The EU has imposed a flight ban on Russian planes, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced. “We are shutting down EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft,” she said. All such planes, including the private jets of oligarchs, will now be unable to land in, take off from …
The world’s largest cargo plane Antonov AN-225 Mriya was reportedly destroyed in Ukraine. This unique plane, the only one that was ever built, was destroyed on Sunday in its hangar at Gostomel airport in Kyiv following a rocket attack by Russian forces. The 6-engine 84-meter-long aircraft, with its 32-wheel landing gear, first took to the skies …
A cleaning company in Sweden is teaching wild crows to clean up cigarette butts from the streets of Södertälje. The birds are being trained to collect cigarette butts and deposit them into a drop-off vending machine in exchange for food. The machine scans to confirm that the placed item is a cigarette butt and not …
The Australian government has announced the reopening of its borders to vaccinated travelers on February 21st. After 2 years of borders closure, double-jabbed tourists are now allowed to enter Australia given they show proof of vaccination. “If you’re double-vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. …
Mount Etna has erupted for the first time in 2022. The volcano located in Sicily, Italy is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The spectacular eruption spewed ash and lava as high as 8 km and colored the Sicilian sky with a red explosion. No injuries were reported.
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