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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 27 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Even after five years of living together in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, something as simple as holding hands or sharing a kiss in public is unthinkable for Dayanny Marcelo and Mayela Villalobos. There is an ever-present fear of being rejected or attacked in Guerrero, a state where same-sex relationships are not widely accepted and one of five in Mexico where same-sex marriage is still not allowed. But this week they traveled the 235 miles (380 kilometers) to Mexico’s capital, where the city government hosted a mass wedding for same-sex couples as part of celebrations of LGBT Pride Month. Under a tent set up in the plaza of the capital’s civil registry, along with about 100 other same-sex couples, Villalobos … [Read more...] about Mass same-sex wedding in Mexico challenges discrimination

IPOH: The police's tourism unit has been reintroduced to patrol tourist spots in Perak. State police chief Comm Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said 35 policemen have been assigned to the unit to deal with tourists in five districts. "They will help provide information to tourists and their presence will make visitors feel safe. They have already started their duties in tourist hotspots in the state," he said after the launch of the unit and a townhall session on safe tourism at a hotel here on Thursday (June 23). He said the unit will be active in Ipoh, Taiping, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kangsar and Manjung. Among the locations the unit will be patrolling are Ipoh Old Town, the railway station, Taiping Lake Gardens, Kellie's Castle, Teluk Batik and the Lumut jetty. State tourism committee chairman Datuk Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi said electric scooters will be donated to the unit to help them with their patrols. … [Read more...] about Perak’s police tourism unit back in action to patrol tourist spots

IPOH: Perak’s tourism police unit will be given basic training in multiple languages to help them converse with foreign tourists. This will be a likely outcome when members of the state’s police officers undergo language courses so they can provide better services when assisting foreigners. “Not all tourists can converse in English,” said Perak police chief Comm Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid. “Some of the unit members would be taught Mandarin, Arabic or French,” he told a press conference after the launch of the Tourism Police Unit and a townhall on safe tourism here yesterday. “The additional languages will make them more efficient,” he said, adding that there were 35 policemen assigned to the unit. Comm Mior Faridalathrash said the unit was reintroduced in preparation for the arrival of more foreign tourists following the reopening of the country’s borders. “We want to let the people know that we have such a unit to assist tourists and also to make them feel safe,” he … [Read more...] about Perak’s tourist police to be multilingual

A tourist visiting the Lake District has left a baffling review detailing their time at the stunning national park - because they complained there are "too many" lakes . Many of us will know that the Lake District , in Cumbria, is known - as its name suggests - for its glacial ribbon lakes and being home to several rugged fell mountains, including the famous Scafell Pike. And while hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the region every year, it seems not everyone leaves the national park - which is the largest in England and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017 - feeling closer to nature, Lancs Live reports . In fact, one tourist recently left a scathing review on the popular site TripAdvisor where they had just one complaint that they wanted everyone to hear - that the Lake District has too many lakes. They told people to 'steer clear' if they find lakes 'unpleasant' (stock photo) ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Get the news you want … [Read more...] about Tourist’s perplexing Lake District review complains national park has ‘too many’ lakes

Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca , where it set off flooding and landslides, Gov. Alejandro Murat said Wednesday. More than 40,000 people in the state have been affected, primarily along the coast and in the mountains just beyond, Murat said. Agatha was the strongest hurricane since records have been kept to come ashore in May in the eastern Pacific . It made landfall Monday afternoon on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (170 kph), but it quickly lost power moving inland over the mountainous interior. Even as Oaxaca continued to search for the missing and clean up downed trees and flooded homes, Mexican officials were watching another large area of thunderstorms along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula that forecasters said could become a tropical storm later this week. … [Read more...] about At least 11 dead, 33 missing after Agatha’s hit on Mexico

Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan's new wetland. This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this rural heartland of the Mewar region. The two lakes in the village – the Brahma and Dhandh – play host to a large number of migratory birds in the winter season every year. The State government's Forest Department has initiated the process for notification of Menar as a wetland, which will recognise its role in the storage of sediment and nutrients and enable the local authorities to maintain the Brahma and Dhandh lakes. With the status of wetland, the two lakes will be strengthened for increasing vegetation of aquatic plants and protecting biodiversity. Environmental activists in the region have high expectations of the declaration of Menar as a Ramsar site under the 1971 Ramsar convention on wetlands of international importance. At present, Rajasthan has two … [Read more...] about Udaipur’s ‘bird village’ set to be declared wetland

KOTA KINABALU: Tawau should be developed and promoted as a food-based tourism or gastronomic destination, suggests Datuk Jafry Ariffin ( pic ). Making the call for the Tawau Municipal Council to consider this, the state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister said the east coast district was known for its status as a food haven, complemented by its multi-ethnic communities with diverse cuisine and taste. “We want tourists visiting Tawau to taste food that are considered a trademark for a place. “For example, the Bugis are known for their customs and traditions including unique and attractive dishes, such as Burasak (rice dumpling wrapped in banana leaf), Barobok (corn congee), Tumbu (similar to burasak but using black glutinous rice) and many more. “I am confident such efforts to lure visitors will add value to the tourism products in this district,” he said in a statement Sunday (June 26). Jafry had earlier made a working visit to the Tawau Municipal Council on … [Read more...] about Promote Tawau as gastronomic destination, says Sabah Tourism Minister

Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. The vaccines currently used in the U.S. still offer strong protection against severe COVID-19 disease and death -- especially if people have gotten a booster dose. But those vaccines target the original coronavirus strain and their effectiveness against any infection dropped markedly when the super-contagious omicron mutant emerged. Now with omicron’s even more transmissible relatives spreading widely, the Food and Drug Administration is considering ordering a recipe change for the vaccines made by both Pfizer and rival Moderna in hopes that modified boosters could better protect against another COVID-19 surge expected this fall and winter. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech studied two different ways of updating their shots -- targeting just omicron, or a … [Read more...] about Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 29 HONOLULU (AP) — Megan Kau takes occasional weeklong hunting trips to the Hawaiian island of Lanai, where she enjoys watching the sunrise and hearing the distant rustle of deer and mouflon sheep in the tropical wilderness, a rifle ready at her side. As a gun owner, she also goes to shooting ranges several times a year. Those outings are the only times the attorney and Oahu native sees others with guns in this tourist mecca where strict laws make it harder to purchase firearms and restrict carrying loaded guns in public. Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning New York's concealed weapon law will likely change things in Hawaii, too, where it's now highly unusual to see people carrying loaded weapons in public. Some … [Read more...] about Guns in paradise: Ruling could undo strict Hawaii carry law

Inspired by fireflies, researchers from MIT have created insect-scale robots that can emit light while flying and enable motion tracking and communication. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. Click here to subscribe for free.) “This is a major step toward flying these robots in outdoor environments where we don’t have a well-tuned, state-of-the-art motion tracking system,” Kevin Chen, head of the Soft and Micro Robotics Laboratory in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), MIT, said in a research report. These robots weigh barely more than a paper clip, and they can be tracked using the light they emit and three smartphone cameras. Fireflies use their luminescence for communication — to attract a mate, ward off predators, or lure prey. Researchers have used the same concept to build these robots which are said to communicate with each other through the … [Read more...] about MIT researchers create firefly-like light emitting robots