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Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism 24 Oct 2024 - 05:47 pm

Rome: Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days on which tourists have to pay to enter...

Pinterest secretly tracks users, EU privacy group says 24 Oct 2024 - 05:44 pm

Paris: Privacy campaigners filed a complaint this week against lifestyle website Pinterest, accusing it of secretly gathering personal data to use for targeted...

Maldives leader to take 50% pay cut under new austerity move 24 Oct 2024 - 05:31 pm

Malé, Maldives: The president of cash-strapped Maldives will take a 50-percent pay cut as part of an austerity drive that will see public...

Mikati urges international community to take action to stop Israeli aggression on Lebanon 24 Oct 2024 - 05:26 pm

Paris: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday urged the international community to take immediate action to stop the Israeli aggression on...

Austrian lawmakers elect first far-right parliament president 24 Oct 2024 - 05:21 pm

Vienna: Austrian lawmakers on Thursday elected for the first time a far-right politician as parliament president. The far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) won national...

Israeli airstrike targeting car in mount Lebanon leaves two casualties 24 Oct 2024 - 04:31 pm

Beirut: Two civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday on areas in western Lebanon. In statements, local sources said that the...

More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches 24 Oct 2024 - 02:55 pm

Balasore, India: At least 1.1 million people on India's eastern coast hunkered down in storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone set to...

Gaza rescuers say 17 killed, dozens wounded in Israel strike on school 24 Oct 2024 - 02:50 pm

Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 17 people on Thursday in the Palestinian territory's central...

Wife of Pakistan ex-PM Khan released from prison: party 24 Oct 2024 - 01:17 pm

Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was released from jail on Thursday, his party said, nine months after...

US unveils national security memorandum on AI 24 Oct 2024 - 01:11 pm

Washington: The United States unveiled Thursday a framework to address national security risks posed by artificial intelligence, a year after President Joe Biden...

Germany pledges 96 mn euros in aid for war-hit Lebanon 24 Oct 2024 - 12:56 pm

Berlin: Germany pledged 96 million euros ($103 million) for crisis-hit Lebanon at a Paris aid conference on Thursday as conflict rages in the...

Chinese company to sell tickets for space tourism flights in 2027 24 Oct 2024 - 12:53 pm

Beijing: A Chinese company will launch sales on Thursday of two tickets for a commercial spaceflight planned for 2027. The tickets sold by...

France to give 100 mn euros to Lebanon aid: Macron 24 Oct 2024 - 12:28 pm

Paris: France will give aid worth 100 million euros to Lebanon, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday at an international conference on the...

Original 'Little Prince' typescript to go under hammer in UAE 24 Oct 2024 - 11:02 am

London: A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's classic "The Little Prince", complete with the author's...

A journey through Xinjiang’s lavender paradise 24 Oct 2024 - 07:44 am

Urumqi,Xinjiang: The picturesque region of Ili in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has become an allure for tourists seeking the serenity and...

Charles gets a warm welcome on his first visit as king to Samoa 24 Oct 2024 - 12:03 am

SIUMU, Samoa: In the dark, dozens of people lined a narrow road near the Samoan fishing village of Siumu, gathering near a sign...

BRICS leaders declare support for granting Palestine full UN membership 23 Oct 2024 - 10:57 pm

Moscow: The BRICS group affirmed Wednesday its support for granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations in the context...

G7 to make $50 billion Ukraine loan available by year-end: Yellen 23 Oct 2024 - 10:51 pm

Washington: G7 nations are committed to making $50 billion in lending available to Ukraine by year-end, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday...