Austria: Fiaker and their horses
The heat rises in waves from the street as temperatures soar to 38 degrees Celcius in Vienna. Several horses and carriages stand in this sweltering heat in front of the Albertina.
But, along the Fürichgasse where large trees pour their shade out over the park onto the street giving a reprieve from direct sun to both horse carriages and drivers, Fiaker drivers pass out water buckets, smoke cigarettes and wait their turn to move forward in the line and into the heat. ... (Read more)
The Local
South Korea: Korea’s gender wage gap biggest in OECD
Korea’s income gap between men and women is the biggest among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
In 2010, Korean men who worked full time received a median wage that was 39 percent higher than their female counterparts, almost the same as the 40 percent extra they made 10 years ago.... (Read more)
The Korea Herald
Turkey: PHOTOS: Heroic dog saves puppies after rescue team asks for help
A heroic stray dog has saved her puppies from a drainage canal after rescue teams asked for her help in the southwestern Turkish province of Muğla on June 7.
Erhan Erol, a resident, called firefighters as he noticed eight puppies that were stuck in a drainage canal at the Kumbahçe beach near the touristic town of Bodrum. The puppies were about to be drowned as the canal was slowly filling with seawater. ... (Read more)
Daily News
Poland: Poland wins world computer coding championship
Australia: ‘Rapid’ bacteria detector developed
Germany: Can A Tattoo Get You Fired?
After a prospective police candidate was banned for a tattoo, Germany debates workplace appearance rules as the number of young employees with tattoos is exploding. ... (Read more)
