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Travel News

‘No selfie zones’ could save tourists’ lives

Selfie bans are becoming more common in popular tourist spots. Here’s how they save lives.

16/01/2024

Experiences

Thailand’s ‘floating train’ is a unique railway experience

The route offers endless water views that some passengers described as like a scene from a Studio Ghibli film.

06/11/2023

Culture news

Museum lifts decades-long ban on photos of Picasso’s Guernica

For decades, visitors were forbidden to photograph the masterpiece, even without flash.

08/09/2023

Travel News

Let It Go: This Austrian town built a fence to block tourists' selfies

Hallstatt’s Mayor told the Austrian press that the town’s residents just want to be left alone.

19/05/2023

Travel News

Tourists in this Italian village could be fined €270 for taking selfie

Picturesque Italian villages are suffering from overtourism. Portofino is taking a stand.

05/05/2023

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Watch: Zelenskyy poses for selfies during visit to frontline areas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posed for photos with supporters in a petrol station stop in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

23/03/2023

Health news

Say cheese? Taking the selfie health checkup at Mobile World Congress

The app detects facial blood flow patterns imperceptible to the naked eye but visible on a smartphone camera.

02/03/2023

Travel News

Visitors flock to watch lava ooze from Hawaii volcano. But is it safe?

Thousands of cars jammed a nearby highway which could be submerged in lava within days.

01/12/2022

United Kingdom

'Despicable': Two police officers admit taking selfies at murder scene

The family of the murdered victims said the police officer's actions were "despicable" and had brought them "even more anxiety".

02/11/2021

United Kingdom

Two London police officers charged for taking selfies at murder scene

The two policemen had been suspended since last June, after their arrest.

28/04/2021

Nature

Tourist selfies could be spreading COVID-19 to endangered gorillas

New research from Oxford Brookes University studied Instagram posts from great ape trekking travellers.

17/02/2021

Green News

Stop the selfie: Photos with monkeys may be driving illegal pet trade

The IUCN has issued guidance asking celebrity scientists to stop posing for photos with primates.

25/01/2021

USA

Euroviews. How our phones became our whole lives in just 10 years, from a woman who resuscitates them ǀ View

Since we wrapped our fingers around the first touch-screen smartphones a decade ago, the family photo album has all but ceased to exist. But even as we no longer make albums of them, we are even more obsessed with taking pictures.

02/01/2020

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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau takes selfies with subway users in Montreal

Trudeau delivered an unexpectedly strong result despite a series of scandals that tarnished his image as a liberal icon

22/10/2019

Austria

Vienna opens its first 'made for Instagram' selfie museum

Attendees are invited to take selfies in 24 interactive installations inside the museum, which opens on Friday.

04/10/2019

USA

Jaguar claws Arizona woman who climbed zoo barrier to take a selfie

Jaguar claws Arizona woman who climbed zoo barrier to take a selfie

11/03/2019

Italy

Accident selfie provokes fury in Italy

Man took picture of himself as paramedics treated injured woman behind him.

05/06/2018

World News

Cannes film festival bans red carpet selfies

The prestigious film festival in southern France has also banned movies from streaming service Netflix

04/04/2018