Earth Hour takes place at 8.30 p.m. local time and is a global call to turn off the lights to raise awareness of the danger of global climatic change.
Saturday, 30 March 2019
Taipei tallest building goes dark for Earth Hour
Taiwan's tallest building joined cities around the world to mark Earth Hour by turning off its lights on Saturday in a call for global action on climate change. (March 30)
Rare white lion cubs born in Crimea safari park
Two rare white lion cubs have been born in a Crimean safari park. The male and female cubs arrived in the Taygan lion park near Belogorsk several days ago but haven't been named yet. (March 30)
Man runs towards motorcade in Morocco carrying king, Pope Francis
A man was seen running towards the car carrying the King of Morocco Saturday as the motorcade with the king and Pope Francis drove down a main road in Rabat. (March 30)
Israelis fire tear gas to protesters at fence
Tear gas was fired as crowds of Palestinians demonstrated Saturday near the Israeli border fence to mark one year of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip. (March 30)
Friday, 29 March 2019
Violent anti-government protests in Haiti
Haitians once again took to the streets in rejection of the Government headed by President Jovenel Moise.
Fossils discovered from the day the dinosaurs died 66 million years ago, when an asteroid hit the Earth
66 million years ago, in what's now North Dakota, a group of animals died together, only a few minutes after a huge asteroid smashed into the Earth near present-day Mexico.