In world first, Venice to trial day tickets
By Gildas LE ROUX ROME, April 23, 2024 (AFP) - Venice will this week begin charging day trippers for entry,…
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Gaza’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’
By Guillaume Lavallee JERUSALEM, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Gaza's ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its "Napoleon's…
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Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on Moon
By Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, April 10, 2024 (AFP) - A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set…
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Kyoto seeks to guard geishas from tourist ‘paparazzi’
By Fred Mery KYOTO, Japan, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Kyoto is cracking down after locals complained that Instagram-obsessed tourist…
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Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail
Hikers using the most popular route to climb Japan's Mount Fuji will be charged $13 each from July, with numbers…
2 months ago
Archeologists probe mysterious Canadian shipwreck
A shipwreck believed to date from the 19th century has washed up on the snow-covered shores of Canada's Atlantic island…
3 months ago
AI reads ancient scroll buried by Vesuvius eruption
Three researchers on Monday won a $700,000 prize for using artificial intelligence to read a 2,000-year-old scroll that was scorched…
3 months ago
Deep sea explorer says may have found Amelia Earhart’s plane
A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of…
3 months ago
Royal Caribbean’s ‘Icon,’ world’s largest cruise ship, sets sail
The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage Saturday,…
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