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Russian Actress Dies After Being Swept Away By Wave While Doing Yoga On Thai Island
The 24-year-old was on vacation with her boyfriend when the incident occurred.
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Paris Is No Longer The Most Romantic City In The World - This Island Took The Crown
Couples are looking for a tropical paradise more than the Eiffel Tower for a romantic getaway, according to a recent survey.
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Run An Irish Island This Summer And Get Paid While Living Off The Grid
Great Blasket Island: The duo will reside in the apartment above the coffee shop, sharing the main bedroom, and enjoying complete access to all amenities.
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'Are We Ready?': Island Nation Debates Cutting Ties With British Monarchy
Republican movements may be gaining steam in British realms across the globe, but in the tiny Caribbean paradise of Antigua and Barbuda, residents have decidedly mixed feelings about their leaders' push to break that final link.
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A Crypto Island Paradise: Zero Taxes, Golf And Beach Houses
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico boasts a golf course and oceanfront residences in a 483-acre nature reserve, set along azure waters and lush rainforest. But whats perhaps most appealing to those who are now rushing to this property is the section on its website explaining tax benefits for island residents.
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Man Arrested For Trying To Quarantine On Disney's Abandoned Island
A man was arrested for trying to live out his quarantine on Disney World's Discovery Island in Florida, which he compared to a "tropical paradise".
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414 Million Plastic Pieces Found On "Australia's Last Unspoilt Paradise"
Some 414 million pieces of plastic, including one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes, were found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, a new research has revealed.
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US Airline Pilots Accused Of Drugging, Raping Female Flight Attendants
When the JetBlue plane from Washington touched down in San Juan, Puerto Rico, three women from the flight crew did what most visitors to the tropical island paradise would do: They checked into their hotel and made a beeline for the beach. But what was supposed to be a relaxing overnight layover between flights in May last year didn't stay that way...
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Paradise, Power And Polls: 5 Questions As The Maldives Go To Vote
The Maldives -- a country of 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean best known for its white beaches and blue lagoons -- will vote Sunday in a presidential election.
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Crocodile In Paradise: Thailand's Hot Pursuit Of The "Evasive" Reptile
Thailand is in hot pursuit of a cagey crocodile that has made unwelcome appearances off the beaches of resort island Phuket only to slip through the clutches of local authorities.
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Bali Airport Re-opens Today, Volcano's Ash Now Shifts Direction
Bali's international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction.
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Hawaii Tourists Salvage Vacations During Hurricane Threats
Tourists in Hawaii who had been planning an escape to a sunny island paradise were instead hit with the threat of back-to-back hurricanes, but they're making the best of their vacations.
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China Bets On Duty-Free Paradise To Keep Luxury Spenders At Home
China's efforts to lift local consumption, spur domestic tourism and keep within its borders citizens that splurge in Milan or Seoul have spawned a duty-free paradise on the southern island of Hainan that it hopes will satisfy a lust for luxury.
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This Species Has No Men - And They're Better Off Because Of It
The ancient Greeks spoke of a mythological society composed entirely of warrior women. The medieval traveler John Mandeville wrote of a place whose female rulers "never would suffer man to dwell amongst them." "Paradise Island," home of Wonder Woman, was a feminist utopia where no one with a Y chromosome was allowed.
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Myanmar Pair Face Verdict Over British Murders On Thai Paradise Island
Two Myanmar migrant workers could face the death penalty if convicted this week of murdering a pair of British backpackers on a Thai island, in a grim case that stained the kingdom's reputation as a tourist haven.
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Russian Actress Dies After Being Swept Away By Wave While Doing Yoga On Thai Island
The 24-year-old was on vacation with her boyfriend when the incident occurred.
-
Paris Is No Longer The Most Romantic City In The World - This Island Took The Crown
Couples are looking for a tropical paradise more than the Eiffel Tower for a romantic getaway, according to a recent survey.
-
Run An Irish Island This Summer And Get Paid While Living Off The Grid
Great Blasket Island: The duo will reside in the apartment above the coffee shop, sharing the main bedroom, and enjoying complete access to all amenities.
-
'Are We Ready?': Island Nation Debates Cutting Ties With British Monarchy
Republican movements may be gaining steam in British realms across the globe, but in the tiny Caribbean paradise of Antigua and Barbuda, residents have decidedly mixed feelings about their leaders' push to break that final link.
-
A Crypto Island Paradise: Zero Taxes, Golf And Beach Houses
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico boasts a golf course and oceanfront residences in a 483-acre nature reserve, set along azure waters and lush rainforest. But whats perhaps most appealing to those who are now rushing to this property is the section on its website explaining tax benefits for island residents.
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Man Arrested For Trying To Quarantine On Disney's Abandoned Island
A man was arrested for trying to live out his quarantine on Disney World's Discovery Island in Florida, which he compared to a "tropical paradise".
-
414 Million Plastic Pieces Found On "Australia's Last Unspoilt Paradise"
Some 414 million pieces of plastic, including one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes, were found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, a new research has revealed.
-
US Airline Pilots Accused Of Drugging, Raping Female Flight Attendants
When the JetBlue plane from Washington touched down in San Juan, Puerto Rico, three women from the flight crew did what most visitors to the tropical island paradise would do: They checked into their hotel and made a beeline for the beach. But what was supposed to be a relaxing overnight layover between flights in May last year didn't stay that way...
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Paradise, Power And Polls: 5 Questions As The Maldives Go To Vote
The Maldives -- a country of 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean best known for its white beaches and blue lagoons -- will vote Sunday in a presidential election.
-
Crocodile In Paradise: Thailand's Hot Pursuit Of The "Evasive" Reptile
Thailand is in hot pursuit of a cagey crocodile that has made unwelcome appearances off the beaches of resort island Phuket only to slip through the clutches of local authorities.
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Bali Airport Re-opens Today, Volcano's Ash Now Shifts Direction
Bali's international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction.
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Hawaii Tourists Salvage Vacations During Hurricane Threats
Tourists in Hawaii who had been planning an escape to a sunny island paradise were instead hit with the threat of back-to-back hurricanes, but they're making the best of their vacations.
-
China Bets On Duty-Free Paradise To Keep Luxury Spenders At Home
China's efforts to lift local consumption, spur domestic tourism and keep within its borders citizens that splurge in Milan or Seoul have spawned a duty-free paradise on the southern island of Hainan that it hopes will satisfy a lust for luxury.
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This Species Has No Men - And They're Better Off Because Of It
The ancient Greeks spoke of a mythological society composed entirely of warrior women. The medieval traveler John Mandeville wrote of a place whose female rulers "never would suffer man to dwell amongst them." "Paradise Island," home of Wonder Woman, was a feminist utopia where no one with a Y chromosome was allowed.
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Myanmar Pair Face Verdict Over British Murders On Thai Paradise Island
Two Myanmar migrant workers could face the death penalty if convicted this week of murdering a pair of British backpackers on a Thai island, in a grim case that stained the kingdom's reputation as a tourist haven.
