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Athens one of four world cities that aim to stop diesel

Athens is one of four world capitals that has committed to banning diesel vehicles from city roads by 2025 in a bid to reduce urban air pollution.

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis attended the C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico City last week along with the host, Miguel Ange Mancera, and the mayors of Paris and Madrid, Anne Hidalgo and Manuel Carmena respectively.

Are these photos real or “photoshopped”? (photos)

With so many photoshop wizards around nowadays, it is often difficult to trust whether a photo is actually true or false. In fact, we have become so suspicious that even when real photos are posted online, we still find it heard to believe they are actually real. Here is a list of photos that you might think are photoshopped, but are really true.

Koukaki among world’s top neighbourhoods to live in (photos)

Airbnb, the leading community driven hospitality company,releasedm its 16 neighborhoods to travel to in 2016, based on travel patterns of more than 40 million people that stayed in homes on Airbnb in 2015 and selected neighborhoods in cities that have gained momentum in the past year.

A woman is the world’s best bartender

Jennifer Le Nechet from Café Moderne in Paris has been crowned the world’s best bartender at the climax of the global World Class competition in Miami. After starting the week as one of 56 national winners from around the world, she impressed the judges in the last round which challenged six remaining finalists to create a pop-up bar in 24 hours. She came up with a bar concept inspired by Steam

Thousands protest in Mexico against gay marriage legalization

Thousands of people marched throughout Mexico Sept. 10 to protest President Enrique Pena Nieto's initiative to legalize gay marriage.

The National Front for the Family -- a coalition of conservative religious groups -- called for the protests, and is also planning a mass march for Sept. 24 in Mexico City.

Kosovo becomes 210th member of FIFA

BELGRADE - The Football Federation of Kosovo has joined the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), TASS reports. The decision was made following a vote at FIFA's congress underway in Mexico City.

A total of 141 votes were given for Kosovo's membership in FIFA, 23 were against.

The Football Federation of Kosovo has thus become FIFA's 210th member.

Unusual plane hijackings since 2001

Airplane hijackings such as the one that unfolded on March 29 involving an Egyptian airliner have become relatively rare since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks led to increased security.

The hijackings have been carried out mostly by individuals trying to resolve personal issues, and almost all ended swiftly and safely.
 
Here are some examples:      

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