Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year
September 05, 2023 10:59 PM VENICE, Italy – Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow…
Israel president urges leaders to seize moment to end judicial crisis
September 05, 2023 10:37 PM Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rivals to reach a compromise that would end the judicial crisis…
Meta to drop ‘Facebook News’ tab in some European countries
September 05, 2023 10:15 PM News makes up less than 3 per cent of what people see on their Facebook feeds. Read More
Sand dredging is ‘sterilising’ ocean floor, UN warns
September 05, 2023 10:11 PM Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is unsustainable and…
Burkina Faso says 53 soldiers, volunteers killed in clashes with militants
September 05, 2023 9:58 PM Seventeen soldiers and 36 volunteer fighters were killed in heavy clashes with militants in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the army said in a statement…
Delta flight makes U-turn after passenger has ‘diarrhoea all the way through the plane’
September 05, 2023 9:50 PM The aircraft had to be cleaned and disinfected for five hours before it could resume its journey. Read More
Congo charges military officers in killing of over 40 protesters
September 05, 2023 9:40 PM GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Six soldiers were charged on Tuesday for their involvement in the killing of more than 40 people during an…
Rolfo to miss Barcelona and Sweden games after knee surgery
September 05, 2023 9:37 PM Barcelona forward Fridolina Rolfo, who scored three goals to help Sweden to a third place finish at the Women’s World Cup, will miss the start…
Russian forces destroy first British-supplied Challenger 2 tank in Ukraine, official says
September 05, 2023 9:28 PM A Russian-backed official said the tank belonged to the Ukrainian army’s 82nd brigade and was bound for Crimea. Read More