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Mystery of âVictorianâ shoes washing up on shore takes new twist
14+ hour, 51+ min ago (946+ words) The washed up "Victorian" shoes. (SWNS) Locals have revealed a new theory after hundreds of "Victorian" shoes washed up on a Welsh beach - and say it's been happening for years. More than 200 shoes and soles were found by litter pickers…...
Spain fines Airbnb 64 mn euros for posting banned properties
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1036+ words) Locals living in tourist hotspots blame short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb for driving up rents Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for advertising banned rental properties, at a time the…...
Eurovision reels from boycotts over Israel
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1338+ words) Israel's Yuval Raphael finished second in 2025 with the song 'New Day Will Rise', performed on a spiral staircase Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, won Eurovision 2025 for Austria with the highly-personal song 'Wasted Love' The boycotts already announced by four countries…...
Eurovision hit by boycotts after Israel cleared to compete
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1312+ words) European Broadcasting Union members were meeting behind closed doors in Geneva Three countries on Thursday pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest after organisers opted not to vote on Israel's future participation, allowing it to take part in next year's…...
Colombia shows first treasures recovered from 300-year-old shipwreck
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1066+ words) The San Jose was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk, laden with treasure, off Colombia's coast in June 1708 Colombian authorities on Thursday showed off the first objects to be recovered from a treasure-crammed Spanish galleon that sank…...
Lufthansa enters race for TAP stake against Air France-KLM
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (904+ words) TAP's stake sale is attracting interest from major airlines Germany's Lufthansa on Thursday expressed an interest for a stake in TAP Air Portugal, joining Air France-KLM in the race for part of the carrier which is set to be privatised....
Mango founder's son under scrutiny as police probe death
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1252+ words) Mango founder Isak Andic, 71, died in December 2024 after plunging more than 100 metres (300 feet) while hiking with his eldest son Jonathan in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona Spanish police confirmed Friday that their probe into the sudden death last year of…...
Protests worldwide condemn Israeli interception of Gaza flotilla
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1525+ words) A demonstrator holds a skateboard with the inscription "Free Palestine" at a rally in Geneva in support of the flotilla Protesters against Israel in Rome Israel's blockade of Gaza has sparked uproar across the world A placard in homage to…...
Notre-Dame's twin towers ready to thrill visitors after fire
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1230+ words) Macron has spearheaded the reconstruction effort The restoration is a triumph for the embattled Macron Macron noted that the views are spectacular French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened the two great mediaeval towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris…...
Spanish PM calls for Israel to be barred from international sport
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1237+ words) Pro-Palestinians protestors took to the streets during the final stage of the Vuelta cyclig race in Madrid on Sunday Sanchez expressed "deep admiration" for thousands of protesters who forced the halt of the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana,…...