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Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» ISTANBUL — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey.
Canada's captive whales face euthanasia threat
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» NIAGARA FALLS — The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada's Marineland have nothing to do but wait.
YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) - MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub.
Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» PARIS - One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months of renovations.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2025
» HANOI/BEIJING - Vietnam plans to evacuate more than half a million people and has ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as the two countries braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki.
New Zealand to collect tourism fees from foreigners
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/08/2025
» New Zealand will begin charging foreign tourists up to NZ$40 (760 baht or US$24) to visit its most popular tourist destinations such as Milford Track and Mount Cook as the government seeks ways to help spur economic growth.
Xinjiang plans to open up to tourists, including foreigners
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/05/2025
» XINJIANG — China's Xinjiang - an ethnically diverse region that still faces Western sanctions over a slew of human-rights issues - plans to open up to more foreign visitors, as the local government strives to boost tourism and diversify the regional economy.
Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday announced plans for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, underscoring the country’s emergence as a global financial and entertainment hub.
10 killed after 4 tourist boats capsize in China: state media
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2025
» HONG KONG - Ten people died when "sudden strong winds" capsized four boats carrying tourists, plunging 84 people into a river in southwestern China on Sunday, state media reported.
More Chinese leave the knot untied as marriage registrations drop
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/04/2025
» As marriage registrations in China continued to decline in the first quarter of the year, local governments have dangled cash rewards as high as 40,000 yuan (US$5,487) in front of young couples in a bid to rekindle the will to wed and stave off the worst of a demographic crisis.