What makes a city an attractive place to buy in and what’s the impact on domestic buyers when foreigners come in? Despite the tepid economic recovery, property prices are rising at a pace last seen before the financial crash in key cities in post-crisis countries, such as London and New York. London prices have led the best year for property in Britain since 2006, now at 27% above their peak […]
Monkeys at a zoo have been banned from eating bananas because keepers say they are too sugary. Paignton Zoo in Devon says giving monkeys bananas cultivated for humans is like giving them cake and chocolate. Amy Plowman, head of conservation, said that is because they are too ripe for monkeys and can cause gastrointestinal problems. Dr Plowman said it had not been too hard to wean the monkeys off […]
Shepherds have a special place in Romania’s history and in its culture, and their lifestyle has not changed much in centuries – until now. Social media has turned at least one of them into a celebrity, writes Caroline Juler. On a dank Monday evening some weeks ago, a Romanian shepherd called Ghita left home with his sheep. He wasn’t in a lorry but on foot, accompanied by several angajati, or […]
ANSE-A-GALETS, Haiti — To traverse the 13-mile stretch of Caribbean Sea to the island of La Gonave, one must choose between three types of boats, none particularly safe. First there are the “fly boats,” speed boats with outboard motors that race a dozen people from one side to the other. From time to time they flip over. Few records exist as to how many people survive. Then there are the […]
More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal, an army spokesman has said. He said women and children were among the victims in Sunday’s disaster. More than 350,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces, according to the UN. Malakal is the gateway to the oilfields of […]
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As hundreds of thousands of people in West Virginia enter a third full day without clean tap water following a chemical spill, frustrations are beginning to mount. Most visitors have cleared out of Charleston while locals are either staying home or driving out of the area to find somewhere they can get a hot meal or a shower. Meanwhile, business owners with empty dining rooms and quiet aisles of merchandise […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Black rhino hunting permit sold for $350,000, hunting club says “This is the best way to support the population of black rhinos,” club says Critics call the idea “perverse” and a “sad joke” Dallas Safari Club has received a string of death threats over the auction The Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a black rhino hunting permit in Namibia for $350,000, according to the club’s public relations […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNN Travel staff picks its 2014 wish list Trips range from heli-boarding in Europe to eating breakfast with giraffes in Africa Lake Clark might be the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of Giraffe Manor (Kenya) Having a giraffe — unscientifically the most beautiful creature on earth — poke its head through a window to steal your breakfast is a breach of privacy you have to get used […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A lightning strike in Argentina kills three people and injures 22 Witness: “I saw my friend thrown to the ground” One victim was playing soccer on the beach A lightning strike killed three people on a beach in Argentina Thursday and injured 22 others, state media reported. “We were hiding in a tent to take shelter from the storm when we felt an explosion, and then I saw […]
