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Will a curfew ease overtourism in Seoul’s historic Hanok Village?

Seoul, South Korea Reuters Kwon Young-doo, owner of a private art gallery in Seoul’s historic Bukchon Hanok Village, is concerned about an impending curfew policy aimed at mitigating overtourism in the area. The curfew, set for a trial in November and to be officially launched in March next year, will limit tourist access to specific […]

As UN COP16 nature talks are gridlocked, scientists warn of extinction risks

Cali, Colombia Reuters Countries were at an impasse over how to fund nature conservation and other key decisions as the UN COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week on Monday in the Colombian mountain town of Cali. With nature in unprecedented decline and species going extinct faster than ever, scientists warned the world’s governments that […]

Bolivia government says ex-President Morales fired upon anti-narcotics patrol

La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Bolivia’s government on Monday denied accusations that it had led a targeted attack on ex-President Evo Morales, whose car was shot at on Sunday, claiming the former leader’s convoy had fired on special anti-narcotics police who were carrying out a patrol. Morales claims the government had attempted to assassinate him when […]

Russia bomb attack shatters historic building in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Kharkiv, Ukraine Reuters A Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv on Monday shattered much of the Derzhprom building, one of the most celebrated landmarks in Ukraine’s second city, dating from the 1920s. Six people were injured in the 9pm strike, adding to 13 wounded in an earlier overnight bomb attack on the city. A view […]

Loudspeakers

Imagine all the sounds of an orchestra. Now picture all the different instruments you need to get them. PICTURE: Khakimullin Aleksandr/Shutterstock From the bright ting of the triangle to the mournful sigh of the oboe, and the sensual stir of the strings. Plus, the great talent of each individual player. Different sounds come from different […]

No new limits on Ukraine’s use of US arms if North Korea joins fight, Pentagon says

Washington DC, US/Brussels, Belgium Reuters The United States will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea enters the fight, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO said North Korean military units had been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region. The North Korea deployment is fanning Western concerns that the two-and-a-half-year […]

Israeli campaign leaves Lebanese border towns in ruins, satellite images show

Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Israel’s military campaign in southern Lebanon has caused vast destruction in more than a dozen border towns and villages, reducing many of them to clusters of grey craters, according to satellite imagery provided to Reuters by Planet Labs Inc. Many of the towns, emptied of their residents by the bombing, had been […]