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The French city of Bordeaux has long been popular with cruise ships. The number of liners that dock in the city centre has doubled over the past 10 years. Authorities have been seeking to reduce their presence in the city and previously managed to limit their number to 40 per year. However, mayor Pierre Hurmic has now said he wants a complete ban on cruise ships in the city centre. Residents have complained that they spoil the city’s beauty and generate pollution. Bordeaux battles against eyesore cruise shipsCruise liners travel inland from the Atlantic Ocean to Bordeaux via the river Gironde ...
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Last June, France formally introduced a ban on domestic short-haul flights in an effort to bring down carbon emissions. In theory, the regulation prohibits flights where a rail alternative under 2.5 hours exists. Critics at the time said it didn’t go quite far enough, targeting very few routes and not including connecting flights. The aviation industry has fought back claiming the regulation is unfair. So, just over a year after it was introduced, what impact has France’s short-haul domestic flight ban had so far? Has France’s domestic flight ban cut emissions?Before the ban’s introduction, th...
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From phallic bottle openers to branded shot glasses, tacky souvenirs are never hard to find in a tourist hotspot. But one European city is looking to bring in regulations on just how tasteless these gifts can be. Barcelona city council is considering banning the display and sale of souvenirs that are “offensive or in bad taste”. This would include products that contain “homophobic or sexist” content. One local councillor has called the stalls and shops touting these wares a “shabby mess” that “degrade” the city. Barcelona souvenirs ‘degrade’ the cityCouncillor Jordi Coronas has criticised the ...
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The director of the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial has warned that the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is too dangerous to be allowed to continue in German politics, citing lessons from the rise of the Nazi Party as a warning. "AfD repeats the terminology of Nazis," German historian Jens-Christian Wagner said on Monday during a press conference calling for a ban on far-right party. “The party, i.e. the AfD and its officials and functionaries, represent positions against human dignity," said Wagner. "They repeatedly make ideological and terminological use of the programmes...
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Israel has been barred from participating in the international defence expo in Paris, Eurosatory 2024, after a court ruled on Saturday that all Israeli participants will be excluded. The French district court in Bobigny stated it ruled on the grounds that Israeli companies and their representatives might act "as intermediaries for Israeli arms firms" in one of the world's largest arms shows. It directed the organisers to display the decision at the entrances of the Villepinte Exhibition Centre, located near Paris' prestigious arms fair. Eurosatory 2024 organisers had previously indicated that ...
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New York (AFP) - The NBA banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for life on Wednesday after a bombshell probe found he bet on league matches -- dubbed a "cardinal sin" by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The league said that Porter, who spent part of his season in the NBA and part of it in the developmental G League, also shared private information on his fitness with a sports bettor and removed himself from a game to influence wagers on his own play. "There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sp...
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Washington (AFP) - Wyoming on Friday became the first US state to ban the use of abortion pills, the latest salvo in a campaign by conservative-led states to roll back access to abortion. After signing the ban on abortion pills, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon appealed to legislators to act further by proposing a total ban on abortion be added to the state constitution and then putting it before voters for approval. "I believe this question needs to be decided as soon as possible so that the issue of abortion in Wyoming can be finally resolved, and that is best done with a vote of the people," th...
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New York (AFP) - Airbnb has made permanent its pandemic-era prohibition of parties at the properties rented out globally through its app, saying Tuesday the rules have been effective against problematic events. The rental platform has gradually tightened its policies on parties after complaints and some high-profile trouble, including a 2019 shooting that killed five in California. Airbnb provisionally barred events in 2020 as a measure against the spread of Covid, but it turned out to also be effective against large or disruptive gatherings. "Over time, the party ban became much more than a p...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world," Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant's security policy head, said on Twitter. He added that Facebook would "continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media." Facebook's parent company Meta said earlier Friday that Russia would hit its services with restrictions after i...
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