RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Starting June 1, Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes has issued a new set of rules for the city's beaches that ban food and drink sales, chair rentals, loud music, and live performances unless the vendors have official permits.
Paes says the goal is to improve public safety, protect the environment, and maintain peace between tourists and residents.
If you've ever visited Rio de Ja
WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a significant shift to federal vaccine guidance, the U.S. government will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 shots for healthy children and pregnant women — a decision announced directly by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a video posted on social media this week, bypassing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) traditional advisory process.
Kennedy, alongsid
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Using xenon gas treatment and new technology is making climbing Mount Everest faster and better for the environment by reducing garbage and waste, a famous mountain guide said this week.
Lukas Furtenbach led a group of British climbers who left London on May 16 and reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit on May 21. They returned home two days later, one
CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt has revealed three newly discovered tombs in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in Luxor. These tombs, found by Egyptian archaeologists, date back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.). Inscriptions found inside the tombs helped experts identify the names and titles of the people buried there, according to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Mohamed Ismail Khaled,
TOKYO, Japan: As global inflation remains stubborn and growth prospects dim, central bankers from around the world gathered in Tokyo this week to tackle the new economic dilemmas reshaping monetary policy.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and its think tank hosted a two-day closed-door conference that began on May 27. It brought together top policymakers from the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Unlike Jackson Hole's high-
HONOLULU, Hawaii: A man from Oregon, Oliver Widger, has arrived in Hawaii after sailing across the ocean with his cat, Phoenix.
He quit his job at a tire company and used all of his retirement savings to follow his dream of sailing. Over the weekend, he was warmly welcomed at the Waikiki Yacht Club on Oahu by fans and even Hawaii's Governor, Josh Green.
Widger looked nervous as he faced the cheering crowd
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge García Cuerva, used a major religious event over the weekend to criticize Argentine President Javier Milei's policies, especially those related to poverty and the treatment of pensioners.
The speech took place during the Te Deum ceremony, a traditional religious service held each year to mark the anniversary of Argentina's May Revolut
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: In a first-of-its-kind judicial election in Mexico, more than 5,000 candidates are vying for over 840 federal positions — including Supreme Court seats. But concerns are mounting as several candidates on the June 1 ballot have ties to organized crime, corruption allegations, or past criminal convictions.
Among them is Leopoldo Chavez, a candidate for federal judge in Durango, who ser
ZERMATT, Switzerland: Five skiers were found dead on a mountain in Switzerland near the popular ski resort of Zermatt, officials said on May 25. Emergency teams were called after someone found abandoned skis at around 4,000 meters (13,000 feet).
Other skiers reported the skis over the weekend on the Rimpfischhorn mountain, east of Zermatt and south of the village of Saas-Fee. Rescue teams searched the area by ai
TORONTO, Canada - Tens of thousands of people from across Canada have marched in support of Israel in a massive turnout in Toronto.
The annual Walk with Israel organized by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto comes in the face of rising calls for an end to the war in Gaza and return of the remaining hostages.
Toronto Police put the numbers in attendance of the 56th annual event o
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