveillance, but also identification of the enemy and escort of assault groups” explains Oleksandr, a drone operator and 5th Brigade Air Support Department Commander.
Berlin (AFP) – Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla in captivity, celebrates her 66th birthday with an assortment of fruit, vegetables and berries offered by Berlin zoo to mark the occasion. “In nature the gorillas would live 45 to 50 years at the most, in the zoo considerably older, but her 66 years are an especially old age,” Fatou’s keeper Ruben Gralki says.
Paros (Greece) (AFP) – The tourist season has opened in Greece with some of the first visitors arriving on the picturesque island of Paros. The country is set to break records, but concerns remain about overtourism and overbuilding.
Houston (AFP) – Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand — NASA unveils a new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for a year at a time to test what life will be like for future missions to Earth’s neighbor.
Paros (Greece) (AFP) – The tourist season has opened in Greece with some of the first visitors arriving on the picturesque island of Paros. The country is set to break records, but concerns remain about overtourism and overbuilding.
Dublin (AFP) – Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins welcomes US President Joe Biden to his official residence Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, as Biden begins the second day of his three day visit to the country of his ancestral roots.
Paris (AFP) – Railway workers and workers from the health, education and other sectors on strike against pension reform briefly storm the headquarters of luxury goods giant LVMH with smoke and whistles near the Champs Elysees.
Seoul (AFP) – At a train station in Seoul, people watch news of North Korea’s latest missile test following reports that Pyongyang had likely fired a new type of ballistic missile. “This should not be tolerated by the international community. There must be stronger sanctions compared to now,” says one man.
Tokyo (AFP) – Dozens of excited Haruki Murakami fans queued outside a bookstore in Tokyo for the midnight release of “The City and Its Uncertain Walls”. “I want to read it as soon as I get home,” said Shunsuke Misumoto, a fan among the first to get his hands on the novel.
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s annual Karaage Grand Prix, revamped after allegations of fowl play, has a team of judges committed to eating their way to find the ultimate expression of the fried chicken dish known as “Japan’s comfort food”. “Karaage” refers to the technique used to fry the chicken, which is a dish found at many bars and restaurants. IN SEQUENCE
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges support for rebuilding in Ukraine, “by rebuilding what has been ruined, we defeat the main goal of terror: we return the normal life,” he said on a video call to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Fairplay (United States) (AFP) – In the Rocky Mountains, tourists and scientists are rejoicing over the snow that has fallen this winter. The thick snowpack feeds the Colorado River and gives hope of a less dry summer to the millions of people in the American West affected by a continued drought.
