Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors
VENICE, Italy (news agencies) — Venice on Sunday wraps up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than ...
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Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Sunday to respond ...
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Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE criticized abroad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that was widely ...
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The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide
Two white autoworkers bludgeoned 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat during his bachelor party in ...
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As LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Ahead of New York City’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride march, organizers typically spend weeks mapping out ...
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Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
HONG KONG (news agencies) — A Hong Kong court began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under ...
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New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France
NICE, France (news agencies) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on ...
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New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pre-trial detention
NICE, France (news agencies) — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a ...
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North Korea resumes flying balloons in likely bid to drop trash on South Korea again, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — North Korea resumed flying balloons on Saturday in a likely attempt to drop trash ...
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Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in ...
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