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Entertainment 3 years ago

IS ex-bastion in Syria hosts Jackie Chan film shoot

A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie.

Community 4 years ago

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Decaying Congo tin mining town finds new hope in lithium

A large deposit of lithium -- the metal used to make rechargeable batteries in phones and electric cars -- has been found in the remains of the former mining town of Manono.

Community 4 years ago

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Belgium 'ghost town' fights to return to life

Doel's few inhabitants -- today numbering just 21 -- now see a glimmer of hope of their village bouncing back to life.

Environment 4 years ago

Beethoven-loving donkeys clean up Turkish town

In the medieval Turkish city of Mardin, a herd of cream-coloured donkeys begins its day job collecting rubbish before relaxing to classical music in the evenings.

World 5 years ago

Netherlands' Belgian enclave juggles tricky virus rules

There is a small Belgian enclave in the southern Netherlands where respecting two sets of rules to fight coronavirus has become a daily challenge, with international borders crisscrossing streets and even running through shops and homes.

World 6 years ago

Italy towns wake to quarantine, queue for food in coronavirus outbreak

Tens of thousands of Italians prepared for a weeks-long quarantine in the country's north on Sunday as nerves began to fray among the locals faced with new lockdown measures.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Muse: Myanmar's militia-run, billion-dollar gateway to China

Ten armed groups run the Shan State border town of Muse, which is separated by a shallow river from the gleaming towers of its Chinese counterpart, Ruili.

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