Panama last month celebrated the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which in its day was one of the most expensive and dangerous infrastructure endeavors ever undertaken.

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Venice Carnival, celebrating 300 years of Giacomo Casanova, will take place from February 22 to March 4. Find out how to make ...

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer ...

Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is the mightiest mass of ice in Europe. Covering a staggering 66 square miles (171sq km) it has always attracted ...

But despite this, Venice never loses its capacity to enchant ... is situated on the most eye-catching stretch of the Grand Canal, looking across the water to Santa Maria della Salute and to ...

Venice is famously a minefield of overpriced ... with its ringside view of the Grand Canal action. The food is jazzed-up versions of Venetian stalwarts, and the prices are fairly high ...

By Jennifer Wimmer Veronica Taylor, of Lewisport, has visited Europe many times. Last August, she and three of her friends flew to the Netherlands, and enjoyed a wonderful river cruise that took them ...

A quarter-century after the U.S. handed control of the Panama Canal to Panama, President Donald Trump wants to take it back. Early this month, Trump suggested he would consider using military ...

Grand Canal, Venice The event was originally established to allow the gondoliers to show off their finely honed skills, and today is a colourful, flamboyant celebration of Venice’s maritime past. I ...

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