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21 dead, 18 injured as tourist bus crashes near overpass in Italy

Officials said the vehicle fell around 15 metres 50 feet onto electricity lines and caught fire. The cause of the accident is still unknown.

Venice, Amsterdam restricting entry to tackle overtourism, pollution. Is it sustainable?

At 'normal' times, visitors will pay €6 to enter Venice and up to €10 when visitor numbers are 'overwhelming'. Amsterdam is set to restrict tourist levels by banning cruise ships in its city centres.

UNESCO suggests adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger due to climate change

The UNESCO experts stated that Italy is not doing enough to protect the city, known for its canals & cultural sites, which has been grappling with mass tourism for years.

Venice canals run dry: Visuals of grounded gondolas, water taxis show low water levels

The warning comes as Venice faces unusually low tides, making it impossible for gondolas, ambulances to navigate its canals. Last year, Italy suffered its worst drought in 70 years.

Climate change in focus as record-breaking tide floods Venice

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Venice in state of ’emergency’ as floods, tide threaten to submerge city

Venice will soon be underwater if climate change isn’t controlled, warned an Italian national agency as the highest floods since 1966 damaged crops and roads.

Venice Biennale is an opportunity for Pakistan to recast its ‘terrorist state’ image

Pakistan’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale is a great breakthrough for the designers. It’s also a great feat in reclaiming the identity of Pakistan as a melting pot of art and culture.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.