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The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital, laying bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.

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While the 26-year-old housing specialist from Long Beach, Calif., sometimes takes the server’s recommendations, he usually ends up drinking Antipodes—one of the restaurant’s most popular waters.

She'd simply realised, after the novel's success and then the hugely popular film, that she didn't need to promote it anymore.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni marks three years in office this week with her far-right party more popular than ever, her government remarkably durable and the economy stable, if not exactly booming.

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Government data shows record rainfall fell on September 9, the day before the floods, in several locations including Badung district -- home to many of the most popular tourist resorts on the island.

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