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Overcrowded Vatican City And Other European Micro Countries Top Overtourism Report
Forbes
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Crowds of visitors line up to enter St. Peter's Basilica. in Vatican City, Rome. getty From monuments and sites such as the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Trevi Fountain in Rome, islands including Santorini and the main Canary islands, to cities...
German Foreign Minister: Israel Faces Growing Diplomatic Isolation Over Gaza War
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 31, 2025
[Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:20:39 +0300] Berlin – Saba: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated on Thursday that Israel is facing increasing diplomatic isolation due to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the growing international push...
Portugal joins states considering recognition of Palestinian state in September
Middle East Eye
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July 31, 2025
Portugal has joined a growing number of countries considering the recognition of the State of Palestine at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s office said on Thursday that the government...
The world’s most overcrowded tourist destinations revealed
The South African
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July 31, 2025
A recent study by Go2Africa has ranked the world’s most overcrowded destinations, based on how many tourists visit compared to how many people reside in these places. According to the Daily Mail, the data revealed that one tiny European country...
Mallorca’s new socialités
Euro Weekly News
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July 27, 2025
After years of fighting cancer, Balearic Islands' socialité, Cristina Macaya, died. She left an enormous void | Credit: Cristina/Instagram They have huge shoes to fill. Two years ago, the Balearic Islands’ greatest, most influential socialité,...
Belgium: strategic considerations for navigating data protection laws in cross-border investigations
Global Investigations Review
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July 31, 2025
Scope of data protection laws relevant to cross-border investigations What laws and regulations in your jurisdiction regulate the collection and processing of personal data? Are there any aspects of those laws that have specific relevance to...
As France, UK and Canada join list, a look at the countries that recognised Palestinian state
The Indian Express
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July 31, 2025
Canada announced on Wednesday that it is prepared to recognise Palestine as a state on the condition that the Palestinian Authority undertakes key political reforms, including holding long-delayed elections.Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had...
Portugal will also recognize Palestinian state in September
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA - Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro, said on Thursday that his country will be recognizing the state of Palestine in September. Portugal's decision follows same announcements made by Canada, France, the UK and other nations amid...
‘Art Detective’ Says Picasso’s ‘Demoiselles’ Was Inspired by Catalan Art, Not African Art
Art in America
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July 28, 2025
New scholarship suggests that a pivotal Pablo Picasso painting—one that helped spur on modernism more broadly—may have been inspired by Medieval church frescoes in the Spanish Pyrenees rather than African art, as many art historians have...
Canada joins France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state
Middle East Eye
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July 31, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that his country intends to formally recognise a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly in September, following similar announcements by France and the United Kingdom. Carney told reporters...
In 1st, entire Arab League condemns Oct. 7, urges Hamas to disarm, at 2-state confab
The Times of Israel
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July 30, 2025
Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, signed a declaration Tuesday condemning for the first time Hamas’s onslaught of October 7, 2023, and calling on the Palestinian terror group to release all the...
Germany: striking the balance between compliance and investigation in cross-border data processing
Global Investigations Review
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July 31, 2025
Scope of data protection laws relevant to cross-border investigations What laws and regulations in your jurisdiction regulate the collection and processing of personal data? Are there any aspects of those laws that have specific relevance to...
Commentary: Dying babies. Starving adults. Even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling it a “genocide”
Los Angeles Times
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July 31, 2025
Skeletal babies. Starving families shot down while waiting in line for food. Images and video of the famine in Gaza are now everywhere, and they’ve done in a few weeks what 21 months of war could not: squeeze empathy for Palestinians out of MAGA....
France: high number of sanctions underscores right-of-access challenges under the Data Protection Act
Global Investigations Review
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July 31, 2025
Scope of data protection laws relevant to cross-border investigations What laws and regulations in your jurisdiction regulate the collection and processing of personal data? Are there any aspects of those laws that have specific relevance to...
Gardaí to cycle 500km in Spain to raise funds for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
Irish Independent
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This year, the funds raised will be again donated to the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind charity. Next month, the cyclists will embark on a 500km cycle from Cadi-Moixero National Park in the Pyrenees bordering Andorra and Spain, finishing in...
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What would a recognised Palestine state mean for the world?
Firstpost
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July 31, 2025
The question of Palestinian statehood has long been at the heart of one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. Now, an unprecedented wave is taking shape as major global powers move toward recognising an independent State of Palestine. Canada...
State of Palestine “Immediate recognition and sanctions against Israel”
Portugal Pulse
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July 30, 2025
Mariana Mortágua, the coordinator of the Left Bloc, advocated on Wednesday for the “recognition [of the State of Palestine] and immediate sanctions against Israel” after Portugal signed a joint declaration with 15 countries in favor of recognizing...
France, Canada and 14 countries urge joint recognition of Palestine and immediate Gaza ceasefire
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA- In a coordinated diplomatic move, 16 countries, including France, Canada, and Australia, issued a joint appeal on Wednesday urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and calling for international recognition of the State of Palestine. The...
Emirates airline suspends social media ads as scams increase
The National News
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Emirates airline said on Wednesday it was suspending its social media advertising to protect customers from the growing nuisance of online scams. The Dubai-based operator said it took action in response to “fraudulent advertisements currently...
Middle East: Canada set to recognize Palestinian state
Deutsche Welle
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July 30, 2025
Skip next section Canada to recognize Palestinian state, says PM Carney 07/30/2025July 30, 2025Canada to recognize Palestinian state, says PM Carney Canada "intends" to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime...