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Florence Sets 2026 Ban on Outdoor Dining for 50 Historic-Center Streets, Tightens Rules on 73 More

City leaders say the measures protect the UNESCO site to reclaim public space.

Turnstile Stolen From New Görlitzer Park Fence as State Protection Probes Motive

Owners Close Largo Maradona After Police Seize Merchandise and Carts

Bombay HC Signals Departmental Inquiries for Lapses on Illegal Hoardings

Maharashtra Approves Ghatkopar Probe Report, Orders 40x40 Cap and Terrace Hoarding Ban

Córdoba Residents Share Footage of Suspected ‘Serial Defecator’ and Demand Action

Indian Vlogger’s Viral Clip Shows Gritty First Glimpse of Paris

Morelia to Revoke Permits for Vendors Who Occupy Prohibited Zones After Centro Clash

Berlin Greens Demand Restoration of €30 Million for Görlitzer Park Social Measures

Lebanon’s Beaches Become Luxury as Pollution and Drought Limit Public Access

Schloßstraße U-Bahn Modernization Stalls in Heritage Approval Process

Mumbai BMC Halts Firecracker Deterrents After Daulat Nagar Feeding Protest

Barcelona Fines All 129 Inspected Terraces in Ciutat Vella Enforcement Drive

Barcelona Court Invalidates Via Laietana Overhaul Again

Buenos Aires Clears Illegal Vendors in Liniers as Recovery Campaign Hits 10th Zone

Barcelona Council Unlocks €19.7M for 58 Neighborhood Projects

Toronto Man Arrested and Charged in High Park Sexual Assault

Berlin Mayor Launches Survey to Inform New Urban Cleanliness Initiative

NYPD Sets July 14 Citywide Rollout for Quality-of-Life Teams After 10,000 Brooklyn Responses

81-Year-Old Driver Denounced After Climbing Rome’s Trinità dei Monti Staircase