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Work dries up for Jordan's donkeys as coronavirus cripples tourism
AFP, Published on 10/06/2021
» PETRA, Jordan: Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan's Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid the pandemic and the loyal animals are left without a job.
Let's-a go! Nintendo announces plans for Japan museum
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» TOKYO: After opening its first-ever theme park this March, Nintendo is giving fans something else to get excited about: a planned "Nintendo Gallery" museum set to open by spring 2024.
All aboard the night train: Paris-Nice sleeper returns
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» NICE: The legendary sleeper train that whisked travellers through France to the Mediterranean for close to a century has returned to the tracks as part of a French government push to revive night train travel.
Everest hopefuls 'camp' at home to avoid Covid-19 in Nepal
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» KATHMANDU: Mountaineer Akash Neggi is fully prepared to take on the world's highest mountain -- after spending several weeks sleeping in a tent in his living room in New Jersey.
Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled again over Covid
AFP, Published on 03/05/2021
» BERLIN - Germany is cancelling its iconic Oktoberfest beer festival for the second year running due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bavaria's state premier Markus Soeder said Monday.
Disneyland fans hail 'greatest feeling ever' as theme park finally reopens
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» ANAHEIM, United States: Fans wearing Mickey Mouse ears lined up as Disneyland in California finally reopened Friday, more than 400 days after the pandemic forced an unprecedented closure for the self-styled "Happiest Place on Earth."
Covid-19 brings tourism, science to a halt on Galapagos Islands
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador: When the coronavirus pandemic reached South America human activity on the Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific west of Ecuador, ground almost to a halt, leaving giant tortoises, iguanas and other endemic species to themselves.
Forgotten mausoleum of Roman emperor Augustus reborn
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» ROME: A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect.
Disneyland opens mass Covid vaccination center
AFP, Published on 14/01/2021
» ANAHEIM, United States: California's Disneyland opened a giant coronavirus vaccination center Wednesday, some 10 months after the pandemic's appearance forced the closure of the world-famous theme park.
Frozen towers, palaces stun visitors at Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Life, AFP, Published on 08/01/2021
» Giant snow mazes, illuminated frozen towers and crystal palaces etched from vast blocks of ice greeted visitors to China's annual ice festival in Harbin.