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Venice reduces gondola capacity due to 'overweight' tourists

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IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, July 22: We look at reactions from the papers after European leaders struck a historic deal and agreed to a coronavirus relief fund. The British papers are looking at a report which alleges British leaders actively ignored threats of Russian interference in elections. And Venice's gondoliers are reducing their boat capacity due to increasingly "heavier" tourists.

Added on the 22/07/2020 10:57:40 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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