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![These countries have dropped all Covid-19 rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
These countries have dropped all Covid-19 rules
Skip the tests, masks and Covid paperwork in these destinations.
![Shelling of Kyiv stepped up, civilians flee Mariupol](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shelling of Kyiv stepped up, civilians flee Mariupol
Fighting intesifies on the outskirts of Kyiv as diplomatic talks continue without success.
![Tourist Taxes: Countries that will charge visitors extra in 2022](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tourist Taxes: Countries that will charge visitors extra in 2022
Where will you be hit with a tourist tax and why?
![Populist leaders in Europe run into a little problem: unpopularity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Populist leaders in Europe run into a little problem: unpopularity
New York Times: Trump-style politicking is proving a hard sell in the pandemic era.
![Slovenian woman cut off her hand for insurance payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slovenian woman cut off her hand for insurance payout
She was found guilty of attempted insurance fraud.
![7 of the best short-break motorhome trips in Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
7 of the best short-break motorhome trips in Europe
Packed with adventure, natural beauty and local flavour.
![College sport: Nga Tawa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
College sport: Nga Tawa
Sport Whanganui college sport review focuses on Nga Tawa School in Marton.
![Life-sized sculpture of Melania unveiled in her hometown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Life-sized sculpture of Melania unveiled in her hometown
Social media users compared it to a "scarecrow".
![The resistance fighter and the Kiwi soldier: A WWII love story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The resistance fighter and the Kiwi soldier: A WWII love story
The Note Through the Wire is a true love story about Josefine Lobnik and Bruce Murray.
![Road toll speeding in the wrong direction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Road toll speeding in the wrong direction
The road toll has fallen in most western countries, but is up 16 per cent in New Zealand.
![Slovenia: A ski and a swim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slovenia: A ski and a swim
Guidebooks boast you can do both in one day in this compact country - so he tried it.
![Alien Weaponry set sights on Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Alien Weaponry set sights on Europe
Waipu's Alien Weaponry have scored a European festival gig.
![Melania Trump's Slovenia becomes a travel hotspot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Melania Trump's Slovenia becomes a travel hotspot
Melania Trump's hometown has grown into a lively and picturesque city filled with restaurants, cafes and nightclubs packed with foreigners.
![Melania Trump says 'I'm legal'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Melania Trump says 'I'm legal'
Melania Trump has taken to Twitter to slam claims that she flouted immigration laws in her effort to become an American citizen.
![Danger in the dark woods](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Danger in the dark woods
Slovenia is achingly beautiful, but stay on the path, warns Jenna Hand.
![Slovenia: Lake Bled on two wheels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slovenia: Lake Bled on two wheels
I'm hoping that cycling twice around Lake Bled in Slovenia will in some way offset the effects of eating one of the regional specialties - a custard slice that will absolutely never get a 'pick the tick' logo.
![Postojna Caves, southern Slovenia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Postojna Caves, southern Slovenia
Cave landforms of Postojna, southern Slovenia. Photo / Jill Worrall
![Slovenia: How we learned to love gravity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slovenia: How we learned to love gravity
Kayaking, mountain-biking, bridge-jumping, paragliding - as Simon Calder discovers, Slovenia is a mecca for extreme adventures on land and water.
![Slovenia: Hip in the city of squares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Slovenia: Hip in the city of squares
Adrian Mourby visits Maribor, one of two European Capitals of Culture for 2012.