Massive drought in Italy threatens to destroy Sicilian tourism

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An aerial view of Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake, now almost dried up and reduced to a pool of mud.
Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake has almost dried up due to an increasingly dramatic drought emergency in Sicily.

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Photos show what it's like inside the North Korean summer camp where Russian kids will go

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North Korean schoolchildren rowing, water slide in background
Songdowon International Children's Camp has a full-size water park with waterslides and a boating lake.

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Invading Ukraine is making Russia rich

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Since launching its war on Ukraine, Russia has seen a boost in its GDP large enough that the World Bank reclassified Russia from an upper-middle-income to a high-income country.

It took a messy school bus stabbing for China to finally do something about extreme nationalism on social media

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The flag of the People's Republic of China is flying in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on May 15, 2024.
The flag of the People's Republic of China is flying in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on May 15, 2024.

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Russian children head to a North Korean summer camp as the countries strengthen ties

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Russia is planning to send youth to a summer camp in North Korea.

Russian kids will go to 'excellent' summer camps in North Korea this year as the two countries move close

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Children walk through Songdowon International School Children's Camp on August 22, 2018.
Children walk through Songdowon International School Children's Camp, where Russian children will be sent this summer.

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Italian officials will pay up to $32,000 for you to move to Tuscany — but there's a catch

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A view of the countryside in Tuscany, Italy
Italy's new "residency in the mountains" program will pay people up to $32,000 to relocate to rural Tuscany in an effort to stabilize its population problem.

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Xi Jinping admits China is 'relatively weak' on innovation and needs more talent to dominate the tech 'battlefield'

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the CPPCC, or Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, at the Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is urging the country's scientists to innovate in the tech sector to face off against the West.

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Kim Jong Un and Putin have upgraded their bromance, saying Russia and North Korea have reached a 'new high of alliance'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Plummeting fertility rates are making Asian countries worry about running out of soldiers

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The South Korean flag on army uniforms.
South Korea, which has the world's lowest fertility rate, has military conscription of at least 18 months.

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