There are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and terror attacks. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s
People look at a light installation called #everynamecounts projecting names of victims of the Nazi regime on the facade of the French embassy ahead the Holocaust Memorial Day in Berlin, Germany,
Skiers observe social distancing on a chairlift in Flachau, Austria, January 15, 2021. /Reuters It's normally one of the highlights of the ski World Cup season, but this weekend there were no
Between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and terror attacks, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s
A woman looks through the shop window of British book retail shop Waterstones in Crewe, Cheshire, UK, November 18, 2020. /Getty For years, experts predicted the death of the book, as people tu
CGTN screenshot of the lookslikeyouneediceland.com website Between a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and looming economic crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making hea
A diver in a Santa Claus suit swims in a fish tank at the Kaiyukan aquarium in Osaka, Japan, November 27, 2020. /Kyodo News via Getty Between travel restrictions, social distancing rules and l
Between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and terror attacks, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s
CGTN screenshot of the lookslikeyouneediceland.com website Between a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and looming economic crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making hea
A woman walks past a window display with Father Christmas wearing a protective mask during the second COVID-19 national lockdown in Lille, France, November 30, 2020. /Reuters In many European
Between a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and looming economic crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky an
Amid a global pandemic, humanitarian crises, natural disasters and other bleak news, light-hearted stories are as necessary as ever. Here is a pick of the week's best funny, silly and quirky news fro
Clockwise from top left: Representatives Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. /CGTN's montage of Getty ph
A calm, confident and trusted voice during the COVID-19 pandemic, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stood in stark contrast to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson down south. With the cris
A cruise ship sails into Venice, Italy, August 12, 2013. /VCG No more cruise ships, no more hordes of tourists, eerily quiet streets and new marine life in the canals: after battling overtouri
The Akamas Peninsula along the western coast of Cyprus, May 31, 2020. /VCG For most people, a passport comes from being born in a country, having a parent from there, marrying a citizen or app
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine stand on stage amid celebratory balloons and confetti on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016. /AP Even before presum