Tickets go on sale for Venice day trippers
Tickets went on sale Tuesday for day trippers wanting to visit Venice in coming months as part of a bid to tackle overtourism in the world-famous Italian city.
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Scotland pick former England prop Hepburn in Six Nations squad
Scotland have named former England prop Alec Hepburn in their squad for the forthcoming Six Nations tournament.
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Shell halts Red Sea shipments over attack fears: report
British oil giant Shell has paused transit through the key Red Sea shipping route indefinitely, over fears of escalating tensions involving Yemen's Huthi rebels, according to a media report Tuesday.
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Iceland eruption confirms faultline has reawakened: expert
A volcanic eruption that has engulfed homes in an Icelandic fishing port confirms that a long-dormant faultline running under the country has woken up, threatening to belch out lava with little warning for years to come, an expert warned on Tuesday.
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French double in Dakar Rally as Loeb and Van Beveren win stage nine
Sebastien Loeb (Prodrive) claimed his fourth victory of this year's Dakar Rally on Tuesday, taking the honours on stage nine in Saudi Arabia, while Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) made it a French double by winning on the bikes.
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Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan
Afghanistan saw almost no snow as of mid-January, a new sign of the heavy toll of global warming on the Central Asian country which is usually accustomed to harsh winters, experts say.
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Polish truckers suspend Ukraine border blockade
Polish truckers will suspend their longstanding blockade of the Ukrainian border following an agreement with the government, authorities said Tuesday, in a move that could resolve a source of friction between the allies.
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Nuno 'concerned' over Forest's alleged financial breaches
Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo admitted on Tuesday he is "concerned" about the club's alleged breaches of financial rules.
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France lock Chalureau cleared of racist motivation in 2020 attack
France lock Bastien Chalureau was on Tuesday cleared of carrying out a racially motivated attack on two men but his six-month suspended prison sentence for the violent incident remains in place.
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Volocopter flying taxi seeks to seduce Paris
A German company is seeking to use the exposure generated by the Paris Olympics to overcome the opposition of local politicians and demonstrate that flying taxis can serve the French capital.
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