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Back to SearchNo more samba on the strand? Rio de Janeiro to limit live music on the beaches
Mayor Eduardo Paes issued a decree in mid-May establishing new rules for the city’s waterfront, saying he wants to preserve urban order, public safet…
1 year, 1 month ago
Blind tennis champion Naqi Rizvi lobbies for sport’s awareness and Paralympic inclusion
Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. The 34-year-old blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awaren…
1 year, 1 month ago
World Bee Day: Bees facing new threats, putting our own survival at risk
Bees are an essential part of our food chain, with more than three-quarters of global crops depending on pollinators. A new report for World Bee Day …
1 year, 1 month ago
Charlie Chaplin and Miss Piggy are amongst the icons recreated at Sand Sculpture festival in Denmark
Charlie Chaplin, Miss Piggy, grand opera spectacles and circus clowns—countless Showtime-inspired sand sculptures are emerging from the sand at the H…
1 year, 1 month ago
Spain orders Airbnb to block nearly 66,000 holiday rental listings over rule violations
Spain has ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform for having violated rules, the Consumer Rights Ministry said. Th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers—more than a mill…
1 year, 1 month ago
School newspapers thousands of miles apart team up to heal from wildfires
After a wildfire decimated a California high school's newsroom, destroying its cameras, computers and archived newspapers spanning six decades, one o…
1 year, 1 month ago
Thai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US
Thai officials said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of Bangkok, one of the biggest lot…
1 year, 2 months ago
Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americ…
1 year, 2 months ago
Tiny vases, monstrous sculptures and more: artists challenge our assumptions about pottery at luxury ceramics show in London
Potters from around the world showed off their latest creations at Ceramic Art London, the largest high-end ceramics show in the UK. Returning to the…
1 year, 2 months ago