Parisians were voting on Sunday in a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign that has drivers’ groups up in arms against city hall.Some 1.3 million in the French capital are eligible to cast their ballot on the change, which would see cars weighing 1.6 tonnes or more charged 18 euros …
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Chileans Sunday feared a rise in the death toll from wildfires blazing across the South American country that have already killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted.Authorities warned Sunday of “complicated” conditions as they battled fires in the coastal tourist region of Valparaiso amid an intense summer heat wave, …
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Turkey on Tuesday holds pre-dawn vigils for the loss of more than 50,000 people — and parts of entire cities — in the earthquake-prone country’s deadliest disaster of modern times.Grieving Turks are still coming to terms with how a 7.8-magnitude tremor could upturn the lives of millions of people in a matter of seconds while …
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Parisians will be asked to vote Sunday on whether to triple the cost of parking Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) in the French capital, a move denounced as manipulative by motorist groups.Polls will be open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (0800 to 1800 GMT) in 38 voting stations for 1.3 million voters to answer: “For …
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