Merkel officially retired
With the German Bundestag about to elect a new chancellor on the 8th of this month, Merkel, who has been at the helm of Europe's largest economy for 16 years, will also officially step down. Merkel's reign will come to a real end.
Built 139 years! Spain Sagrada Familia main building cap "light up the stars"
On December 8, in Barcelona, Spain, the Sagrada Familia was topped to the top, and the main tower, the Tower of the Virgin Mary, was topped with a twelve-pointed star-like spire, and the Star of the Sagrada Familia was lit. It is reported that the star-shaped spire weighs 5.5 tons, and the Tower of the Virgin Mary after the installation of the spire is 138 meters high. The Basilica of the Holy Family, the legacy of renowned architect Antonio Gaudí, is one of the most complex and time-consuming architectural projects ever undertaken. The church was designed and built since 1882, but remains unfinished after 139 years. It was originally scheduled to be completed 100 weeks after Gaudí's death in 2026, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the completion time will be postponed.
Exterior view of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Spain.
Interior view of the Sagrada Familia in Spain.
Statue of Jesus inside the Sagrada Familia basilica in Spain.
India's Chief of Defence Staff and 13 others were killed in the crash
On December 8, a Russian-made Mi-17V5 armed military helicopter crashed in tamil Nadu, southern India, and 13 people on board have been confirmed dead. India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, has passed away.
Russia's TASS news agency opened a press station on the International Space Station
Russia's TASS news agency opened a press station on the International Space Station, becoming the world's first media outlet to set up a permanent presence on the International Space Station. TASS's first space correspondent was Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who went into space on December 8 with wealthy Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa and his assistants aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft. Misulkin will talk about his work and life on the space station, readers can learn about it through TASS, and relevant photos and videos will be posted on THETAS website and official social media accounts.
On December 8, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft was launched at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Storm "Bala" hit the British coast with terrible waves
On December 8, Merseyside, England, Storm "Bala" struck, and huge waves appeared on the local coast.
The number of deaths from the eruption of Mount Semmelus in Indonesia rose to 34
On December 7, the Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province was still erupting that day, and the death toll had risen to 34, with 17 others missing and 56 injured.
A soldier participates in a search and rescue in Lumajang, East Java Province, Indonesia.
Dust weather hit Cairo
On December 8, windy sand and dust hit cairo, egypt's capital, with low visibility in the city.
Shrouded in dust, Egypt's capital, Cairo.
Harbin: Bus change sampling point
Recently, harbin has experienced a new crown pneumonia epidemic. Under the severe cold, Harbin Transportation Group draws buses from the nearest operating line to support nucleic acid testing, "human movement" becomes "vehicle movement", which is convenient for citizens to participate in the nearest nucleic acid collection, and also provides a relatively warm working environment for sampling personnel. As of December 7, Harbin has reported a cumulative total of 35 locally confirmed cases of the epidemic.
On December 8, on Pujiang Road in Harbin's Nangang District, workers register information for citizens.
The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 in South Korea exceeded 7,000 and the cumulative number of infections with the Ombikerjung strain was 38
The Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters of the Republic of Korea reported on December 8 that 7,175 new confirmed cases of covid-19 were added in the past 24 hours, a new high since the outbreak of the epidemic, and there were 840 existing severe cases. As of 00:00 on the 8th, there were 2 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus Obi Kejong strain in South Korea in a single day, with a total of 38 cases.
At a COVID-19 testing site in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, on December 8, screens show how crowded nucleic acid testing sites in Seoul are.
Candlelight mourns the death of COVID-19
On December 7, more than 11,000 candles were lit in front of the Swiss Federal Parliament building in Bern, Switzerland, to commemorate more than 11,000 COVID-19 victims in Switzerland.
Candles commemorating the death of COVID-19 in front of the Swiss Federal Parliament building.
The wintering paradise of the black-necked crane
Recently, there have been about 1,500 black-necked cranes in Linzhou County, Lhasa, Tibet, which has become a paradise for black-necked cranes to winter.
Black-necked crane photographed at Hutou Mountain Reservoir in Linzhou County.
Aerial photography of Turkish vineyards The color scheme of the fields is like a picture
In Manisa, Turkey, local farmers work in vineyards.
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