This snowy Japanese town represents love. But overtourism is turning the sweetness sour

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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

Efforts to limit visitors in tourist hot spots have had mixed results, at best. Competing interests have a way of impeding attempts to stem the tide.
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After a snowy morning, more snow returns tonight

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‘I have no neighbours’: overtourism pushes residents in Spain and Portugal to the limit

As visitor numbers hit record levels in southern Europe, some residents are surrounded entirely by tourist flats. When her husband, who had cancer at the time, took a tumble in the couple’s ...
The Guardian - Jan. 25
Hamas attack survivor to represent Israel at Eurovision

The 25-year-old says music has been one of the most important parts of her healing process.
BBC News - Jan. 23
Deadly cold snap brings snowy weather to the South

Several southern states from Louisiana to the Carolinas remain under states of emergency as icy and snowy conditions grip the region. The cold weather has been blamed for at least nine deaths. Kati ...
CBS News - Jan. 22
'I love you, Jackson': Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter sends message to son who turned him in

NBC News' Gary Grumbach spoke to Guy Reffitt about the message he has for his son, Jackson, who turned him in for his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Reffitt was released from ...
NBC News - Jan. 22
Southern states struggle to clear snowy roads

As bitter cold and heavy snow sweeps across much of the South and Gulf Coast, road crews are struggling to clear roadways due to a lack of equipment and materials.
NBC News - Jan. 22
Trudeau to Resign as Voters Sour on His Vision for Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down after almost a decade in power, setting up a leadership battle in the G-7 country.
The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6
Watch: Snowy Sunday in parts of the UK

Many people in the north of England and Wales woke up to wintery scenes.
BBC News - Jan. 5

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Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’

Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands ‘full investigation’ of situation. US President Donald Trump has ...
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Why the EU needs a little help from its friends on defence and security

Also in this newsletter: Is the European Commission being too lax on member states?
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Trump 2.0 is exposing American exceptionalism for what it is – and has always been | Nesrine Malik

Guantánamo Bay? Imperialism? Alliances with billionaires? Those shocked at the president’s early moves have forgotten what came before. The dust briefly settled, only for it to be kicked up once ...
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FirstFT: Trump starts trade war with Canada, Mexico and China, threatens EU

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