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“Cemeteries are full of life,” says biologist Anne Pringle as she walks through the Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s a bright, early October day and sunlight filters through the still-green leaves, catching strands of spider silk spun over tombstone crosses. Speckled mushrooms stand sentry over the manicured grass as squirrels chatter overhead. But […]
2024 has been the year when Spaniards have spoken out against their mass tourism model and the impact it’s having on their lives, in particular how it’s contributing to the country’s housing crisis. The country’s overtourism problems are not actually new, but a surge in visitors since the end of the pandemic, the acute proliferation […]
Noem My Skollie actor David Manuel and another man were shot dead in Gugulethu last Tuesday. (Noem My Skollie/Facebook) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. […]
It may come as no surprise to British Columbians but the rising cost of living in the province is forcing some to make tough sacrifices. According to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index, conducted quarterly by Ipsos, “British Columbians are more likely than any other province (38%) to report that they have turned to bill-splitting […]
Politicians in Barcelona and Catalonia are looking for even more ways to offset the negative consequences of mass tourism by taxing and charging tourism businesses and holidaymakers more, even though tourism taxes have already been increased this year. Most notable of all is the proposal by Catalan political party BComú, led by former mayor Ada […]
Hong Kong residents logged almost 1 million outbound trips during the first two days of the three-day long weekend for Chung Yeung Festival, with most travellers heading to mainland China. A total of 598,677 outbound trips were recorded by residents on Friday, a public holiday, and double that of the previous Friday, according to the […]
Politicians, public housing residents, and tenants rights activists gathered on the steps of New York City Hall this week amid calls for Mayor Eric Adams’s resignation. They were there on October 10 to protest the privatization and demolition of three NYCHA developments in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, where more […]
DigiPlus Interactive, through its social development arm, BingoPlus Foundation, recently launched Project Clean, an initiative aimed at improving water safety for 15,000 residents in Dumanjug, Cebu. This critical project addresses the severe public health challenges posed by inadequate access to clean water, providing essential support to the local community. Diarrhea remains the third leading cause […]
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