Paw-some: Giant 3D cat wows Tokyo shoppers
Tokyo (AFP) – In Tokyo’s busy business area of Shinjuku, a giant 3D cat on a 4K billboard greets shoppers. Passers-by are flocking to photograph it, with many unable to believe how lifelike it is.
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‘Super Mario’ cartridge sells for video game record $1.5 million
Dallas (AFP) – A cartridge of Nintendo’s classic video game “Super Mario 64” sets a world record, selling for $1.56 million (€1.32 million) after a 20% buyer’s premium at the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The sale, the first ever of a game cartridge to surpass $1 million, came just two days after a sealed copy of “The Legend of Zelda”, made for the old Nintendo NES console, sold for a then-record of $870,000.
'Super Mario' cartridge sells for video game record $1.5 million
A cartridge of Nintendo's classic video game "Super Mario 64" sets a world record, selling for $1.56 million (€1.32 million) after a 20% buyer's premium at the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The sale, the first ever of a game cartridge to surpass $1 million, came just two days after a sealed copy of "The Legend of Zelda", made for the old Nintendo NES console, sold for a then-record of $870,000.
See Jack Grealish's sweet moment with young fan
After losing the Euro 2020 Final, England's Jack Grealish shared a heartwarming moment with a young boy.
USA: Temperatures reach record highs as heat wave hits western states
Water diffusers were installed in pedestrian areas in Las Vegas to help visitors and local residents during the ongoing heat wave, as filmed on Monday. Temperatures reached 47.2 degrees Celsius (117 Fahrenheit) in the city on Saturday for the fourth time since records began.
Global new COVID-19 cases rising for four consecutive weeks: WHO
The past week was the fourth successive week the number of global COVID-19 cases have spiked, said the World Health Organization (WHO) at Monday's press briefing at its headquarters in Geneva. The number of deaths from the coronavirus also bounced back over the past week after ten consecutive weeks of declines, said the WHO.
Two Chinese vaccines join COVAX
The World Health Organization is glad to see that two Chinese vaccines have entered COVAX and will be made available from July, according to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan at a press conference on July 12.
Top US Commander in Afghanistan Steps Down
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan stepped down from his post Monday, as Taliban fighters continue to make gains across the war-torn country. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb reports. Produced by: Bakhtiyar Zamanov
Japanese woman serves up nutritious dish for Olympic athletes
Tokyo (AFP) – Yoko Nishimura, a Japanese mother and housewife, recreates a dish to be served at the Olympic village. She was one of the winners in the Olympic village food recipe contest, in which her recipe was selected to bring the taste of Japan to athletes competing at the Games. The athletes will also be able to enjoy typical Japanese dishes such as tempura, ramen and wagyu beef — but only at cafeterias inside the village due to tough virus restrictions.
Milan's La Scala performs at historic swimming pool
At the Bagni Misteriosi in Milan, a historic swimming pool in the Italian city, one of the most eagerly awaited events of the summer calendar took place on Monday with a performance by the La Scala ballet.
At least 52 dead, 22 wounded in Iraq Covid ward fire
Nasiriyah (Iraq) (AFP) – Protesters gather at an Iraqi hospital where at least 52 people have died and several others wounded in a massive fire that engulfed a coronavirus isolation ward. The fire broke out at the Al-Hussein hospital in the southern city of Nasiriyah late Monday.
At least 52 dead, 22 wounded in Iraq Covid ward fire
Nasiriyah (Iraq) (AFP) – Protesters gather at an Iraqi hospital where at least 52 people have died and several others wounded in a massive fire that engulfed a coronavirus isolation ward. The fire broke out at the Al-Hussein hospital in the southern city of Nasiriyah late Monday.
