Chita (Japan) (AFP) – Japan coast guard officers rescue a drowning dog in a river near the central city of Nagoya. They rushed to the site on a boat after receiving an emergency call from the dog’s owner and safely rescued the Sheltie from the cold water.
Pyongyang (AFP) – North Korea puts health personnel in orange hazmat suits on show at a parade in Pyongyang, rather than the more usual tanks and ballistic missiles. The country holds parades regularly to show off its military might, but this pageant featured tractor-towed artillery and fire engines rolling through the streets in front of leader Kim Jong Un.
Acapulco (Mexico) (AFP) – A huge earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck Mexico near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, leaving at least one person dead and shaking buildings in the capital several hundred kilometers away.
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico’s Supreme Court has voted unanimously to declare the criminalization of abortion unconstitutional. Up to now, abortion has been legal in Mexico City and three other states in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, while elsewhere, the procedure was only permitted in cases of rape.
El Sunzal (El Salvador) (AFP) – For billionaire and philanthropist Brock Pierce, cryptocurrency is “digital gold”, so for him there’s no better way to celebrate bitcoin becoming official currency in El Salvador with an airshow using 150 drones.
Prince George Land (Russia) (AFP) – A polar bear wanders along Essen Bay on Prince George Land in the Russian Arctic as a changing climate endangers the survival of the species. The bears’ hunting ground is shrinking due to melting ice amid rising global temperatures, polar bears are being pushed further in search of food making sightings more frequent.
Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Explosions flare in the distance as Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas targets in Khan Yunis in the sourthern Gaza Strip, after incendiary balloons launched from the strip started fires in southern Israel.
Havana (AFP) – Hotel and restaurant workers hope Cuba’s decision to gradually reopen its border from November 15 will be a boost for business.
Berlin (AFP) – Giant artworks adorn buildings in the German capital once again as the Berlin Mural Fest resumes after its 2020 edition was cancelled due to Covid-19. The festival has been controversial in the Berlin art scene because it is supported by the large property group Deutsche Wohnen, which plays a leading role in the German market, but in Berlin, where its housing stock is concentrated, Deutsche Wohnen suffers from an unsavoury image as a speculator that fuels rising prices.
Kinshasa (AFP) – Performers dressed in cans, tubes, mirrors and other materials salvaged from rubbish bins parade through the streets of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the 5th edition of the “KinAct” festival, which aims to raise awareness of the environment as well as art.
Darwin (Australia) (AFP) – In quirky and colourful boats made from recycled materials, participants attempt to paddle their way to triumph in a Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach in the Australian city of Darwin.
Conakry (AFP) – Guineans say they are optimistic the day after a military-led coup toppled 83-year-old President Alpha Conde and scrapped the contested constitution. Public discontent had been brewing for months over a flatlining Covid-hit economy and Conde’s leadership of Conde, who became Guinea’s first democratically elected president in 2010. Five years later, he was re-elected — but in 2020 he sparked fury after ramming through changes to the constitution enabling him to serve a two-term limit.
