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The first German tourists arrive in Spain's Balearic Islands for a pilot tourism trial ahead of high tourism season. IMAGES
Several hundred farmers and lorry drivers block the street in central Berlin to protest against cuts in public subsidies, following a week of demonstrations across Germany. German authorities increasingly fear that radical far-right groups are seeking to co-opt the demonstrations, which began in December and have spread nationwide. IMAGES
The first fans arrive at Wacken Open Air, the world's biggest heavy metal festival, as it starts in northern Germany. Organisers were forced on Wednesday to cap the festival's attendance after heavy rain turned its farmland site into a muddy quagmire. Only 60 percent of the 85,000 ticket-holders, those already in attendance, will be allowed entry. IMAGES of festival-goers entering venue after doors opening
French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancelor Olaf Scholz arrive at the French university Sorbonne in Paris for the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee Treaty that sealed the friendship between the two countries. IMAGES
The first batch of travellers arrive at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport as Thailand reboots its tourism industry after 18 months of Covid curbs. The coronavirus pandemic hammered the kingdom's tourism-reliant economy, which last year saw its worst performance since the 1997 Asian financial crisis with arrivals down more than 80 percent. Thai authorities have given the green light to vaccinated tourists from more than 60 "low-risk" countries to skip hotel quarantine -- providing the sector a much-needed lifeline. IMAGES
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