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Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boom
Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
Finnish fur farm horror caught on video as industry fights ban
Obese, infection-ridden foxes trapped in small cages; cubs feeding on their dead siblings: footage filmed by an animal rights group paints a shocking picture of fur farming in Finland.
One dead in southern Peru as protesters prepare for looming march
Protesters from all over Peru converged in Lima on Wednesday ahead of two days of planned protests against the government of President Dina Boluarte, as one demonstrator died in clashes with police in the country's south.
Let's-a-go (to Hollywood)! First US 'Super Mario' theme park to open
Nintendo's first theme park outside of its native Japan will open in California next month, just weeks before Mario gets the big-screen treatment in a major new Hollywood film.
UN 'deeply concerned' by threats to Guatemala justice officials
The UN on Wednesday voiced "deep concern" over threats, harassment and reprisals faced by justice officials and human rights defenders in Guatemala.
Rare photos from WWII Jewish ghetto shown in Warsaw
Never-before-seen photos of the Warsaw Ghetto -- from a roll of film shot by a Polish firefighter under the noses of the occupying Germans -- were unveiled to journalists Wednesday.
Jury hears Elon Musk told 'lies' that cost Tesla investors millions
A lawyer for angry Tesla investors told a California courtroom on Wednesday that CEO Elon Musk "lied" about having funding in place to take the company private, costing his clients millions of dollars.
Monastyrsky: minister from Ukraine's wartime generation
Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, who died in a shock helicopter crash outside Kyiv Wednesday, was a deeply respected politician with a readiness to venture near frontlines.
In rare attack, polar bear kills two people in Alaska
A polar bear on a rampage killed a woman and a boy in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack on humans.
Church of England keeps ban on same-sex marriages
The Church of England will not change its rules to allow priests to marry same-sex couples following five years of internal debate on the issue, it announced on Wednesday.
Qantas flight lands safely in Sydney after mid-air mayday
Ambulance services scrambled at Sydney airport on Wednesday to meet an incoming Qantas plane that issued a mid-air mayday alert with engine trouble before landing safely.
Sauerkraut and smelly cheese: Franco-German cliches die hard
From baguettes to Birkenstocks, cliches on France and Germany are hard to scrub 60 years on from a post-war treaty establishing friendship between the two European giants after decades of rivalries and conflicts.
Horror of station massacre hangs heavy over Kramatorsk
A rocket strike on Kramatorsk's railway station in April last year, which killed dozens, is rarely spoken about in the city near the frontlines in eastern Ukraine.
Mexico hails its capital's growing popularity among expats
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday welcomed the findings of a survey ranking Mexico City among the world's top three cities for expatriates, saying it was now a "safe" place.
Beef relief -- Argentina stops butchers carrying half a cow
The traditional image of an Argentinian butcher weighed down by half a cow carcass on his back could be consigned to history after a government ruling.
As more unrest looms, Peru leader calls for 'calm'
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Tuesday called on protesters descending on Lima to demand her resignation to gather "peacefully and calmly."
US drugs trial for ex-Mexico security chief opens
A former Mexican government minister who oversaw his country's war on drug trafficking sat in a New York court Tuesday as jury selection got underway in his narcotics smuggling trial.
Luxury clothes, Viagra found in safehouse of fugitive Mafia boss
Italian police on Tuesday searched the Sicilian apartment where fugitive Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro lived before his arrest ended 30 years on the run, finding Prada shoes, condoms and Viagra -- but no weapons, media reports said.
How Italian mafia hunters captured fugitive boss
Betrayed by his cancer, Italy's most wanted fugitive, Sicilian mobster Matteo Messina Denaro, has been caught after 30 years on the run.
Fugitive's arrest removes 'king' of weakened Sicilian Mafia
Matteo Messina Denaro's arrest leaves a power vacuum at the top of the Sicilian Mafia at a time when it is already being eclipsed by rivals -- but experts warn it is too soon to write the group off.
Serial rapist sacked from London police force
A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.
Defendants confess to German museum heist in court
Three members of a notorious criminal gang confessed to stealing priceless 18th-century jewels from a German state museum at their trial in Dresden on Tuesday.
Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan with women workers
At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the health sector.
Son of Equatorial Guinea's ruler held for graft: state TV
One of the sons of Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling a plane owned by the national airline, state TV said Tuesday.
Will a special Ukraine tribunal really happen?
Could Russian President Vladimir Putin one day stand in the dock in The Hague? The prospect seemed to move closer after Germany backed a special court for the invasion of Ukraine.
French football president Le Graet under investigation for sexual harassment
The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has been placed under investigation for sexual harassment, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday.
Sicily police seal off apartment where Mafia boss hid
Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro had been hiding in an apartment in a small town in Sicily before his arrest this week after three decades on the run, it emerged Tuesday.
Japan firm defends Van Gogh ownership after lawsuit
A Japanese company has defended its ownership of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", obtained at auction in 1987, after the family of its former owner filed a US lawsuit demanding its return.
Nepali hospitals return bodies from air crash to grieving families
Nepali hospital staff began the grim task of handing over bodies to grieving families on Tuesday after a plane with 72 people on board crashed, the country's worst aviation disaster in three decades.
Far-right militants go on trial for Macron attack plot
A dozen people with links to a French far-right group go on trial Tuesday, accused of plotting to assassinate President Emmanuel Macron and commit a string of other attacks.
Former Panama leader's sons face more jail time: judiciary
Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli will be arrested upon arrival in Panama if they are deported from the United States, the judiciary said on Monday.
Equatorial Guinea dissident dies in prison
A prominent dissident in Equatorial Guinea has died in prison after being taken from South Sudan in a suspected kidnapping and handed a 60-year jail sentence, his opposition group said Monday.
French writers go on trial in Moroccan king blackmail case
Two French journalists went on trial Monday in France on charges of trying to blackmail the king of Morocco over allegedly demanding money to hush purportedly damaging revelations about him.
London police facing questions after officer admits serial rapes
Britain's largest police force was on Monday facing fresh scrutiny about its vetting procedures after an officer admitted 24 counts of rape and a string of sexual assaults over nearly two decades.
Italy catches ruthless Mafia boss after 30 years on the run
Italian police on Monday caught one of the most notorious bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, Matteo Messina Denaro, a ruthless operator who had been on the run for 30 years.
EU parliament chief vows to tackle corruption in its ranks
The head of the European Parliament vowed Monday to impose new rules to tackle foreign corruption after MEPs were caught up in a graft scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco.
Last activists leave German village as coal pit expansion rolls on
The last two climate activists occupying a western German village to stop it making way for a coal mine extension left their underground hideout on Monday, marking the end of the police operation to evict them.
Hanging of Erdogan effigy not a crime: Swedish prosecutors
The hanging of an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing him dangling by his legs from a rope in Stockholm does not warrant a criminal investigation, prosecutors said Monday.
Italy catches Mafia boss Messina Denaro after 30 years on the run
Italian anti-mafia police caught Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro on Monday, ending a 30-year manhunt for Italy's most wanted fugitive.