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The five states surrounding the Caspian sea are seeking to deepen their cooperation in the industrial, trade and tourism sectors at the 1st Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan.

The recent Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum in Abuja, Nigeria brought together thousands of would-be entrepreneurs and potential investors.

Matera, the European Capital of Culture 2019, celebrates one of its most famous sons; Rocco Petrone, who went on to become a mechanical engineer in the US and made a fundamental contribution to Nasa's Apollo 11 mission

The northern Italian city of Bologna is accustomed to firsts - it was the first western city to set up a university course, the first to abolish slavery and now, it has also become one of the first places in the world offering tours guided by homeless people.

A joint celebration in China toasted the first birthdays of 18 panda cubs.

Volvo is recalling up to half a million vehicles due to safety concerns linked to a manufacturer failure.

Italy had more overnight stays by foreign nationals than tourist hotspot France, it's been claimed.

The project was organised by the "Urban Shepherds" collective, to encourage cities to rethink urban and rural divides and integrate more farm animals into day-to-day living.

Lizzie Daly and Dan Abbott, who discovered the specimen, estimated it to be around 1.5-metres-long — as large as the divers themselves.

In the Azerbaijan capitalof Baku, Unesco’s 43rd World Heritage Committee met to decide over the course of ten days which sites and monuments needed to be added to the list - and which ones are in danger.

Around the world, aging populations, rising healthcare costs, and pressures on the insurance industry have created opportunities for destinations like Dubai, that have been able to invest rapidly in their healthcare infrastructure and capitalise on the sharp increase in demand for health tourism.

The area is so unlike anything else on earth that it has been used as a case study by astronauts.

Is achieving peace, development and stability a pipe dream? It is the main question being asked at 2019's Crans Montana Forum.

Owners of the company said that their goal is to put on events that Japan, and indeed the world, has never seen before.