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It's the first civilian legal case in South Korea regarding so-called "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II. The unprecedented ruling is likely to spark ire in Japan.

With school closed, children take advantage of the heavy snowfall in the Ukrainian capital to snowboard down the Kiev's historic and popular tourist attraction, the Andriyivskyy Descent.

Tourists enjoy Istanbul's scenery and children play in parks after heavy snowfalls following weeks of warm weather in Turkey.

The few foreign tourists in Paris are discovering sides of a city they could hardly have imagined before the Covid crisis hit one of the world's most popular destinations. The French capital is under a 6pm curfew to curb infections, but visitors are making the most of the lack of crowds.

A South Korean court rejected a lawsuit calling for Japan to compensate victims forced to work in wartime brothels. Activists and plaintiffs denounced the decision, calling it a "major disappointment."

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Oregon Zoo releases a video showing Asian elephants Samudra, Rose-Tu and Chendra splash around Oregon Zoo’s Elephant Lands pool while enjoying some tasty treats. A record-breaking heatwave has swept across parts of western US and Canada since the weekend, prompting authorities to issue heat warnings and advisories.

In Stevns, in the countryside south of Copenhagen, Jacob Shaw, a cellist and the head of a music school, comes to play to a herd of cattle. Unable to perform during the pandemic, he turned to this unusual audience. The experience was so enjoyable that he continued it even after the reopening of the theatres.

Spectators leaving a 7am screening of the new James Bond 'No Time To Die' at a cinema on London's Leicester square share their enthusiasm about the film, which has finally hit movie theatres after a 18 months delay due to Covid-19.

While tourists have long been able to mingle freely unofficially at parties in and around Jeddah, known as Saudi Arabia's most open-minded city, Saudis were confined to single-sex beaches. But now, four years into a reform drive aimed at improving the country's image and creating new opportunities for its oil-reliant economy, they are enjoying more freedoms.

As a female reporter who grew up in Syria, the World Cup in Qatar has sparked both pride and shame in DW’s Dana Sumlaji. But she will still enjoy the tournament in an Arab nation — and Arabs should be able to as well.

Ukrainians who have fled their country in the 10 months since the Russian invasion are facing their first festive season in Germany. Many have only one Christmas wish.