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The “Notre-Dame Effect”? Paris Braces For Overtourism Backlash

After the Summer Olympics, Paris will be back in the international spotlight this weekend with the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral. While tourism actually fell during the sporting event, it may now be primed to explode and could spark a backlash like in Barcelona and elsewhere.

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From The “Gates Of Hell” In Turkmenistan To NYC’s Burning Falls, A World Tour Of Eternal Flames

The president of Turkmenistan announced plans to extinguish the country’s famous “Gates of Hell” gas crater sometime in 2024. But it’s by no means the only one of its kind. We rounded up the eternal flames still burning in all corners of the globe.

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