Around the world

SUEZ CANAL, EGYPT Billion-dollar traffic jam

It was the gridlock that mesmerised the world. The Ever Given, a 221,000-ton ship, got stuck in the Suez Canal after running aground during high winds. It caused a 165 vessel pile-up, halted global trade and cost billions before being freed by tugs and a very meme-worthy digger.

THE ANTARCTIC Lucky feet

One penguin narrowly avoided becoming dinner by jumping into a boat full of tourists in the Antarctic. The Gentoo penguin was being pursued by a pod of killer whales before it spotted the boat and made its lucky escape – an experience straight out of a nature documentary for the surprised tourists on board.

ICELAND

Mother Nature’s beauty Hikers get up close to Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano. Two weeks after its eruption, the volcano is attracting people from the nearby city of Reykjavik in droves.