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Mongolia is in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit. Reindeer sledding, anyone?
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping ...
London’s Leicester Square stabbing victim confirmed as 11-year-old Australian girl
An 11-year-old girl who was seriously injured in an alleged stabbing attack in London on Monday is Australian, the Department ...
Tragedy prevented by foiling apparent plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria, official says
VIENNA — Following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over an apparent attack plot, Austria’s Interior Minister ...
UN health agency convening experts to determine if the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global emergency
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he will convene an expert group to determine if ...
Calls for intervention amid fears PNG could sell its power grid to China
Australia’s nearest neighbour could be about to sell its power grid to China in a move that would hand Beijing ...
Latest on Seine River water quality concerns as more Olympians are set to compete
PARIS — At the Paris Olympics, whether the water quality in the Seine River is safe enough to host some ...
A greener getaway? Danish capital tests climate reward scheme for tourists
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking ...
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
PARIS — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for ...
Air New Zealand scraps its 2030 carbon emissions target, saying solutions are costly and scarce
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Air New Zealand scrapped its 2030 carbon emissions reduction targets on Tuesday, citing lags in producing ...
Trump defends JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comments that drew heat from Jennifer Aniston
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has backed his running mate’s comments about “childless cat ladies” that have become a political ...