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On a cloudy September morning, five childhood friends in their late 60s gathered at Nagapattinam port in Tamil Nadu, their laughter cutting through the sea breeze. For over four decades, they had travelled across India together, but that day was different. They were boarding the Nagapattinam-Kankesanthurai ferry between India and Sri Lanka for the first…
Dog meat trade often relies on the inhumane seizure of dogs A recent investigation has revealed that Australian tourists were being tricked into eating dog meat skewers during their holidays on an Indonesian island. On Thursday, Bali officials seized hundreds of kilograms of raw dog meat and numerous skewers from vendors, despite a comprehensive ban on…
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The base enforces penalties based on the severity of violations. In consequence of their “bad behaviour” around the pandas, a dozen tourists have been permanently banned from China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, according to CNN. A statement posted on the research base’s official WeChat account said that 12 people, ages 26 to…
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The police took passports of the tourists and they were stopped from going back. Five tourists on a Ryanair flight from England to Spain were escorted off by the police when it landed in Tenerife because of their inappropriate and disruptive behaviour. A report in express.co.uk said that the incident took place on May 16…
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Authorities issue warnings to tourists against depleting beaches. Tourists visiting Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands are being warned against taking sand, stones, and rocks from beaches. Doing so can result in hefty fines ranging from 128 pounds (Rs 13478) to 2,563 pounds (Rs 2,69879), The New York Post. This seemingly harmless tradition of collecting…
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