Almaty offers more ice rinks for lovers of active winter holidays. Renowned mountain resort Shymbulak welcomes visitors on a new open-air ice rink. The official opening is scheduled for Dec. 6, with free entry and presents for visitors included. Organizers are promoting the ice rink as the world’s most high-altitude…
As the year draws to a close, Brazil’s iconic floating Christmas tree was inaugurated on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro’s Botafogo Cove. Although this is a relatively new tradition, it has already become one of the city’s highlights during the Christmas and New Year holidays, Euronews reported. Positioned about 100…
Dimash Qudaibergen, a world-famous singer from Kazakhstan, performed his first solo concert in Egypt. The show took place on Nov. 30 as part of «The Pyramids Echo Festival,» according to DimashNews. The concert not only introduced Dimash to his African audience but also set a new milestone as the first…
PR manager and content creator Sergey Avakyan-Rzhevskiy showcased a little-known site in Almaty — Kazakhstan’s only cave chapel concealed beneath the Kazan Cathedral in the Medeu district. At first glance, this is a typical 19th-century church. It was built in 1871 and had served as one of the city’s key…
In Slovakia’s High Tatras, one of the region’s main winter attractions — an ice dome — has once again opened ahead of Christmas, the region’s tourism portal reported. The Tatra Temple of Ice lies on Mt. Hrebienok. This year, the temple pays tribute to two popes — the late Pope…
Once dominated by men, hair transplant surgery is now increasingly popular among women seeking treatment for hair loss. Experts say that growing awareness, social media and the expansion of clinics have rapidly increased women’s interest in recent years. However, doctors caution that results for women are often less predictable than…
Hong Kong braces for Central Asian cuisine. The city’s first nomadic cuisine restaurant is scheduled to open in December in SoHo — the dining and entertainment district. The restaurant, called Yurt, is being established by a team founded by members from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and the flavors of their…
Cats may be one of the most familiar animals in human homes today, but new scientific research suggests their close relationship with people began far more recently than previously thought. Instead of becoming domesticated alongside the first farming communities about 10,000 years ago, cats appear to have formed lasting bonds…
Hard rock legend Deep Purple will return to Almaty for the first time in almost 20 years — on April 22, 2026, the group will perform a major live concert at Almaty Arena. Tickets will be available soon on Freedom Ticketon. Deep Purple is the band that set the rock…
American FX TV channel has ordered a series based on Ubisoft’s iconic video game franchise «Far Cry.» Each season, akin to the original games, will be a separate installment with different characters and locations. Trusted and iconic, FX producers are behind the project — Rob Mac, the creator of «It’s…
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Interior will raise entry fees for international tourists at many of the country’s most popular national parks. The agency says this new «resident-focused fee structure» is meant to keep park access affordable for U.S. citizens, according to CNN. Under this plan,…
A first edition of Superman No. 1, published in 1939, has sold for $9.12 million at an auction in Texas, becoming the most expensive comic book ever sold, according to Euronews. The issue was found by three brothers while they were sorting through their late mother’s San Francisco home. She…
Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra, celebrated for his wide-ranging performances and enduring popularity through the 1970s and 1980s, died on Monday at the age of 89, CNN reported. The screen icon, who would have turned 90 on Dec. 8, had been receiving intermittent medical treatment in Mumbai in recent weeks. India’s…
Japan has recently seen a spike in bear attacks in residential areas to the extent that Self-Defense Forces personnel were deployed to assist, along with media reports indicating a record number of deaths and injuries from wild animal encounters. Against this backdrop, Nishimeya village in Aomori Prefecture, in the north…
Content creator Nursultan Kamzebayev showcased unusual public restrooms in Astana on Instagram. Their special feature is that the glass walls are completely transparent when the stalls are vacant. However, as soon as a visitor presses the button inside, the glass immediately turns opaque. According to the content creator, there are…
American actor Kevin Spacey posted a video message following the widespread circulation of his recent interview in global media. The actor said that he currently lives in Airbnbs and hotels because he does not have a permanent residence, which many people interpreted as Spacey admitting to being «homeless.» The actor…
Social media users in Turkey should now pay more attention to the posts they like. The country’s Court of Cassation held that likes placed on photos posted by members of the opposite sex could be viewed as a betrayal of confidence in the marriage and become an official ground for…
Even though Kazakhstan is landlocked, it is still possible to travel abroad by sea. Kazakh travel blogger Sayakhatshi Kuat crossed the Caspian Sea on a cargo ferry from the Azerbaijani port of Alat to Kuryk, Kazakhstan, and shared a detailed review of the trip on his YouTube channel. According to…
A gold pocket watch once owned by one of the first-class passengers of the Titanic, which sank with the liner, was sold for the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia — £1.78 million (approximately $2.3 million) — at an auction, The Guardian reported. The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen engraved watch…
Google DeepMind’s newly announced Gemini 3 Pro Image model, also known as Nano Banana Pro, has generated buzz for its «absolutely insane» ability to create images with unprecedented realism and quality. But the tool raises not only industry standards, but also serious concerns over privacy and regulation, according to VentureBeat.…
The U.S.-based startup Sunday has presented the robot Memo, which is capable of doing most chores. According to the developers, it can do almost everything, including picking up dishes from the table, loading and unloading the dishwasher and washing machine, folding clothes, taking out the trash and even making coffee.…
Fatima Bosch from Mexico won the Miss Universe 2025 title in the finale of one of the year’s most intense beauty pageants, featuring contestants from 120 countries and hosted by Thailand. Bosch, 25, was crowned by last year’s winner, Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark, following a series of scandals and…
The music streaming service Apple Music has concluded wrapped the annual results for 2025 and presented the ranking of 50 best pop songs. Lady Gaga, with her hit «Abracadabra» that blew up social media this year and generated its own dance trend, topped the list. Users from all over the…
American actor Kevin Spacey, 66, once one of Hollywood’s most influential figures, told The Telegraph that after years of legal battles and financial strain linked to sexual assault allegations, he now has no permanent home and is struggling financially. Despite being acquitted in a major U.K. trial in 2023, his…
