stormy,-snowy-winter-for-hokkaido

Northern Japan, especially the island of Hokkaido, is home to some of the snowiest cities in the world. Sapporo, the island’s largest city and host of an annual snow festival, typically sees more than 140 days of snowfall, with nearly 6 meters (20 feet) accumulating on average each year. MichalaContinue Reading

‘my-husband’s-gear-caused-his-cancer’:-firefighter’s-wife

A firefighter’s wife opened a storage bin in the basement and saw something she couldn’t unsee. She opened a mystery and is now sharing her results with the world. In this new “Truth of the Matter” podcast episode with @natashazouves, Diane Cotter explains how her husband’s diagnosis launched an investigationContinue Reading

chinese-new-year:-the-year-of-the-fire-horse-begins-|-dw-news

The Lunar New Year is celebrated in China and other parts of the world. The Year of the Fire Horse begins, symbolizing courage, dedication, and energy. #lunarnewyear #china #celebration #firehorse #dwnewsshorts For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnewsContinue Reading

the-view-from-tehran-on-us-iran-talks-|-bbc-global-news-podcast

Iran’s foreign minister says his government has agreed a “set of guiding principles” with the United States that could pave the way for a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Abbas Araghchi was speaking after the latest indirect talks in Geneva. He said they’d been more constructive than previous discussions, butContinue Reading

“we-simply-don’t-have-any-left”:-germany-has-run-out-of-air-defense-missiles-for-ukraine,-foreign-minister-says

Germany has run out of its own air defense missiles and can no longer transfer them directly to Ukraine from national reserves, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in an interview with Deutschlandfunk, as reported by Suspilne on 17 February. Speaking after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned at the MunichContinue Reading

ukraine-brings-2,000-children-home-from-russian-captivity-through-bring-kids-back-initiative

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 17 February that 2,000 Ukrainian children have been brought home from areas under Russian control through the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.  Since the start of its full-scale invasion, Russia has systematically removed Ukrainian children from occupied territories, removing them from their families and transferringContinue Reading