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Renowned for its enchanting canals and romantic ambience, Venive finds itself sharing the second spot with an astonishing ratio of 21 tourists per inhabitant. (Photo: Shutterstock)As the impact of over-tourism becomes increasingly apparent,…

Sikkim, nestled in the Himalayas and surrounded on three sides by Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet, stands out in the teeming diversity of India’s states. It has the country’s tallest peak. It is the world’s largest producer of smoky black cardamom.…

Although the Chinese New Year holiday ended weeks ago, not all truck drivers in Shenzhen are back to work. On the expressway heading towards Yantian International Container Terminal, several trucks with no containers on their long trailers…

Japan is upping the ante on its cash incentives to get people to move out of its overcrowded capital, Tokyo, which is home to about 37 million people. For scale, Canada’s population in 2021 was just over 38 million. Starting in April,…

Many factors are contributing to the wait times in Ontario's emergency rooms, including staffing shortages, but some experts say ERs are seeing higher volumes partly because patients can't see their family doctor in person for normal…

A coroner's report looking into the death of a three-month-old infant in Quebec's northern Nunavik region in 2021 says overcrowding in the home was a factor, and is calling on the Quebec and federal governments to rapidly increase the…

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Being involved in a crowd crush can be a traumatic and dangerous experience so it is essential to know what to do or how to react when you find yourself in such a situation.…

Last Updated: October 30, 2022, 18:14 ISTThe eventual number of attendees inside the stadium vastly exceeded the number state and private security personnel present could control. (Representative image: Shutterstock/File)The capital's…

The death toll is mounting in a growing cholera outbreak in Haiti, all while the beleaguered Caribbean country grapples with gang violence, crumbling infrastructure, and widespread social and political unrest. The waterborne bacterial…