February 2025, the team of Polish climbers consisting of Michał Czech, Maciek Kimel and Tomek Klimczak made the first free ascent of the classic 'Direttissima' on the east face of Rysy in the High ...

Max Boot is a historian and biographer, best-selling author, and foreign-policy analyst. He is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign ...

Old Town Square is a popular spot in Prague, with travelers flocking here in droves for its beautiful architecture, colorful history and vibrant atmosphere. The UNESCO-listed square hasn't changed ...

Now that the colder months have set in, a faithful pair of boots (alongside a snug set of slippers and some thick wool socks) can help make life far more bearable. Here, I’ve rounded up the best ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...

Sometimes, climbing into the third row of a seven-seater ... which is particularly useful if the rear seats are occupied and taking up boot space. Models with modular roof bars can be fitted ...

The Ostrava Concert Hall, designed by Steven Holl Architects, has just broken ground in the Czech Republic. Commemorating the start of construction, the concert hall “promises to be an inspiring ...

Nepal has sharply increased Everest climbing permit fees and introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution and preventing accidents on the planet’s tallest peak. Under the ...

Situated at the core of Europe, the Czech Republic hosts around 10.8 million residents. Known for its extensive cultural history and heritage, the country is observing a rising interest in its ...

Climbing the highest peaks in the world, those exceeding 8,000 meters, requires changes to one’s physiology. Beyond an impressive climbing resume and peak physical conditioning, actual bodily ...

A new UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7344 that affects a Microsoft-signed application could be exploited to deploy bootkits even if Secure Boot protection is active.

Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems. The vulnerability, ...