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The spire is to be fully visible in the summer

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France begins to dismantle Notre-Dame scaffolding

The scaffolding around the spire of Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral has begun to come down, the authority charged with restoring the monument after a devastating...

AFPFebruary 13, 2024

The extent of what is now believed to be the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities was first unveiled in 2023 after a project scanning the area with laser-mapping techonology from above

World

Roads, farming threaten Ecuador ‘lost city’ complex

Shielded by the jungle for hundreds of years, the remains of a massive 2,500-year-old network of Ecuadoran cities are being threatened by road and...

AFPFebruary 12, 2024

The Menkaure pyramid, pictured in February 2023, was originally encased in granite but over time lost part of its covering

World

Egypt pyramid renovation sparks debate

A video showing renovation work at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid at Giza has triggered social media criticism, decrying its "absurdity."

AFPJanuary 28, 2024

A picture taken on July 17, 2019 shows the San Marco's bell tower (L) and the "Palazzo Ducale", seen from San Maggiore's bell tower on San Giorgio Maggiore island in front of Venice

World

Tickets go on sale for Venice day trippers

Tickets went on sale Tuesday for day trippers wanting to visit Venice in coming months as part of a bid to tackle overtourism in...

AFPJanuary 16, 2024

The judgement was due to have been on Thursday

World

ICC delays verdict on Mali Islamist warlord

The International Criminal Court said Monday it was delaying its verdict in the war crimes trial of a Malian Islamist leader, as the head...

AFPJanuary 15, 2024

Notre Dame's new golden rooster was designed by architect Philippe Villeneuve

World

Golden rooster fitted to spire of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral

Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral got a new golden rooster on Saturday, part of its renaissance from the ashes of the 2019 fire that severely...

AFPDecember 16, 2023

Day visitors will now face a five euro charge for entry into Venice's historic centre during the peak tourist season

World

Venice to launch tourist tickets in 2024

Venice announced on Thursday that it would introduce a fee for day tourists to enter the city’s overcrowded historic centre on 29 days next...

AFPNovember 23, 2023

The Angkor Wat temple complex dating back to the ninth century is Cambodia's top tourist attraction, and pre-pandemic drew more than two million foreigners every year

World

Amnesty accuses Cambodia over ‘forced evictions’ at Angkor Wat

Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Cambodia of breaking international law through the eviction of 10,000 families from around the Angkor Wat temple...

AFPNovember 14, 2023