The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, also known as the House of the People (Casa Poporului), remains one of the most grandiose buildings in the world. It was constructed between 1983 and 1997 on the orders of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, w
In Karlovy Vary on Saturday morning, city police came to the aid of an 80-year-old woman who was making her way along a four-lane road toward Cheb using a walker. According to the city police press office, the call came in from an observant
Family psychologist John Gray has identified six common communication mistakes that regularly trigger conflict in relationships — and explained how couples can avoid them. The topic was prompted by musician Alice Cooper, who this past March
The US has seen a rise in severe burn cases among children attempting to recreate a viral social media trend — heating the popular Schylling NeeDoh anti-stress toy in a microwave to make it softer. Once heated, the gel-filled balls and drop
In France, on the A89 motorway near the town of Servières, a quarrel between a couple on Saturday nearly ended in tragedy. According to local media, a man forced his partner out of the car while driving on the motorway and drove away, leavi
Tokyo authorities have relaxed the dress code for civil servants for the first time in decades, allowing them to come to the office in shorts and, in some cases, polo shirts, T-shirts and sneakers. The news was reported by the Japanese outl
On Saturday evening at the Colours of Ostrava festival in Ostrava, New Zealand singer Lorde headlined the closing, fourth day of the festival's 23rd edition. It was her first concert in Czechia, and despite the minimalist stage design, it t
In France, an elderly man set up an illegal paid parking lot on his own property near a port and was pulling in between €7,000 and €9,000 a month during the tourist season. The case eventually landed with the gendarmerie, which charged the
Colours of Ostrava, the largest music festival in Czechia, is gradually shifting its programming strategy, moving away from niche genres toward more mainstream, popular acts. The organizers hope this shift will help the festival reclaim its
Germany is abuzz over a mysterious detail in the new official portrait of Angela Merkel, painted for the gallery of chancellors: on the former chancellor's left hand, one finger appears to be missing. The painting was created by Jérémy Cair
Italian dining follows its own unwritten rules, and tourists who break them risk puzzled looks from waiters and locals alike. This according to journalist Sandovalova, the daughter of Italian immigrants in the US, who spent fourteen years l
A Czech family who went on an optional excursion to the island of Nosy Iranja off the coast of Madagascar nearly drowned during high tide and later took legal action against their tour operator, demanding more than 100,000 crowns in compens