In the past, women were allowed to volunteer to serve in the military, but they were not entered into a lottery system for compulsory service like their male peers. Women volunteers made up roughly a quarter of 2024’s cohort.
A state-owned gambling company apologized after telling players that they had won “erroneously high prizes.” It blamed the error on a faulty currency conversion.
A state-owned gambling company apologized after telling players that they had won “erroneously high prizes.” It blamed the error on a faulty currency conversion.
Health warnings were issued to tens of millions of Europeans as temperatures climbed well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or more than 40 degrees Celsius.
Health warnings were issued to tens of millions of Europeans as temperatures climbed well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or more than 40 degrees Celsius.
Seeking refreshment in Paris on Sunday. Temperatures around 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius, were expected across France for several days.
A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.
A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.
British police are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect in the theft of a 285-year-old violin, which was snatched while a musician was in a pub.
British police are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect in the theft of a 285-year-old violin, which was snatched while a musician was in a pub.