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Paris residents fight overtourism and ‘Disneyfication’ of beloved Montmartre neighborhood

Some residents in one of Paris’ most popular tourist neighborhoods are now pushing back. A black banner strung between two ...

Cheetah cubs destined for the illegal trade in exotic wildlife rescued in Somaliland

One of 10 cheetah cubs rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade receives treatment at the Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre (CRCC) in Geed-Deeble on the outskirts of Hargeisa, Somaliland, a ...

Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said that messages found on the telephone of embattled former President Jair ...

Kim’s sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner

FILE – Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, ...

Poland calls a drone crash in the country’s east a Russian provocation amid peace talks

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister said that a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern ...

Paris residents fight overtourism of beloved Montmartre neighborhood

From Venice to Barcelona to Amsterdam, European cities are struggling to absorb surging numbers of tourists. Some residents ...

How Europeans are fighting overtourism, ‘Disneyfication’ of beloved Paris neighborhood

Stores for residents are disappearing, along with the friendly atmosphere, he says. In their place are hordes of people ...

Locals hit out at the ‘Disneyfication’ of this Paris suburb as overtourism strikes again

Butchers, bakeries and grocers are vanishing, replaced by ice-cream stalls, bubble-tea vendors and souvenir stands ...