Tourism in Hong Kong battered by the coronavirus outbreak
As the coronavirus outbreak causes travelers to stay home, Hong Kong sees tourism numbers lower than those during the 2003 SARS outbreak.
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Coronavirus response in Middle East, Northern Africa
Officials and countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa respond to COVID-19.
Dogs wear homemade muzzles to protect from coronavirus
Dog owners in China outfitted their pets in homemade, protective masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Behind the scenes at Sydney Zoo
Sydney Zoo, located at Bungarribee Park in Western Sydney, is the first new zoo to be built in Sydney in more than 100 years. The Zoo opened to the public...
Revelers fill the streets as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, is a celebration traditionally held before the observance of Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Christian Lenten season.
Amid coronavirus fears, Vietnam holds first national cat show
Donning face masks and carrying kittens, participants show off their feline friends during Vietnam's first-ever national cat show.
Costumes, neighborhood parades fill Rio’s Carnival weekend
Held annually prior to Lent, the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro attracts millions of revelers.
Rio de Janeiro hospital celebrates 20th year of carnival street parade
Every year, employees and patients from the Nise da Silveira Municipal Psychiatric Hospital in Rio de Janeiro organize the "Loucura Suburbana" street carnival, which starts inside the hospital and winds...
There’s no place like Kangaroo Island. Can it survive Australia’s fires?
Kangaroo Island is Australia in miniature. It is a wildlife haven, with its own varieties of kangaroos, echidnas (a spiny anteater) and cockatoos, as well as a koala population seen...
Indonesians celebrate Lunar New Year in Java with dancers and offerings
Participants gathered around paper lanterns and other decorations during the Grebeg Sudiro festival Jan. 19, 2020, in Java, Indonesia, to celebrate Lunar New Year.