Machu Picchu tourism suffering after protests against new ticketing system

[ad_1] LIMA, Peru — The streets, hotels and restaurants around the ruins of Machu Picchu — Peru’s most famous tourist attraction — remained almost deserted Wednesday, with train service to the area canceled amid a week-long protest over the outsourcing of entry ticket sales to a private company. Small businesses and workers in the tourism sector fear…

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‘Mercy’ flights provide critically wounded and sick Palestinians a chance to survive

[ad_1] EL-ARISH, Egypt — For 56 critically ill and wounded Gazans, the road to crucial medical care started Tuesday on a military airfield in Egypt’s northern Sinai. This is where a plane was parked, awaiting patients driven in on ambulances from area hospitals or from inside Gaza.  Such “mercy” flights are made possible by countries…

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Japanese manga artist Ashihara Hinako found dead days after protesting TV version of her work

[ad_1] Ashihara Hinako, a 50-year-old Japanese manga artist, has been found dead near Tokyo. Japanese media report that the police are treating the matter as a possible suicide after finding a note at her home on Monday. Ashihara was the author of the “Sexy Tanaka-san” manga, which was initially published by Shogakukan. Nippon Television began airing a…

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‘mistakes’ in gang crackdown but it’s not a ‘police state’

[ad_1] SAN SALVADOR — El Salvador’s government has “made mistakes” in its war against the country’s gangs, but it has never undermined the country’s democracy to consolidate power, according to the man likely to be re-elected vice president. Félix Ulloa, temporarily on leave as El Salvador’s vice president while he runs for re-election alongside Nayib Bukele, defended his…

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