Egypt has unveiled new visitor facilities on the plateau outside Cairo where the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx are situated, the country’s most visited heritage site and the sole remaining wonder of the ancient world.
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A local entrepreneur in the Japanese tourist destination of Nara has developed an alternative to plastic shopping bags, to protect the town’s sacred deer.
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More than 100 people are dead and thousands of homes have been submerged in some of Vietnam’s most severe floods in decades, with authorities warning that more bad weather is to come.
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While India struggles to keep its Covid-19 caseload in check, another crisis has taken over its capital city and adjoining states. Delhi has reported very poor air quality this month, which experts fear could significantly increase coronavirus cases in North India. CNN’s Vedika Sud reports.
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“They are children of God and have a right to a family,” Pope Francis says in a new documentary.
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Witnesses say soldiers opened fire on demonstrators in Nigeria’s biggest city on Tuesday.
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A grand juror says the panel was not given the opportunity to bring homicide charges against police.
Read More »Nigeria Sars protests: Nigerian horror over shootings in Lagos
Anger and shock after men in camouflage open fire on those protesting at Lagos’ Lekki toll gate.
Read More »France teacher attack: Seven people to attend court over Samuel Paty’s death
They include a parent who reportedly exchanged text messages with the killer before the attack.
Read More »Berlin mystery attack targets 70 museum artefacts
The attack took place on the German capital’s Museum Island and took over two weeks to come to light.
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