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Amsterdam bans new hotels to curb mass tourism
Published on 20/04/2024
» AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam will no longer allow new hotel buildings to be built as part of its fight against mass tourism, the local government said this week.
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A pint of wine? It’s a Brexit thing
Published on 28/12/2023
» In 2024, the Brits will be able to drink like Winston Churchill again.
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Amsterdam bans outdoor pot smoking in red-light district
Published on 12/05/2023
» AMSTERDAM: The city of Amsterdam is banning outdoor marijuana smoking in its famed red-light district.
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Amsterdam to rowdy Brits: ‘Stay away’
Published on 29/03/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam has launched a campaign to discourage tourists planning drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties — starting with young British men.
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UK media return fire at ‘Harry the Nasty’
Published on 09/12/2022
» LONDON: Britain’s media, the main focus of criticism so far in Netflix docuseries “Harry and Meghan”, on Friday hit back at the estranged prince and his wife, accusing them of lying and insulting Queen Elizabeth II.
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Flap in Hong Kong over UK lawyer
Published on 10/11/2022
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court’s decision to allow a senior British lawyer to represent jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has sparked a chorus of condemnation from powerful Beijing loyalist voices.
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New breed of video sites thrive on misinformation and hate
Published on 22/08/2022
» A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a so-called false flag operation, meant to discredit gun-loving Americans.
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European tourists boost sector, but can't top Americans, Asians
AFP, Published on 07/09/2021
» PARIS: European travellers helped plug a gap left by Asian and North American tourists stranded at home by the pandemic, staving off a total washout this year for Europe's hospitality industry.
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Covid death toll nears 3 million as India cases surge
AFP, Published on 17/04/2021
» PARIS - The global coronavirus death toll was expected to reach three million on Saturday, as the race for immunisation continues and countries like India grapple with rising infections and new lockdowns.
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Brits flock to pools and parks as lockdown eases
AFP, Published on 30/03/2021
» LONDON: People in England on Monday rushed outdoors as sports returned in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, although Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned spiralling cases in Europe meant more deaths were inevitable.
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