{"id":67730,"date":"2020-06-21T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/06\/21\/deserted-since-covid-19-venice-reflects-on-mass-tourism-and-its-limits\/"},"modified":"2020-06-21T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:00:26","slug":"deserted-since-covid-19-venice-reflects-on-mass-tourism-and-its-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/deserted-since-covid-19-venice-reflects-on-mass-tourism-and-its-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Deserted since Covid-19, Venice reflects on mass tourism and its limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2b0UWpxTUuO0Kw6KKX\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy, severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is counting on the reopening of European borders to save the summer holiday season. 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