Fewer visitors, more police stroll Paris streets
PARIS, France (AFP)-- Paris in August is calmer than most months with the locals on holiday, and this year is…
8 years ago
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Feeling the heat: public saunas cool again in Finland
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Is stripping down and getting sweaty with strangers your kind of thing? In Finland, despite an…
8 years ago
At ancient Syria site, IS discovers then destroys treasures
When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria's most important Assyrian-era sites, they discovered previously unknown millennia-old…
8 years ago
First ‘rooftop vineyard’ opens in New York City
Millennial US winemakers have established what they call the first commercially viable rooftop vineyard in New York, hoping to create…
8 years ago
Risky Tourism in Afghanistan
Map of Afghanistan with photos of major tourist attractions, and areas controlled by the Taliban.
8 years ago
Pikachus parade down Japan street
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Thousands of people turned up in the Japanese port city of Yokohama on Sunday (August 7)…
8 years ago
Paris launches campaign to end affair with love locks
Paris may be the capital of romance but it refuses to be locked down. After removing 45 tonnes of padlocks…
8 years ago
Britain’s new i360 tower a ‘pier in the sky’
by Robin MILLARD BRIGHTON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The world's tallest moving observation tower, the i360, opens to the public…
8 years ago
Sao Tome and Principe eyes tourism boost to economy
Situated off the Atlantic coast of Africa, the twin archipelago Sao Tome and Principe was once the world's leading producer…
8 years ago
“Tangke” lagoon sa Iloilo, pansamantalang isasara sa mga turista
Dalawang buwang isasara sa mga turista ang Tangke lagoon sa Gigantes Island na nasa northern Iloilo. Bukod sa gagawing paglilinis,…
8 years ago
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