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Kazan hosts #phygital ice race finals, where participants race in a mix of #karting & cyber sport relay format, with teams of two drivers competing in physical as well as virtual stages

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spewing hot clouds - locals scared & worried

Mongolia's annual 'Thousand Camels' festival in the Gobi Desert showcases camel polo, races, parades, and a 'Beautiful Couple' competition to promote tourism and protect the endangered two-humped camel population, with one participant noting that to win at camel polo, it's all about the preparation and skill of the camel, not the rider

Mongolia's eagle hunting skills @ the Golden Eagle 2023 festival, featuring the country's best eagle tamers, aiming to spread Kazakh culture & tradition to Ulaanbaatar's residents and tourists @RTvisual

Sudan's Istanara Cafe, the first of its kind, empowers deaf people to work in any field while challenging societal stereotypes, with patrons and staff communicating solely in sign language

Sick of not being able to hit the slopes? No problem! Mikhail Svishchev from Biysk has created the SnowTug, an electric towing device that attaches to skis, a snowboard or snow scooter, accelerates up to 40km/hr using Bluetooth controls, and fits into a standard backpack. Svishchev, a self-taught designer, plans to create a series of these devices for collective use and hopes to attract investors for mass production

Residents in Pola feel the sickly consequences of an oil tanker spill, with many suffering from dizziness, breathing problems, and nausea, forcing them to don protective gear while cleaning up the coast as officials impose a fishing ban and declare a 'state of calamity' for the affected areas

On International Women's Day, 1000s of women in Mexico City protest against gender-based violence and inequality, demanding justice and change, with some holding placards calling for the decriminalization of abortion and an end to feminicide

Punjab painted in vivid colors as locals celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of love and colors, with a bang, parading through streets, throwing colored powder at passing trains, and indulging in traditional sweets, marking the triumph of good over evil and the onset of spring

Malaysia's flood havoc claims lives & homes as more than 40,000 forced to flee, leaving streets submerged and citizens relying on boats and emergency aid, with authorities now grappling to tackle the mounting piles of debris left in its wake

Sikhs swap colorful powder for weapons in their most important festival, Hola Mohalla, as they gather for parades and daring performances to honor their spiritual community and its roots, just one day after Hindus finish celebrating Holi

A new span has been installed on the Crimean bridge after a two-day procedure, with the entire railway component expected to be completed by summer

Elegant St. Petersburg women don beautiful hats to observe a sophisticated dress code while attending the classical Alexandrinsky Theater, as part of the 2nd All-Russian Action "Beautiful Exit" which aims to encourage theatergoers to dress well; the event also took place in more than 40 Russian cities and even abroad

Meet Alexander, a sixth-grader from Yekaterinburg who has his own fleet of 300 paper-made buses, trams, trolleybuses, and electric trains that he creates by taking photos of the vehicles he likes on the roads and turning them into models

Hyderabad's 'House of Dosas' is making waves with their luxurious twist on a local favorite - the Gold Dosa, made with 24-karat gold, a variety of nuts and spices, and no less than nine different chutneys, at a cost of 916 Rupees, causing a stir among food bloggers and social media influencers

Tbilisi artist Nutsa Nikoleishvili turns unwanted gadgets into stunning paintings, using the disassembled parts to create colorful and intricate pieces, with her favorite being a red dragon made during the pandemic, while also contributing to the environment by reusing the unusable technical details

Moscow residents flock to Riga market to buy flowers for International Women's Day, causing excitement and long lines, as the holiday of women's solidarity is celebrated in several countries worldwide

Colombia plans to send 70 "cocaine hippos" - descendants of Pablo Escobar's exotic animal collection - to new sanctuaries in India and Mexico to slow down their booming population and protect the country's ecosystem from invasive species, with biologist David Echeverri studying their reproduction in alien climates and examining the animals to guarantee they are not carriers of contagious infectious diseases

After being submerged by the Mosul Dam's reservoir in the 80s, an old cemetery & shrine resurfaces in Khanki village, displaying dozens of gravestones affected by algae and water damage

World-class sports stars participate in a friendly hockey match on Lake Baikal to draw attention to the environmental situation in the region and protect the deepest lake on the planet, with Olympic champions like Vyacheslav Fetisov and Alexey Kasatonov playing for the "Hockey Stars" and "Team of the Irkutsk Region", resulting in a draw with a score of 6:6, all while promoting the UN's Last game program and the protection of Baikal's UNESCO World Heritage status

The World Police Summit @ #Dubai showcases the latest breakthroughs in policing, security, & public safety, with Interpol's Secretary-General, Jurgen Stock, highlighting the importance of innovation and international partnerships in the fight against crime, including the success of a global early warning system against mafia networks

A 19-year-old passenger falls out of a moving minibus @ #Volgograd, captured by CCTV cameras, but fortunately people came to her aid, as she was taken to hospital with her injuries unspecified

Hangzhou's Zhongda Yintai shopping mall has opened China's first penguin restaurant, complete with 12 gentoo penguins from Antarctica, & customers were delighted to watch animals while eating food, with some bringing their children to participate in the feeding event

Riot police clashed with protesters @ #Paris as 1000s took to the streets to rally against the government's new pension reform, with tear gas & stun grenades used to quell the unrest and a small group even breaking into a bank

Tokyo basked in the glow of the 'Full Worm Moon', lighting up the city's skyline and providing a stunning sight, which is believed to be named after earthworms that appear in warmer weather