Mount Vesuvius is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, known for its devastating eruption in 79 AD that buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and debris. Located in Italy’s Campania region, near the city of Naples, Mount Vesuvius has a rich history and continues to be an active volcano. In this article, we will explore 15 fascinating facts about this iconic natural wonder, highlighting its geological significance, historical impact, and ongoing activity.

Five Republican senators led by Marco Rubio on Friday asked US President Joe Biden’s administration to ban travel between the United States and China after a spike in Chinese respiratory illness cases. “We should immediately restrict travel between the United States and [China] until we know more about the dangers posed by this new illness,” said the letter signed by Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The rise in cases became a global issue last week when the World Health Organization asked China for more information, citing a report on clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children by the Programme for Monitoring Emerging Diseases.

Hong Kong's Tsang Siu-keung finished second in the week-long 250km Gobi March race across the Gobi Desert. Winner Ryan Sandes from South Africa led the race from its first stage last Sunday and won all stages, including the demanding 79km 'Long March' section which traversed two days. Sandes completed the epic in 24 hours, 38 minutes and 20 seconds while Tsang finished in 25:09:00. 'The terrain and the climate were extremely harsh, but the scenery was unique,' said Tsang, who won the 2007 Hong Kong Trailwalker with Wong Ka-wai.

Sex and the City turned 25 this month! But unlike most of us – who likely grimace at the clothes we wore a quarter of a century ago – the show felt infinitely more stylish in its infancy than it does now. I’ve been rewatching it, and I’m reminded all over again why it became a de facto spiritual guru for multiple generations of women. Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda, for their flaws, showed us a new mode of living – one where baby showers and weddings were anything but aspirational, and where all you really needed to be happy was your friends.

A Chinese man’s new young bride from Laos ran off only a few days after their arranged marriage. The 28-year old man, surnamed Duan, from Xianyang, Shaanxi province, had borrowed 110,000 yuan (HK$124,000) to pay for the marriage with the woman from the nation across China’s southern border, the Chinese Business View newspaper reported. Li, who had first met her husband only in December, was reported to have fled on January 29 – the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday, “a few days” after their wedding.