Sharjah Light Festival continues to draw crowds citywide

Sharjah Light Festival keeps the emirate glowing bright

Visitors flock to landmarks to capture photos and experience storytelling through light

'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase

Pop culture fuels katana revival, but Japan’s swordsmiths struggle to survive

Sparks flying as swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki forges steel with a mechanical hammer at Kawasaki's workshop in Misato, Saitama prefecture.

Warming climate threatens Greenland’s traditions

The Arctic is warming about four times faster than the rest of the world

Dwindling snow threatens Greenland's dogsled mushers' ancestral way of life

Floods force 50,000 out of Morocco’s north city

Evacuees were taken in by relatives or moved to temporary shelters set up by officials

Morocco evacuates 50,000 as floods hit northern city

Moscow thrillseekers try ‘ice floating’ in river

Ice floating, popular across Russia, is now making waves as thrillseekers join in Moscow

'A sea of emotions' as ice floating trend reaches Moscow

Helicopter display in Rio marks flight centenary

Celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Plus Ultra flight

Helicopters from the Spanish Air and Space Force's ASPA patrol perform an aerial display over Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Watch: How a quadriplegic runs high-tech farm in China

Bedridden by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Li runs hydroponic farms with his mother’s help

Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is guiding his mother through the circuit operation via a video monitoring app from his bed in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality.

Nearly 300 evacuated as fire hits Courchevel hotel

More than 100 firefighters were deployed to the scene, working through the night

Blaze hits luxury Courchevel hotel, nearly 300 evacuated

Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats

In Istanbul, street cats are treated with near-religious affection

Istanbul’s street cats live like royalty amid citywide love

New Yorkers revel in snowball fight amid storm

Dozens gathered in the park, laughing and cheering as they hurled snowballs in fun

New Yorkers revel in snowball fight amid major winter storm

Dancing robots draw crowds in Davos

The event unfolds as global leaders, tech chiefs and policymakers meet in Davos

Aurora storm lights up Earth in rare ISS footage

In the footage, the auroras appear like a glowing curtain suspended over the planet

Rare solar storm sparks breathtaking auroras from ISS

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