Teens skip school in Belgium to protest climate change
A Belgian environment minister has been forced to climb down over accusations that the massive climate demonstrations in Belgium over the past weeks were a plot and that she had state security confirmation.
Ruckus marks the joint session of the UP Assembly
Samajwadi Party members protest as Governor Ram Naik addresses the joint session of Uttar Pradesh Legislature in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Samajwadi Party members held banners likening the CBI to a caged parrot and raised slogans as Governor Ram Naik addressed a joint session of Uttar Pradesh Legislature in Lucknow on Tuesday.
The Governor's address marks the beginning of Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
Pope Francis celebrates historic Mass on Arabian Peninsula
An Emirati official takes a selfie ahead of Pope Francis Mass at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Pope Francis has arrived at a stadium to celebrate the first-ever papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam.
The pontiff arrived at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, in his open-top popemobile, waving to the gathered tens of thousands.
Earlier on Tuesday, the pontiff visited and prayed with the faithful at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi.
Paris building blaze
Firefighters and a police officer are seen near a building that caught fire in the 16th arrondissement in Paris, on February 5, 2019.
Firefighters and a police officer are seen near a building that caught fire in the 16th arrondissement in Paris, on February 5, 2019.
Seven people died and another was seriously injured in a building fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood on Monday night, the fire service said.
"The toll could still increase because the fire is still in progress on the 7th and 8th floors" of the eight-storey block, a fire service spokesman said at the scene. The blaze in the French capital's trendy 16th arrondissement also left 27 people — including three firefighters — with minor injuries.
Lunar New Year
A man walks past prayer ribbons wishing for reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South and North Korea during a Lunar New Year day, at the Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone on February 5, 2019 in Paju, South Korea.
A man walks past prayer ribbons wishing for reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South and North Korea during a Lunar New Year day, at the Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone on February 5, 2019 in Paju, South Korea.
It's that time of the year when Korean people travel from large cities to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holidays to pay respect to the spirits of their ancestors.
In China there is an officially shut down for a week as the nation bade farewell to the ‘Year of the Dog’ on Monday and prepared to welcome the ‘Year of the Pig’ on Tuesday, marking a new year in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is the grandest festival in China, with a seven-day holiday.
Japan, Germany want to curb Brexit’s global economic impact
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a talk with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.
The leaders of Germany and Japan said they will try to minimize the global economic impact from Britain’s upcoming departure from the European Union and pledged to defend free trade in the face of rising protectionism. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Britain to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
Last Friday, Japan and the EU ushered in a landmark trade deal that creates one of the world’s largest free trade areas. Combined, the two sides account for almost a third of the world’s economy.
(With inputs from agencies)
