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6 Remote Places On Earth You Can Still Travel To
Searching for remote destinations that seem straight out of a dream? Check out this list of the world's loneliest places you can still visit.
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Astrophotographer Captures Milky Way Over Easter Island's Moai During Eclipse
Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured the vibrant Milky Way over Easter Island’s ancient Moai statues during his trip to witness an annular eclipse. His photograph, titled Aringa Ora O Te Tupuna, pays homage to the island’s ancestral legacy and culture. Recognised by NASA as an Astronomy Photo of the Day, this image highlights the island's dark ...
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Massive Fire Destroys Moai Structures In Eastern Island: Report
A fire raged through Easter Island in Chile in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean that burned all the landscape, harming a number of the 1,000 Moai statues there.
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Pics: Easter Island's Iconic Moai Statues Charred After Forest Fire
A forest fire that tore through part of Easter Island has charred some of its fabled monumental carved stone figures, known as moai, authorities said Thursday.
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Sri Lanka Begins Trials For 2019 Easter Attack That Left 270 People Dead
A Sri Lankan court on Monday began the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270 people on the island in 2019, amidst appeals for greater accountability from victim support groups.
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Sri Lanka Indicts ISIS "Mastermind" Over 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan prosecutors Monday indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say were co-conspirators in the island's worst single terror attack.
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Sri Lanka Indicts ISIS Mastermind Over 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan prosecutors Monday indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say were co-conspirators in the island's worst single terror attack.
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"We're Social Animals": Hong Kong Residents Flout Lockdown On Festival
People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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"Bombed Our Livelihoods": Sri Lanka Tourism Firms Struggle After Attacks
Pearl Divers, a diving school on one of Sri Lanka's most popular southern beaches, shut shop for two months after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels on the island on Easter Sunday, killing about 250 people. It had no customers as tourists cancelled holidays, and its manager Nuwan Harshana says he took two months leave and a pay cut.
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6 Remote Places On Earth You Can Still Travel To
Searching for remote destinations that seem straight out of a dream? Check out this list of the world's loneliest places you can still visit.
-
Astrophotographer Captures Milky Way Over Easter Island's Moai During Eclipse
Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured the vibrant Milky Way over Easter Island’s ancient Moai statues during his trip to witness an annular eclipse. His photograph, titled Aringa Ora O Te Tupuna, pays homage to the island’s ancestral legacy and culture. Recognised by NASA as an Astronomy Photo of the Day, this image highlights the island's dark ...
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
-
Massive Fire Destroys Moai Structures In Eastern Island: Report
A fire raged through Easter Island in Chile in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean that burned all the landscape, harming a number of the 1,000 Moai statues there.
-
Pics: Easter Island's Iconic Moai Statues Charred After Forest Fire
A forest fire that tore through part of Easter Island has charred some of its fabled monumental carved stone figures, known as moai, authorities said Thursday.
-
Sri Lanka Begins Trials For 2019 Easter Attack That Left 270 People Dead
A Sri Lankan court on Monday began the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270 people on the island in 2019, amidst appeals for greater accountability from victim support groups.
-
Sri Lanka Indicts ISIS "Mastermind" Over 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan prosecutors Monday indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say were co-conspirators in the island's worst single terror attack.
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Sri Lanka Indicts ISIS Mastermind Over 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan prosecutors Monday indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say were co-conspirators in the island's worst single terror attack.
-
"We're Social Animals": Hong Kong Residents Flout Lockdown On Festival
People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
-
"Bombed Our Livelihoods": Sri Lanka Tourism Firms Struggle After Attacks
Pearl Divers, a diving school on one of Sri Lanka's most popular southern beaches, shut shop for two months after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels on the island on Easter Sunday, killing about 250 people. It had no customers as tourists cancelled holidays, and its manager Nuwan Harshana says he took two months leave and a pay cut.
