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St Petersburg, Russia The floating restaurant Silver Whale, which partially sank as a result of ice drift on the Neva River. Rescuers secured it with ropes so that the restaurant was not swept away
Hatay, Turkey Habib-i Najjar mosque, the first mosque of Anatolia, is recovered in quake-hit Hatay. Sixteen scientists and 21 students from nine universities took part in the rescue operation
Beijing, China A remote kissing device called Long Lost Touch is revealed in Beijing. A Chinese startup has invented the long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data, collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses that have been received. The device also captures and replays sound and warms up slightly during kissing
Mumbai, Indi People in traditional dress take part in a procession to celebrate the Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian new year. Gudi Padwa is the Hindu festival that falls on the first day of Chaitra month and marks the beginning of the lunar calendar, which dictates the dates for all Hindu festivals
Luxor, Egypt This undated photo shows a mural, part of a zodiac diagram found on the ceiling of the Temple of Esna in Luxor, Egypt. A complete zodiac diagram was found on the ceiling of a Roman-era temple in the southern Egyptian province of Luxor, the country’s ministry of tourism and antiquities said
Sleman, Indonesia Thick smoke rises during an eruption from Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, as seen from the village of Tunggularum. Residents in the nearby community have been warned to halt any activities in the danger zones, which range between three and seven kilometres’ radius from the crater, an official statement said
Paris, France A pedestrian walks past household waste, which has been piling up roadside since collectors went on strike against the government’s proposed pensions changes
Criel-sur-Mer, France A view shows a road and houses near part of a cliff that crashed into the sea due to coastal erosion
Kyiv, Ukraine A plume of smoke rises above an infrastructure facility in the Holosiivskyi district during the latest Russian missile attack on the city
London, UK Demonstrators hold placards reading ‘Women, life, freedom’ as they protest against the persecution of women in Iran
