Wildlife rangers said Tuesday that they had trapped a 4.7-meter (15-foot) saltwater crocodile, the largest they had ever caught in the northern Australian Katherine River and in an upstream region popular with tourists that ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2018
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China's Hainan island has proposed allowing foreign visitors access to censored websites such as YouTube and Facebook, a double standard that has raised cries of indignation from the country's internet users.
Internet
Jun 22, 2018
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Rental platform Airbnb has suspended a large majority of its listings in Japan ahead of a new law that goes into effect next week regulating short-term rentals in the country.
Business
Jun 6, 2018
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Spain may be one of the world's top tourist destinations, but many people in its biggest cities have grown exasperated with Airbnb-style rentals.
Business
May 27, 2018
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Amsterdam is seeking to contain the flood of tourists swamping the city, with the incoming council proposing a series of tough measures and plans to hike tourism taxes.
Business
May 17, 2018
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The phenomenon of kangaroo selfies hit the headlines earlier this month, when several tourists were injured while feeding wild kangaroos in Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney. They may have wanted a memorable holiday snap, but ...
Ecology
May 14, 2018
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The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces.
Environment
Apr 26, 2018
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The daily hordes of tourists have exhausted the Thai beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
Environment
Mar 29, 2018
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Russia is planning to send paying tourists on the International Space Station out on spacewalks for the first time, an official from the country's space industry said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2018
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Authorities in Guatemala issued an orange alert Thursday over an erupting volcano located a short distance from its capital.
Environment
Feb 1, 2018
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