Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the central city of Volos this week after being displaced from their usual freshwater habitats during flooding last year. The floating carcasses created a silvery blanket across the port and a stench that alarmed residents and authorities...
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Masterful Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer rendered famous 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' during Golden Age
Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is known to have created 36 pieces of artwork during his life, including his most famous painting, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” The painting depicts a woman, but it’s not a portrait, but rather a “tronie,” according to the Maurithshus museum, which is a painting of an imaginary figure. In the...
Labor Day 2024 travel: These US and international cities are trending vacation destinations
New statistics show which cities in the United States and beyond are trending spots for Labor Day travel this year. Booking.com released information about the vacation destinations that most people are looking at as they close out the summer of 2024. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the travel company examined search sessions of American travelers between...
Iceland ice cave collapse kills 1 tourist, seriously injures another
A tourist is dead after an ice cave partially collapsed in southern Iceland, as a group was visiting the Breidamerkurjokull glacier on Sunday. The group of about 25 foreign tourists from several nationalities were exploring ice caves with a guide shortly before 3 p.m., when four people were struck by falling ice, local police said...
Romanian authorities tow vehicles from Andrew Tate’s home after new human trafficking allegations
Romanian authorities towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles Saturday from the home of the divisive social media personality Andrew Tate, days after he was placed under house arrest following new human trafficking allegations. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, both former kickboxers and dual British-U.S. citizens with millions of followers on social...
Islamic State claims responsibility in German festival attack as second suspect arrested
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the deadly stabbing spree at a festival in Germany on Friday that left three people dead and eight others injured. The group said the attacker targeted Christians and was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.” German...
'Random' stabbing spree at festival in Germany leaves 3 dead, others injured: report
A festival in Germany dissolved into chaos after three people were killed in a stabbing spree, local German news agency dpa reported. The incident happened near the central square of Solingen, Germany, which is located near Cologne and Duesseldorf, at approximately 9:35 p.m. local time. The residents in the city were enjoying a festival to...
Harley-Davidson 'woke' European CEO created culture clash with US biker 'brotherhood,' say critics
Harley-Davidson’s CEO Jochen Zeitz was Germany’s fresh-faced corporate wunderkind when he took over Puma in the 1990s. Lately, he’s faced questions and concern from bikers and woke-exhausted consumers in the U.S. Zeitz is seen as a proponent of far-left ideology who, some critics say, has tarnished the legendary all-American Harley-Davidson brand since taking it over...
Travel-obsessed woman 'works' the time-off system, visiting 28 countries on a budget
A 24-year-old woman is on a mission to see the world after coming up with creative ways to travel in her free time. Ella Brown works in luxury lifestyle public relations in London while also running a travel social media account called @thatgingerabroad filled with travel tips and tricks. The part-time content creator told Fox...
Yacht maker says 'indescribable' crew errors led to fatal Sicily shipwreck
The CEO of a manufacturing company responsible for building the yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily this week blamed a series of “indescribable, unreasonable errors” by the crew for the vessel’s demise. Reuters reported that Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which includes Perini Navi, the Italian high-end yacht maker that...









