- Friday, 28 November 2025
CNN
The world’s happiest countries for 2023
The report, which is a publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, draws on global survey data from people in more than 150 countries. Countries are ranked on happiness based on their average life evaluations over the three preceding years, in this case, 2020 to 2022. The report identifies the happiest nations, those at the very bottom of the happiness scale and everything in between, plus the factors that tend to lead to greater happiness.
Some of the most beautiful bird photos you'll ever see
Between 2004 and 2012, Laman and ornithologist Edwin Scholes made 18 trips to New Guinea, spending 544 days there in total. Laman took nearly 40,000 pictures, becoming the first person to capture every known species of the bird of paradise on camera.
Major night for Asian representation, with historic wins for 'Everything Everywhere' and 'RRR'
The 95th Academy Awards were a major night for Asian representation on the silver screen with a series of milestones, including the first Asian woman to take the best actress gong and the first ever Oscar wins for Indian productions.
Asia’s richest man to relaunch iconic 1970s Indian soda that once rivalled Coca-Cola
Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has announced plans to relaunch an iconic 1970s soda brand that once rivalled Coca-Cola and Pepsi, prompting a wave of nostalgia on social media among the millions of Indians who grew up drinking the beverage.
South Korean capital building world’s biggest spokeless Ferris wheel
South Korea’s capital is adding another feature to its skyline in 2027 – the “Seoul Ring,” a 180-meter (591-foot) spokeless Ferris wheel. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced the attraction would be located in Haneul Park in the city’s northeast.
Seven dead in shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses center in Germany
Seven people were killed during a mass shooting on Thursday at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the German city of Hamburg in what the country’s leader denounced a “brutal act of violence.”
Threat of rising seas to Asian megacities could be way worse than we thought, study warns
Parts of Asia’s largest cities could be underwater by 2100 thanks to rising sea levels, according to a new study that combines both the impact of climate change with natural oceanic fluctuations. Sea levels have already been on the rise due to increasing ocean temperatures and unprecedented levels of ice melting caused by climate change.
World’s best airports for customer experience
There’s way more to an airport than the mechanics of getting from point A to point B, and the best airports put a lot into making passengers’ journeys as seamless and pleasant as possible.
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Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn’t know it had
Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be 14,125 islands in Japanese territory, more than double the figure of 6,852 that has been in official use since a 1987 report by Japan’s Coast Guard.
World’s best beaches for 2023
Stretching out on the world’s best beach won’t come easy. Baía do Sancho is accessible only by boat or via ladders descending steep cliffs to the golden sand below.
Brand new Boeing 747 scrapped after 16 flights
A Boeing 747 configured as a private VIP jet is being scrapped after having spent just 30 hours in service over 16 flights. The aircraft, originally intended for a Saudi royal, sat on the ground for almost 10 years at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, located at the border between France, Switzerland and Germany.
World’s largest outdoor ice rink closed
First it was ski resorts not being able to operate due to the climate crisis. Now, the world’s largest outdoor ice rink is facing the possibility of a season fully closed, due to a lack of ice.
Earthquake created a deep chasm in middle of Turkish olive grove
A verdant olive grove was cleaved into two during last week’s devastating earthquake in Turkey, creating a valley 984 feet long (about 300 meters) that now divides the area.
More than 21,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria
More than 21,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, officials said.
Death toll in Turkey and Syria from earthquake surpasses 17,000
The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is now at least 17,176, according to authorities.
