Osaka, Japan, received a lavish donation of 21 kilograms of gold bars, worth around $3.6 million, from a donor who asked to remain anonymous in November to help renovate the city’s water system, following an earlier cash contribution of roughly $3,200, the BBC reported, citing Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama. «Tackling…
A video of an unusual fitness club in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, looking more like a nightclub than a gym, has gone viral online. People are shown working out to DJ sets, accompanied by a light show. The video quickly went viral and sparked discussions. Some users found the format bold and…
Satbayev University in Almaty has officially allowed its students to sleep on campus. The university has set up designated rest areas where students can lie down and take power naps between classes, journalist Polina Shimanskaya said in a post on Threads. She said the university held a local «referendum,» after…
No new sporting venues are planned in Almaty for the 2029 Asian Winter Games, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports Serik Zharasbayev said during a Senate briefing. He said that before approving the bid, authorities conducted monitoring and analysis. It was determined that the existing sports facilities in Almaty…
A dog unexpectedly ran onto the course during the women’s team sprint qualifying race in the cross‑country skiing event at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The extraordinary incident, in which an animal resembling a wolf began following the athletes, occurred on Feb. 18. The dog appeared in the final stretch…
Kazakhstani videographer Dastan Mukhamedrakhim has been named the world’s best travel blogger by the WIBA Awards 2026. According to Mukhamedrakhim, he received an invitation to the awards ceremony in France, which is being held alongside the Cannes Film Festival. The invitation stated that he had been recognized as the world’s…
In April 2025, Scott Atkins, a 22-year-old resident of Glasgow, decided to leave a paid work-and-study design engineering program at the University of Glasgow to focus full-time on selling secondhand clothes online, reflecting a broader interest in this among Gen Z, according to Reuters. Atkins’ business model is simple: he…
Famous Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho shared a photo taken in Kazakhstan on Instagram. In the photo, the 78‑year‑old author of «The Alchemist» poses with a horse against a mountainous backdrop. «While I walk through the world, Kazakhstan. Galloping into the Year of the Horse. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!»…
A gamer couple’s wedding in Turkey unexpectedly went viral online. Instead of the usual gifts like gold or jewelry, the newlyweds received a graphics card, RAM and a CPU. In the video, the groom is seen with a GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card hung on a red ribbon around his…
Spanish figure skater Olivia Smart and former U.S. Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker announced their engagement during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Fox News reported. Baker proposed to Smart on Valentine’s Day and the couple later shared the news on social media. The proposal took place in Milan while…
UFC champion Islam Makhachev has said he would welcome the opportunity to fight at a proposed UFC event at the White House, which the promotion is considering for U.S. Flag Day celebrations on June 14, 2026, according to Bloody Elbow. The unusual event has attracted interest from several high-profile fighters,…
Sony Pictures is developing a new feature installment of «Charlie’s Angels.» The project is currently in the early stages of development, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The designated screenwriter is reportedly Pete Chiarelli, known for «The Proposal» starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, as well as «Crazy Rich Asians.» The…
A little monkey named Punch at a zoo in Japan became a real social media star over the weekend. Users were touched by photos and videos showing a six-month-old macaque clutching its favorite plush orangutan toy. Punch was born in July 2025 at Ichikawa City Zoo. The zoo caretakers raised…
A camera trap has captured footage of three Indian crested porcupines in Ile-Alatau National Park in southeastern Kazakhstan. According to the park’s press service, the rare animals were recorded during daylight hours. The Indian crested porcupine is considered a rare species and is included in Category IV of Kazakhstan’s Red…
Kazakhstani figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov humorously showed how he brought Olympic gold to his country. In the video, captioned «That beep? Just Olympic gold,» the athlete can be seen passing through the metal detector before revealing the gold medal hidden beneath the national Olympic team jacket. The post immediately went…
Machines for buying and selling gold bars, designed to operate like ATMs, are set to appear in Tajikistan. The country’s central bank plans to launch the project this year. The idea is simple: customers pay for the selected bar by card and receive it directly from the machine. Some of…
BTS, the globally recognized K-pop band, has announced global cinema screenings of two concerts from their Arirang World Tour. The concerts — set to take place in South Korea’s Goyang on April 11 and Tokyo on April 18 — will be screened live in cinemas worldwide. BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'…
A short video of stray dogs crossing a street in Almaty went viral in Kazakhstan. In the footage, which has already garnered thousands of views, two strays carefully approach a crosswalk, wait for cars to pass, and then calmly cross the road. Drivers, in turn, stopped and let them cross.…
Saber Interactive, a Florida-based video game developer and publisher, has announced the development of a new big-budget video game based on the “John Wick” franchise by Lionsgate. According to the company, the game will be a mature-rated, third-person action title for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The developers…
Not only medals and records are in the spotlight at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Norway’s biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid, who won the bronze medal in the individual race, drew attention for bursting into tears and making a personal confession in the mixed zone. The athlete told reporters that he met…
Users in Russia are complaining en masse about problems accessing YouTube and WhatsApp. According to industry experts, the services’ domains have disappeared from the National Domain Name System (NDNS), the state-controlled system used by providers in Russia, Kommersant.ru reported. As a result, users’ devices have stopped receiving IP addresses for…
Universal Studios has decided to revive one of its most profitable franchises, «The Mummy.» There are many expectations for the movie, which is scheduled for release on May 19, 2028, nearly 20 years after the original’s release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has persuaded key cast members to join…
Ghana has designated each Wednesday as «Fugu Day,» encouraging citizens to wear the traditional outfit to promote national identity and cultural pride, the BBC reported. The initiative follows an online debate sparked by mockery of the fugu worn by Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama during a state visit to Zambia.…
American pop star Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalogue to music publishing company Primary Wave, according to TMZ. The deal reportedly totaled around $200 million. The publisher acquired a stake in the singer’s catalogue, which includes such hits as «…Baby One More Time,» «Oops!… I Did…
