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Written by Johnson T A | Bengaluru | Updated: February 25, 2020 3:27:08 am Ravi Pujari. (File photo)More than a year after he was arrested in the west African country of Senegal on the basis of information provided by Indian agencies, notorious extortionist and gangster Ravi Suliya Pujari, 51, will…

(CODOGNO, Italy) — Italy stepped up measures Sunday to ban public gatherings amid rapidly rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country and a third death from the virus, calling off the famed Venice Carnival attended by thousands of revelers. The decision to call off the Carnival was announced by…

The Weeknd is coming to Vancouver. The Toronto-based hip hop artist has announced his new world tour, The After Hours Tour, starting this spring, and Rogers Arena will host him for a performance on June 11, 2020. Produced by Live Nation, the 57-date tour will begin on June 11 in…

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A laboratory operator wearing protective gear in France. The country reported the first death due to coronavirus, or COVID-19, outside Asia.Photo: Thomas Samson (AFP via Getty Images)France reported the first death due to coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, outside Asia on Saturday. According to health authorities, the victim was an…

French public buildings to be built with 50 per cent woodThis week on Dezeen, architects and governments alike bet on the future potential of wood as a construction material, with plans unveiled to build public buildings and skyscrapers from the material.In a bid to make France carbon-neutral by 2050, president…

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. The stunning new images of the star's surface show not only the fading red supergiant but also how its apparent shape is changing. Betelgeuse has been a…

Perrotin will expand its contemporary art presence with the launch of a new gallery space in Paris, France. Located at 2bis Avenue Matignon, the cozy 750-square-foot establishment will occupy the ground floor of a building that was constructed in 1900. “The general atmosphere of this venue will be that of…

Experimental photographer and “weird gear” collector Mathieu Stern made this 5.5-minute video about how he recently found a roll of mystery film inside a 60-year-old medium format camera. In the summer of 2019, Stern was at a huge flea market in France when he purchased a Lubitel-2, a twin-lens reflex…

Some attractions are just crowded, tacky, boring, or cliché. Getty Images There are many iconic sights around the world people long to visit at least once in their lifetime.However, some just aren't worth the effort, time, or money.Business Insider rounded up a list of the top 16 worldwide tourist attractions…