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Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.

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10 October 2022

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US tourist throws 2000-year-old Vatican artefacts on the floor

An American-Egyptian tourist has damaged two 2000-year-old sculptures in the Vatican’s Museo Chiaramonti. Il Messagero newspaper reported that around lunchtime last Wednesday a man demanded to […]

10 October 2022

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Possible arson devastates Easter Island’s beloved Moai figures

A wildfire has damaged Easter Island’s iconic Polynesian ‘Moai’ statues and over 100 hectares of UNESCO World Heritage land, according to officials’ statements. News outlets are […]

10 October 2022

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UN aviation body reveals long-term aviation climate goal

After years of talks, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a body of the United Nations, reached a long-term aviation climate goal of net-zero by 2050. […]

10 October 2022

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Spain is the only European country keeping Covid entry rules

Most European Union/European Economic Area countries have lifted their special entry rules and measures for summer 2022, allowing arrivals from almost any country without restrictions from […]

10 October 2022

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Hong Kong to offer 500,000 free airline tickets to restart tourism

Hong Kong plans to give away 500,000 airline tickets, worth the equivalent of HK$2 billion ($254.8 million). The decision was confirmed to CNN by a spokesperson […]

10 October 2022

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Tourism industry in Spain could be impacted by EU’s green travel plan

Making commercial aviation greener comes at a price. In Spain, tax increases could bring a reduction of 11 million international tourists, a 1.6% reduction in GDP […]

7 October 2022

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Did you know that kiwis are originally from China?

Furry on the outside, sweet and tangy on the inside. For many the image of a kiwi fruit evokes the country of New Zealand, yet its […]

7 October 2022

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The Friends Experience makes its European debut in Paris

The Friends Experience, the immersive exhibition recreating the famous sets of the iconic ’90s TV series Friends, makes its European debut in Paris. After touring North […]

7 October 2022

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Cars should be able to recharge every 60 km by 2026 in the EU

The Transport and Tourism Committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate, under the Fit for 55 package, on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure by 36 votes […]

7 October 2022

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How to make space sustainable by tackling space debris

Space has been the ultimate frontier until manned spaceflights ventured to the unknown. Today, nearly 5 thousand satellites orbit around the Earth and commercial space tourism […]

7 October 2022

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Top Finnish foods and drinks you need to try

Fish, game, forest fruits, mushrooms, cheese, strawberries. . . The Finns have a natural larder to envy. The sea is close by and so is nature, […]

6 October 2022

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Chile to create a national park in the driest desert in the world

Chile is creating a national park in the driest desert in the world. The Atacama Desert is one of the sunniest places on Earth. On average, […]

6 October 2022

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Lego, the art of the brick exhibition arrives in Brussels this month

One of the world’s unmissable exhibitions comes to Brussels on 14 October. “LEGO: The Art of the Brick“, is a display of creativity and patience encompassing […]

6 October 2022

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Air traffic recovery showed continued momentum through peak summer season

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for August 2022 showing continued momentum in the air travel recovery. Total traffic in August 2022, measured […]

6 October 2022

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Flying taxi completes its first piloted flight

Over the weekend of the 24th and 25th of September, Vertical Aerospace saw its VX4 eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft take off from the […]

6 October 2022

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Which Belgian city is the safest?

Even though feeling safe somewhere might well be one of the biggest conditions to be happy with where you live, for a lot of us, it […]