News OF THE World

ROMANIA

Romania is marketing a gold-infused water from a spring in operation since antiquity.

Aur’a natural gold water had its international debut at Expo 2020 in Dubai this week. The water originates from the Ursoanea spring in a region known as “gold hawk mountain,” where Romans once mined gold.

DENMARK

Danish rules of the road left a driver without his fancy new ride.

A resident of Norway who had just splashed more than $310,000 on a Lamborghini and was driving it home through Denmark ended up in the clutches of cops — who pulled him over for hitting 147 mph, according to the Robb Report.

Denmark passed a law in the spring making speeds above 124 mph illegal, and cops seized the luxe vehicle.

MEXICO

The Canadian curling team, which has dominated the sport for decades, is facing a tough challenge in an upcoming international play off — from Mexico.

The rookie Mexican team will face off against Canada at the Americas Zone Challenge, which is scheduled to be held in Alberta at the end of October. Both teams may also face a challenge from Brazil.

JAPAN

Twin brother-and-sister pandas born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in April were given names this week from a list of 190,000 suggestions from residents across the country.

The female giant panda cub has been named Lei Lei and her brother is called Xiao Xiao.

The zoo is currently training the pandas to become used to human voices, before they are revealed to the public in January.

BRAZIL

Beach co-working spaces are the latest hit in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city.

Rooftop “beaches” complete with umbrellas and lawn chairs have popped up across the city for tech and pharmaceutical workers after residents emerged from 18 months of COVID lockdown.

GoWork, one of the companies behind the open-air spaces, said his company has seen a 300 percent increase in unconventional workspaces in the city of 12.3 million since 2019.