It has long been a place whose relative inaccessibility is a key part of its aesthetic. For more than a century, Russia has positioned itself as somewhat set back from the rest of the world – a wilfully distant country of long winters and frowning politicians that people must make an effort to approach, rather…
Tourist buses are “no longer welcome” in central Paris, the French capital’s deputy mayor has announced, insisting that visitors switch to environmentally friendlier alternatives “like everyone else”. Emmanuel Grégoire’s call for foreigners to walk, cycle or take public buses and metros around Paris rather than gas-guzzling coaches came amid questions over whether the City of…
France is to impose an ‘eco-tax” of up to €18 (£16) on plane tickets for all flights leaving domestic airports to fund greener transport projects, the country’s transport minister has announced. Starting from 2020, the government will slap a tax of €1.5 on economy-class tickets and €9 on business class ones for all domestic flights…
Italian police have seized a large arsenal of weapons, including an air-to-air missile, in raids on neo-Nazi sympathisers, they said on Monday. Elite police forces searched properties across northern Italy following an investigation into Italians who had fought alongside Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, a police statement said. Three men were arrested, including a customs officer who has previously…
Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials were arrested on Monday on corruption and fraud charges over a multi-million dollar project to build two mega dams, police said. Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji had ordered the arrest and prosecution of Rotich and 27 other top officials on charges of fraud, abuse of…
Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased inside shipments of plaster at Hanoi international airport, the Vietnamese authorities reported on Sunday, in the latest bust against sophisticated global wildlife traffickers. The Southeast Asian nation is both an end destination and transit point for multibillion-dollar smuggling operations of animal parts, including many endangered species. The…
The officers at the police station in Istanbul handed Karim Abdullah a piece of paper to sign. After reading the words “voluntary return to Syria”, his heart sank. The Syrian refugee had been arrested off the street a day earlier for failing to produce the right documents. Mr Abdullah, 28, had been claiming asylum in…
Les acteurs Clovis Cornillac et Manu Payet tournent actuellement une comédie intitulée “Radiostars”. Ils y incarnent deux animateurs radio tentant de relancer leur émission vedette. Clovis Cornillac et Manu Payet animateurs radio ! A peine plus d’un an après la sortie de L’Amour c’est mieux à deux, les deux comédiens se retrouvent sur le tournage…
The Mayo Civic Center Region I Wrestling Hall of Fame honored inductees and area teams and wrestlers on Monday, February 29th at the Southeastern Minnesota Wrestling Seniors Banquet in Rochester, Minn. Mayo Civic Center Region I Outstanding Wrestlers Class AAA: Taylor Venz – Farmington Class AA: Ryans Epps – Cannon Falls Class A: Ethan Cota…
Ring Of Honor presents their 17th Anniversary PPV Event which will be emanating from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defending his ROH World Title against Matt Taven and ROH World Television Champion Jeff Cobb defending his ROH World Television Title against Shane Taylor. Advertised for tonight’s PPV:…