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Swiss techno Street Parade returns after two-year absence
Swiss techno Street Parade returns after two-year absence
World
by  AFP

Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of a sun-baked Zurich Saturday ready to party in the Swiss city's annual techno Street Parade, after a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. After two years marked by the pandemic, the organisers said the parade's motto was "THINK".

'Shocked': Montenegro town reels after mass shooting
'Shocked': Montenegro town reels after mass shooting
World
by  AFP

Residents in Montenegro's Cetinje were filled with disbelief Saturday as they tried to make sense of an unexpected mass shooting that saw their quiet town's streets shattered by a gruesome killing spree. Friday's shooting saw a man murder 10 residents in broad daylight before a passerby killed him, according to the state prosecutor.

Tourists, locals irate over Machu Picchu snafu
Tourists, locals irate over Machu Picchu snafu
World
by  AFP

The suspension of ticket sales to Machu Picchu sparked protests among angry tourists and merchants from the town closest to the Inca citadel. "We demand the sale of tickets at the offices of the Ministry of Culture of Machu Picchu, and 50 percent of its totality in person (...) to reactivate our economies," the merchants said in a statement.