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Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism

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ATHENS — Greece plans to impose a 20-euro (S$28) levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday (Sept 8). Greece relies heavily on tourism, the main driver of the country’s economy which is still recovering from […]

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Megan Thee Stallion eyeing collaboration with Taylor Swift

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Megan Thee Stallion is eyeing a collaboration with Taylor Swift. The Hiss hitmaker, 29, has declared the 34-year-old pop superstar — who stands at 5 feet 11 — a fellow “stallion” and admits they would look “so cute” alongside each other. Megan told People: “I love Taylor Swift and I would like to collab with her one

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Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000

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DILI — Pope Francis arrived on Monday (Sept 9) in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that will include an open-air celebration of Mass the Vatican says may include more than half the population of 1.3 million. The 87-year-old pontiff is on an ambitious 12-day visit to four countries across

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Apple unveils iPhone 16 with AI software, new Watches and AirPods

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CUPERTINO – Apple on Monday (Sept 9) unveiled its long-awaited, artificial intelligence-boosted iPhone 16 and promised improvements in its Siri personal assistant as it rolled out new software, beginning in test mode in October. “The next generation of iPhone has been designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up. It marks the beginning of an

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Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown

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BERLIN — Germany’s government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country’s land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism. The controls within what is normally a wide area of free movement — the European Schengen zone — will start on

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Selena Gomez ‘grieved’ because she can’t conceive children due to medical reasons

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Selena Gomez “can’t carry” children due to medical reasons. The Wizards of Waverly Place actress, 32, recently said she was planning to adopt a baby before she met her music producer boyfriend Benny Blanco, 36, who she has been dating since 2023. She has now revealed she has had to “grieve” her inability to naturally

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Death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi rises to 58

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HANOI — Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 58 people and 40 others are missing in northern Vietnam, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday (Sept 10). Most of the victims were killed in landslides and flash floods, the agency said in a report, adding that nearly 750 people

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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says country to increase number of nuclear weapons, KCNA says

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SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons “exponentially,” state media KCNA said on Tuesday (Sept 10). In a speech on North Korea’s founding anniversary on Monday, Kim said the country must more thoroughly prepare its “nuclear capability and

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Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

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Undated handout screengrab taken from a video provided by The Kensington Palace of the Prince William, Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis obtained by Reuters on Sept 9, 2024, video taken in August in Norfolk. PHOTO: Will Warr/Kensington Palace via Reuters LONDON — Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Monday (Sept

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AFCON Qualifiers 2025: Uganda Cranes overcome Congo to take pole position in Group K

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Abdu Aziizi Kayondo clebrates his first goal against Congo Brazaville.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. Uganda Cranes continued with their brillant start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers after picking maximum points against Congo on Monday at Mandela National Stadium. Allan Okello celebrates Uganda Cranes second goal.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. Allan Okello celebrates

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