The roller coast breaking people's bones

Michael Gebicki

Japan's Do-Dodonpa ride blasts passengers from zero to 180 km/h in 1.56 seconds. It might be pushing the human skeleton beyond its limits.

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Japan's Do-Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland air-launched coaster blasts passengers from zero to 180 km/h in 1.56 seconds. It ...

Need a laugh? World's funniest wildlife photos

Craig Platt

Much of Australia is in desperate need of a laugh right now, so we can be thankful the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have arrived.

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The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021
Martina Novotna
Elvington
United Kingdom
Title: Mr. Giggles
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Ten tourist attractions that were slammed at first

David Whitley

London's new Marble Arch Mound has become a laughing stock already. But it's by no means the first attraction around the world to be met with scorn.

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A large crowd of tourists stand on Rialto bridge in Venice, Italy.

Tourists will have to book if they want to enter Venice

After a difficult two years, tourism is returning to Venice with a vengeance, with hotels reporting healthy occupancy rates, the narrow streets pulsing with visitors.

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Women show their health passes to a waiter in Paris early this month.

'No problem at all': Expat Aussies embrace France's vaccine passport rules

Australians in France have welcomed the new system of COVID-19 vaccine passes to gain entry to restaurants, bars, cinemas, museums and sporting venues.

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Sue Williams

With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes

Deprived of their preferred food source, hungry monkeys on the resort island of Bali have taken to raiding villagers' homes in their search for something tasty.