The Australian High Commission currently advises that there is currently an epidemic of the mosquito-borne disease Dengue Fever in Tonga on the main island of Tongatapu. Anyone visiting Tonga is strongly advised to protect themselves from mosquito bites at all times. You do not want to catch Dengue Fever – see Ingrid Style’s article in…

Building work on a national Holocaust memorial in the German capital, Berlin, has begun. The memorial is being built in the centre of the city, close to the Brandenburg Gate and near the bunker where Adolf Hitler committed suicide in 1945. The monument should be completed by May 2005 – in time for the 60th…

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Music, ballet, plays and recitals, comedy and children’s theatre and so much more! If you’re near Palermo the first 2 weeks of September, stop by and get a feel for the Sicilian summer! Enjoy an evening of entertainment in a magnificent piazza while savouring a cool gelato! http://www.commune.palermo.it

Five galleries illustrate the history of the performing arts in the UK. The collection includes displays on theatre, ballet, dance, circus, puppetry, opera, musicals, rock and pop. There's usually a daily workshop on performing arts subjects, such as pantomime and making a play. The museum is found in Russell Street, Covent Garden. Open: Tue-Sun, 10:00-18:00.…

A woman was killed by a great white shark while swimming with sea lions at Avala Beach, between Los Angeles and San Francisco in California. This is the first attack in almost ten years. Four lifeguards tried to save her life, but the 50-year-old was declared dead upon reaching the shore. The shark had bitten…