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Beachgoers may be losing their shirts over this new rule. A village on Lake Como is now slapping fines of up to $228 on pedestrians for being on the street bare-chested or in swimwear. Varenna, which has 650 permanent residents, is only bending its strict sartorial rules on its beaches, piers and boat docks.
Varenna, a village on Lake Como, is now fining people on the street who are bare-chested or in swimwear. Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesARGENTINA
After its win over England in the World Cup semifinals, some of Argentina’s soccer players held up a banner in support of the country’s claim to the Falkland Islands. The archipelago, known as “Islas Malvinas” in Spanish, was fought over in a 10-week war between Argentina and England in 1982, ending in a British victory. The banner said, “Las Malvinas son Argentinas,” which translates to “The Falklands are Argentine.” The following day, the British government urged FIFA to investigate the matter. But the White House has backed the Argentinian players’ right to free speech. “We believe in our First Amendment rights here in the United States of America,” Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House World Cup task force, said during a press conference.
After Argentina’s World Cup win over England, some players held up this banner, which translates to “The Falklands are Argentine.” Getty ImagesUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Money may buy them wellness. A $10.9 billion wellness island is being built in Abu Dhabi. The Fahid Island development, which will boast over 6,000 homes, will focus on the physical and mental well-being of its residents. The project is being spearheaded by a real estate development company owned by the Abu Dhabi government, and is scheduled to be completed in 2029.
CANADA
They still want to have some old-fashioned fun. After Sony announced it will stop manufacturing physical copies of PlayStation games by 2028, more than 320,000 people signed a petition made by a Winnipeg video game store to keep them in production. PNP Games created the petition titled “Don’t Kill the Disc,” to combat the switch to digital games. “We definitely know that physical isn’t dead. We know there is demand,” Lee Skwarek, PNP’s products and promotions manager, told the CBC.
EGYPT
He’s got game. An Egyptian man earned two Guinness World Records involving basketball in the very same day. Alie Wessam, a 21-year-old student, took home the title for farthest basketball hook shot from a distance of 82 feet and 10 inches as well as for farthest basketball shot made backwards from 90 feet and 6 inches away.
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