<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/20/17/4D747AEE00000578-5864807-image-a-1_1529513421569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="634" height="222" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/20/17/4D747AEE00000578-5864807-image-a-1_1529513421569.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Asylum requests went up 26 percent in the US to 330,000 last year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its annual International Migration Outlook.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Germany, which had topped the ranking since 2013, meanwhile saw a 73 percent drop in applications to 198,000 as the massive influx to Europe across the Mediterranean has slowed, the report said.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/06/20/11/wire-3360966-1529489630-59_634x407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="634" height="205" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/06/20/11/wire-3360966-1529489630-59_634x407.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The report was released as President Donald Trump faces a criticism over his administration's practice of separating migrant children from their parents on the US-Mexico border.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> 'The refugee crisis has heightened concerns in the public opinion about the potential benefits of migration,' the OECD's labour director Stefano Scarpetta wrote in the report.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> If countries want to work together better on migration and protect refugees, 'these concerns must be addressed.'</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Trump has promised a 'zero tolerance' approach to immigration, vowing that America will not become a 'migrant camp'.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> But the policy of separating families has sparked a huge uproar, with Democrats who have visited detention facilities describing crying Central American children held in cage-like conditions.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The United Nations has slammed the separation practice as unconscionable, while Amnesty International blasted it as 'nothing short of torture.'</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> In Europe, which has seen hundreds of thousands of migrants arrive on flimsy boats since 2015, the OECD warned governments needed to find jobs for young refugees or risk fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment over their failure to integrate.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Young men with little education make up a disproportionate number of the roughly four million people who have claimed asylum in Europe since 2014, the Paris-based rich nations' club said.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/06/20/11/wire-3360968-1529489631-831_634x418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="634" height="210" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/06/20/11/wire-3360968-1529489631-831_634x418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> While it stressed the influx has so far had relatively little impact on locals' chances of getting a job, it said countries like Germany and Sweden, which have taken in particularly large numbers, could see a rise in unemployment.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> In Germany, it predicted migrants could swell the number of unemployed by about six percent by the end of 2020, which would bring the unemployment rate up around half a percentage point.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The warning comes as tensions over migration have returned to the fore in European politics, not least in Germany where Chancellor Angela Merkel's interior minister is calling for a tougher approach.</div>

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Revealed: The top ten places to visit in Europe this year

<div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> It saw off competition from destinations across <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/spain/index.html" id="mol-a8a832c0-5ced-11e8-9546-7be7de0b8325" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004db3; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;">Spain</a> including Cantabria which came second, the UK, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/france/index.html" id="mol-a8a7bd90-5ced-11e8-9546-7be7de0b8325" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004db3; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;">France</a> and <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/greece/index.html" id="mol-a8a7e4a0-5ced-11e8-9546-7be7de0b8325" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004db3; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;">Greece</a>to top Lonely Planet's Best in Europe list for 2018.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> And a surprising entry on the list is Scottish city of Dundee, which was lauded for its growing cultural scene and exciting transformation of its historic waterfront.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B7A300000578-5745359-image-a-39_1526655445225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B7A300000578-5745359-image-a-39_1526655445225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">An aerial view of the historic centre of Bologna, which is in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It has been named as the best place to visit in Europe for 2018 by Lonely Planet</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <a class="class" href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-europe" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #cc0000; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;" target="_blank">Lonely Planet's Best in Europe</a> is compiled annually by the travel company's European experts to reveal their pick of the most exciting and underrated destinations to visit across the continent.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The experts say that this year's list directly tackles the hot topic of 'overtourism', 'aiming to inspire travellers to discover some of the best lesser-visited regions, alternative city breaks and hidden gems, beyond Europe's busiest tourist hotspots</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Emilia-Romagna came out on top despite often being overlooked in favour of Italian favourites Tuscany, Campania and The Veneto.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Judges said the area - which includes the city of Bologna, Ferrara and Rimini - is increasingly carving out a reputation as the nation's number one destination for food lovers.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B79B00000578-5745359-image-a-40_1526655463118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B79B00000578-5745359-image-a-40_1526655463118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Second on the list is Cantabria, an autonomous region, pictured, on Spain's northern coast that's home to the city of Santander</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B7A700000578-5745359-image-a-43_1526655481246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B7A700000578-5745359-image-a-43_1526655481246.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Friesland in the Netherlands, pictured, is third, with Lonely Planet describing it as 'a region of beguiling landscapes and a lively capital city'</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B7AE00000578-5745359-image-a-44_1526655513211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/15/4C66B7AE00000578-5745359-image-a-44_1526655513211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A surprise entry on to the list in fourth place is the newly created state of Kosovo. Experts say it boasts dramatic hiking trails, Ottoman-era history and a growing cultural scene</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B87F00000578-5745359-image-a-58_1526655755445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B87F00000578-5745359-image-a-58_1526655755445.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Rounding off the top five is the Provence region of France, which is best known for its olive groves and lavender fields. Pictured is the Port of Pin in Cassis in France </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> It is the birthplace of Ragu, prosciutto di Parma, balsamic vinegar and Parmesan cheese.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> The experts noted that the area's foodie legacy can be explored at Bologna's newly opened FICO, the world's largest culinary theme park, while new cultural openings in Ferrara and Rimini provide more for visitors to get their teeth into.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Coming in second is Cantabria, an autonomous region on Spain's northern coast that's home to the city of Santander.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> The area was praised for its 'land of wild, sandy beaches, mist-shrouded mountains and enchanting villages'.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Friesland in the Netherlands is third, with Lonely Planet describing it as 'a region of beguiling landscapes and a lively capital city that is this year's European Capital of Culture'.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/22/14/4C66B6D100000578-5745359-Dundee_pictured_entered_the_list_in_sixth_with_Scotland_s_fourth-a-27_1526995172823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="800" height="175" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/22/14/4C66B6D100000578-5745359-Dundee_pictured_entered_the_list_in_sixth_with_Scotland_s_fourth-a-27_1526995172823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">Dundee, pictured, entered the list in sixth with Scotland's fourth largest city being praised for its 'head turning' urban redevelopment</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B79F00000578-5745359-image-a-51_1526655615250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B79F00000578-5745359-image-a-51_1526655615250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">Dundee is set to open the newest branch of the V&A museum, pictured, in September on the banks of the River Tay </span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Coming in fourth is the tiny state of Kosovo, a young nation that Lonely Planet's experts say boasts dramatic hiking trails, Ottoman-era history and a growing cultural scene.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Rounding off the top five is the Provence region of France, which is best known for its olive groves and lavender fields.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Meanwhile Dundee entered the list in sixth with Scotland's fourth largest city being praised for its 'head turning' urban redevelopment, which is being spearheaded by the opening of the newest branch of the V&A museum in September.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Describing the city, Lonely Planet's writers praised a creative scene in Dundee that 'increasingly attracts some of the UK's most visionary talent', building on its selection by Unesco as the UK's first City of Design in 2014.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B88B00000578-5745359-image-a-54_1526655713956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B88B00000578-5745359-image-a-54_1526655713956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">The Small Cyclades islands in Greece have also made the list of Lonely Planet's best places to visit in Europe in 2018</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/22/14/4C84EE6300000578-5745359-The_colourful_buildings_and_the_narrow_cobbled_streets_of_the_Li-a-28_1526995172824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="800" height="207" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/22/14/4C84EE6300000578-5745359-The_colourful_buildings_and_the_narrow_cobbled_streets_of_the_Li-a-28_1526995172824.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">The colourful buildings and the narrow cobbled streets of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, which came eighth on Lonely Planet's list</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Lonely Planet's editorial director, Tom Hall, said: 'While visitors have always been assured of a friendly welcome, Dundee has often been overlooked by travellers to Scotland, but that should be set to change.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> 'The opening of V&A Dundee is a really exciting moment that marks the city out as well worth a visit, but throw in nationally important museums and attractions, and its dynamic, creative spirit, and travellers will find a city boasting plenty to discover.'</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> Rounding off the top ten is the Small Cyclades islands in Greece, which includes Mykonos and Santorini, Lithuania's capital Vilnius, the Vipava Valley in Slovenia and the capital of Albania, Tirana.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B8CB00000578-5745359-image-a-62_1526655801598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/18/16/4C66B8CB00000578-5745359-image-a-62_1526655801598.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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World's largest spokeless Ferris Wheel opens in china

<div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The world's largest spokeless Ferris Wheel officially opened to the public yesterday.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The £17.4 million futuristic structure in eastern <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/china/index.html" id="mol-cfb13cc0-58ee-11e8-9f9b-6f522ad52de4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004db3; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;">China</a> comes with 36 carts, each of which is able to carry eight to 10 passengers and equipped with Wi-Fi, air-conditioning and a TV set.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Standing 145 metres (475 feet) tall with a completely hollow centre, the incredible attraction is 10 metres (32 feet) taller than the iconic, cantilevered '<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/london/index.html" id="mol-cfb18ae0-58ee-11e8-9f9b-6f522ad52de4" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004db3; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;">London</a> Eye' in the British capital.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FADEE00000578-5735205-image-a-18_1526463634577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FADEE00000578-5735205-image-a-18_1526463634577.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">The world's largest spokeless Ferris Wheel, called 'Bohai Eye', has official opened to the public in Shangdong Province, China</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE2000000578-5735205-image-a-19_1526463793713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="210" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE2000000578-5735205-image-a-19_1526463793713.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <noscript style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: auto;"><img id="i-f3a6737920c3168c" class="img-share" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE2000000578-5735205-image-a-19_1526463793713.jpg" width="962" height="634" alt="Some 4,600 tonnes of steel were used in the construction of the wheel, which cost 150 million yuan (£17.4 million) to build" style="box-sizing: border-box; user-select: auto; -webkit-user-drag: none; border: 0px; display: block; width: 316px; height: auto;"></noscript></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">Some 4,600 tonnes of steel were used in the construction of the wheel, which cost 150 million yuan (£17.4 million) to build</figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> A typical ride on the extraordinary attraction takes about 30 minutes. All tourists will be offered an unparalleled view of the Bailang River in Weifang, Shandong Province.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Its name, the 'Bohai Eye', refers to the Bohai Sea, which Weifang city is built along. </div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> And different from most Ferris Wheels, the 'Bohai Eye' has been built onto the 540-metre-long (1,771-foot-long) Bailang River Bridge.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> As the world's first spokeless Ferris wheel with grid design, the massive amusement park-style attraction is set to become the newest and most eye-catching landmark of Weifang, a city best known for its kite-making industry. </div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The crisscrossing steel beams holding the Ferris wheel together have been described as a 'dragon spine', and the complex architecture is vital for pulling off the spokeless and shaftless design, making the centre completely hollow like a giant high-tech wheel. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE5900000578-5735205-image-a-20_1526463902692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE5900000578-5735205-image-a-20_1526463902692.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">The extraordinary Ferris Wheel has 36 carts and each of them is equipped with Wi-Fi, air-conditioning and a TV set</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE0100000578-5735205-image-m-21_1526463934181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="800" height="227" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE0100000578-5735205-image-m-21_1526463934181.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">All tourists will be offered an unparalleled view of the Bailang River in Weifang City as the wheel takes 30 minutes to rotate</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/11/4C4FAE6100000578-5735205-The_massive_amusement_park_style_attraction_is_set_to_become_the-a-35_1526465587322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/11/4C4FAE6100000578-5735205-The_massive_amusement_park_style_attraction_is_set_to_become_the-a-35_1526465587322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">The massive amusement park-style attraction is set to become the newest and most eye-catching landmark of Weifang</span></div> </figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/11/4C4FAE1100000578-5735205-The_Bohai_Eye_the_world_s_first_spokeless_Ferris_Wheel_is_built_-a-34_1526465587275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="212" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/11/4C4FAE1100000578-5735205-The_Bohai_Eye_the_world_s_first_spokeless_Ferris_Wheel_is_built_-a-34_1526465587275.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><figure style="-webkit-margin-after: 0px; -webkit-margin-before: 0px; -webkit-margin-end: 0px; -webkit-margin-start: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px -8px 12px; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto;"><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">The 'Bohai Eye', the world's first spokeless Ferris Wheel, is built onto the 540-metre-long (1,771-foot-long) Bailang River Bridge</figcaption></figure><div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Perhaps most surprising of all is that engineers have felt the need to install television sets inside the carts.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The designers have yet to reveal what will be played on the TVs, but members of the public have guessed it could be real-time footage of their location in relation to the whole wheel.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Wi-Fi will also be offered in each cart, allowing tourists to connect to the internet with their mobile devices and brag to the world about their experiences right away. </div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE5100000578-5735205-image-a-22_1526463980600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="212" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE5100000578-5735205-image-a-22_1526463980600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <noscript style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: auto;"><img id="i-e19b99cd5f83f0cd" class="img-share" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/10/4C4FAE5100000578-5735205-image-a-22_1526463980600.jpg" width="962" height="638" alt="Standing 145 metres (475 feet) tall, the shaftless attraction is 10 metres (32 feet) taller than the cantilevered 'London Eye'" style="box-sizing: border-box; user-select: auto; -webkit-user-drag: none; border: 0px; display: block; width: 316px; height: auto;"></noscript></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">Standing 145 metres (475 feet) tall, the shaftless attraction is 10 metres (32 feet) taller than the cantilevered 'London Eye'</figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><br /></figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/12/4C506AC300000578-5735205-image-a-1_1526468812275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/16/12/4C506AC300000578-5735205-image-a-1_1526468812275.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><figure style="-webkit-margin-after: 0px; -webkit-margin-before: 0px; -webkit-margin-end: 0px; -webkit-margin-start: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px -8px 12px; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto;"><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">The rim of the 135-metre-tall (443-foot-tall) 'London Eye' in England (pictured) is connected to the hub by 64 cables</figcaption></figure><div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Some 4,600 tonnes of steel were used in the building of the Ferris wheel, which will take half an hour to complete one rotation - plenty of time for tourists to snap up some amazing photos.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Footage released by the local television station and shared by <a class="class" href="https://item.btime.com/m_2s1cnn4pows" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004db3; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: auto;" target="_blank">People's Daily</a> shows a number of lucky visitors taking a ride on the spinning wheel during trial runs.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The world's largest Ferris Wheel at present is the 'High Roller' in Las Vegas at 167 metres (550 feet) tall. Its rim is connected to the hub by 112 cable. </div> </figcaption></figcaption>

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The 10 most expensive airports ever built

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Airports play a role in contributing to a country’s economy. Ambitious projects often cost billions, in the hopes that it can generate more with tourism and travel. With more people trotting the globe than ever before, airports are expanding and upgrading at unprecedented rates. These are the top 10 airports that have spared no expense in building out of this world airports.</div> <h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">10) Kuala Lumpur International Airport</span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-kuala-lumpur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-kuala-lumpur.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"></span></span><br /> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Cost: $3.5 billion</span></span></div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> One of South Asia’s biggest airports, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport covers 25,000 acres of space. It was built in 1998 after the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia relocated a patch of the jungle rainforest for the airport. It took 25,000 workers from 52 countries over four years to build the airport.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Designed by acclaimed Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, the airport marries local culture with technology and brings elements of rainforest into its design. The airport was built with a “"airport in the forest, forest in the airport" idea in mind, displaying tropical greenery both inside and outside its buildings.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> From outside, the airport’s pitched roof looks similar to the indigenous wooden houses in Malaysia. Inside, the airport ceiling is made up of panels that are printed with a  timber-effect ceiling while the patterns of the floor resembles traditional weaving motifs.<br /> Launched when the airport first opened is its driverless train system, Aerotrain, which can move at least three thousand people within an hour. Today, it has become a standard-bearer for in-airport transportation.</div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">9) Suvarnabhumi Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-bankok.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="212" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-bankok.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Bangkok, Thailand</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Cost: $3.88 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Built in 2006, the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok has the tallest free-standing control tower in the world, at 434 feet tall. It is also one of the busiest airports in the world, with over 55 million passengers passing through the airport each year. </div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><br /> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">8) Denver International Airport</span></h3> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-denver3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="179" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-denver3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Colorado, United States<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Cost: $5 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Denver International Airport went $2 billion over budget before it even opened in 1995. The new Jeppesen Terminal has become an international icon with its tent-like roof. Crowning the terminal, the white fiberglass roof resembles snow-capped mountains.</div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">7) Berlin Brandenburg Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-berlin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-berlin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Berlin, Germany<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Cost: $5.5 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Once it opens, Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be the city’s main airport, replacing the Tegel airport. After almost 15 years of planning, construction began in 2006. Originally planned to open in 2010, the airport has encountered a series of delays due to poor construction planning and execution.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> When it finally opens, the airport will include a new business park, easy rail access and a gate that can handle the Airbus A380, a plane that costs $400 million to build but can fit at least 500 passengers depending on the overall layout used inside the plane.</div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">6. Dubai International Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-dubai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-dubai.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</span> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Cost: $6 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> It cost around $6 billion to build Dubai International Airport. The airport boasts a satellite concourse with 28 gates, 42 loading bridges, and 221 check-in counters, along with a 100-room, five-star luxury hotel, conference, business and entertainment centers, and restaurants.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> It is a major contributor to the Dubai tourism and economy, contributing about $26.7 billion annually. The giant airport also employs over 90,000 people and handles over 45 million passengers each year. </div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">5) Beijing Capital International Airport </span></h3> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-beijing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-beijing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Beijing, China<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Cost: $8 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> The bulk of Beijing Capital International Airport came from the $3.8 billion expansion at Terminal 3 in recent years. The 3.2 million square foot terminal houses more than 70 restaurants and a large baggage area that is bar-code based. The baggage area can take 19,000 pieces of bags in one hour, while the airport itself can manage a jaw-dropping million people each year.</div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">4) London Heathrow Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-heathrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-heathrow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">London, United Kingdom<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Cost: $10.5 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> London’s largest airport has spent<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span> $10.5 billion since it opened in 1929. The airport is also one of the biggest in the world and much of the sum was spent on Terminal 5, which opened in 2008. There are also plans to spend around $1.6 billion in the next decade to upgrade Terminal 3.</div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">3. Al Maktoum International Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-dubai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-dubai.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</span> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Cost: $12 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Since 2010, Al Maktoum International Airport has expanded to include five runways of 16,000 feet each, three huge passenger terminals and 100,000 parking spaces. </div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">2. Hong Kong International Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-hongkong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" height="178" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-hongkong.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Hong Kong</span> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Cost: $20 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Built on an artificial island, it took approximately six years for the Hong Kong International Airport to be completed. It opened in 1998 and cost $20 billion to make. </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Contributing to the cost was the need to level Check Lap Kok Island on the western shore of Hong Kong to make room for the airport and to create a strong base beneath the buildings and runways.</div> <h3 style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 39.6px; margin: 20px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">1. Kansai International Airport </span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-kansai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="800" height="208" src="https://www.air-port-codes.com/assets/blog/article/airport-kansai.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Osaka, Japan<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Cost: $20 billion</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"> Kansai International Airport is also built on a 2.5-mile-long artificial island in Osaka. There is enough space for 5 planes to take off or land at the same time. A large seawall was designed around the airport to protect it from ocean waves. A $1 billion bridge connects the island to The mainland.</div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></div>

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Swearing in of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia

<div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Putin vowed to serve the Russian people and defend Russian sovereignty with his hand on a gold-embossed copy of the constitution, before making a short speech.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> Turning to the crowd in the Grand Kremlin Palace, he thanked Russians for their 'sincere support and cohesiveness', telling them 'we have revived pride in our fatherland</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/17/4BF0A3A100000578-5698983-image-a-125_1525711052581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/17/4BF0A3A100000578-5698983-image-a-125_1525711052581.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444;">He was greeted by great ovation as he strode alone across the red carpet to the podium to be inagurated</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF31C8700000578-5698983-image-a-35_1525725746580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="800" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF31C8700000578-5698983-image-a-35_1525725746580.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Another six: President-elect Vladimir Putin is seen being sworn-in as President of Russia for the fourth time</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF0330C00000578-5698983-image-m-16_1525725029020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF0330C00000578-5698983-image-m-16_1525725029020.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The re-elected President promised to pursue an economic agenda that would boost living standards across the country, following a recession partly linked to international sanctions</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF0585300000578-5698983-image-a-13_1525724937699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF0585300000578-5698983-image-a-13_1525724937699.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Honour Guards carry the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Presidential Emblem during the inauguration ceremony</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF0577F00000578-5698983-image-a-40_1525725827353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF0577F00000578-5698983-image-a-40_1525725827353.jpg" width="204" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <figure style="-webkit-margin-after: 0px; -webkit-margin-before: 0px; -webkit-margin-end: 0px; -webkit-margin-start: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px -8px 12px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; user-select: auto; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="image-wrap" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: auto;"> </div> <noscript style="-webkit-user-drag: none; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: auto;"></noscript></figure><br /> <figure style="-webkit-margin-after: 0px; -webkit-margin-before: 0px; -webkit-margin-end: 0px; -webkit-margin-start: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px -8px 12px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; user-select: auto; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">Putin walks down the steps of the Senate building in the Kremlin before his inauguration</figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><br /></figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF04E1C00000578-5698983-image-a-38_1525725770488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="800" height="229" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF04E1C00000578-5698983-image-a-38_1525725770488.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">Putin arrives before cheering crowds at his inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin</figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF09F8B00000578-5698983-image-a-41_1525725902668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="223" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/21/4BF09F8B00000578-5698983-image-a-41_1525725902668.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">Putin shakes hands with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during his inauguration ceremony</figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><br /></figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/17/4BF0C64600000578-5698983-image-a-123_1525711005661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/07/17/4BF0C64600000578-5698983-image-a-123_1525711005661.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;">Putin stood in the shadow of the Kremlin itself as he spoke to the crowd assembled in Red Square</figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">More photos:-</span></figcaption><figcaption style="-webkit-user-drag: none; border-bottom: 1px solid silver; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 14px; padding: 4px 8px; user-select: auto;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></figcaption><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Indian Woman Suffocates After Being Buried Alive In Cow Dung For Snake Bite(Pics)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/13/4BBBB25000000578-0-image-a-34_1525176591913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="308" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/13/4BBBB25000000578-0-image-a-34_1525176591913.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> The 35-year-old woman, named as Devendri, was out collecting wood for her fire when a snake bit her on the hand in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, northern India.</div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> She ran home to tell her husband, Mukesh, and the pair decided to call a local snake charmer called Murarey, who suggested his bizarre treatment may succeed in sucking out the poison. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB79F900000578-0-image-a-10_1525174999113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="634" height="235" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB79F900000578-0-image-a-10_1525174999113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB79EF00000578-0-image-a-11_1525175002302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="634" height="300" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB79EF00000578-0-image-a-11_1525175002302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">The 35-year-old woman, named as Devendri (pictured), was out collecting wood for her fire when a snake bit her on the hand in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, northern India</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB7A4B00000578-0-image-a-12_1525175003920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="634" height="175" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB7A4B00000578-0-image-a-12_1525175003920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">the snake that reportedly bit Devendri while she was out gathering wood near her village</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB7A0000000578-0-image-a-13_1525175005773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="634" height="234" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/05/01/12/4BBB7A0000000578-0-image-a-13_1525175005773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; user-select: auto;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">A local snake charmer who suggested his bizarre dung treatment may succeed in sucking out the poison</span></div>

Indian Woman Suffocates After Being Buried Alive In Cow Dung For Snake Bite(Pics)

The 35-year-old woman, named as Devendri, was out collecting wood for her fire when a snake bit her on the hand in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pra...

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