The 'carmageddon' engulfing Europe this summer

So, you're all set for a trip to Europe in this most uncertain of summers. You've booked your flight, navigated all the paperwork for your destination (and for getting home), and have prepared yourself for snafus along the way. Oh, and you're fully vaccinated.

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Hiking Spain's 'Coast of Death'

Spain's Camino dos Faros snakes atop soaring cliffs that drop sharply to the sea, traversing a portion of Atlantic shoreline known as the Coast of Death (Costa da Morte). Despite its sinister name, a trek here can deliver a powerful calm.

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Australia races against time to avoid an 'in danger' rating at UNESCO vote

The Australian government and a United Nations body are facing off this week over whether the Great Barrier Reef is "in danger" of losing its "outstanding universal value."

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Liverpool stripped of its UNESCO World Heritage listing

It's famous for its docks, the Beatles, and its two world-renowned soccer teams -- but now, Liverpool is going through a different kind of notoriety.

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Indonesian Covid-positive man disguises himself as wife on Citilink flight in order to fly

An Indonesian man is reportedly facing arrest after disguising himself as his wife in order to board a flight.

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World's best airlines for 2021, ranked by AirlineRatings.com

It's been a strange year for the aviation industry, with many airlines grounding aircraft for significant chunks of 2020.

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Bill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen to 'be a tourist' and eat Indian food

Former US President Bill Clinton declined offers of tea with Queen Elizabeth and dinner at the British Prime Minister's official country house because he wanted to "be a tourist," go shopping and eat Indian food during his first official visit to the UK with Tony Blair as leader in 1997, according to formerly classified documents.

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Yosemite park ranger shares heartbreaking plea to visitors to slow down after a bear cub was killed by a car

A ranger at Yosemite National Park is pleading to visitors to drive slow and stay alert after another bear was killed by a car.

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Air traffic controller's 'slip of the tongue' nearly causes plane crash

An air traffic controller at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport gave incorrect instructions to pilots in an incident that nearly saw two planes come within 300 feet of crashing into each other on Tuesday.

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Ancient 'sunken city' discovered in Egypt

Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion -- once Egypt's largest port on the Mediterranean -- and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, the country said on Monday, July 19.

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