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China Unveils World's Largest Outdoor Escalator System

4/5/2026

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China launched the world's largest outdoor escalator system, named the "Goddess," in Wushan, Chongqing, spanning nearly 3,000 feet and ascending 800 feet with 21 escalators, eight elevators, and four moving walkways, costing $23 million over four years.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, relocated its artwork to a vault following a cyberattack aimed at extortion.
A new law in Brazil permits separated couples to share custody of pets.
Over 100 soccer players in Australia contracted severe conjunctivitis from a rare parasitic fungus in Darwin's football fields.

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China launched the world's largest outdoor escalator system, named the "Goddess," in Wushan, Chongqing, spanning nearly 3,000 feet and ascending 800 feet with 21 escalators, eight elevators, and four moving walkways, costing $23 million over four years.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, relocated its artwork to a vault following a cyberattack aimed at extortion.
A new law in Brazil permits separated couples to share custody of pets.
Over 100 soccer players in Australia contracted severe conjunctivitis from a rare parasitic fungus in Darwin's football fields.