Reporter
Noor Haddad
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Lisbon bets on its century-old trams to cut traffic, and tourists love it
The city is restoring routes that were ripped out in the 1990s. Residents are less sure about the crowds.
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Air traffic controllers’ strike grounds hundreds of flights across Europe
Airlines cancelled more than 900 flights. Unions say a second day of action is possible next week.
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Paris plans “cool islands” in every neighborhood as summers get hotter
Schoolyards will open as shaded public parks on hot days under a citywide plan.
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In Bangkok, a street market fights to stay as the city modernizes
Vendors have operated the market for 60 years. A new rail station is coming to the same block.
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The canal city that wants fewer visitors, and is paying to get them
Day-trippers now pay an entry fee. Officials say it is working; shopkeepers aren’t so sure.
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An old town rebuilt brick by brick marks 80 years since its destruction
Residents used paintings and photographs to reconstruct streets that were reduced to rubble.