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A tourist prepares to throw a coin into Rome’s Trevi Fountain after the city introduced a €2 fee to access the basin. Reuters

Fee of €2 at Rome's Trevi Fountain boosts city's tourist levy

Paris and London eye charges as UK government hopes to end free entry to major museums

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Two French-Israeli women face 'complicity in genocide' investigation for role in Gaza blockade

Egyptian Capgemini chief praised for cutting links with ICE

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EU to keep offices in Yemen despite WFP closures over security concerns

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