The couple who met on the beach at Byron Bay
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Australian Gianna Mazzeo spotted German student Sebastian Guggenberger playing soccer on the sandy shores of Byron Bay, sparking a holiday romance that kickstarted an 18-years-and-counting love story.
(CNN) — It was a summer's day in Byron Bay, Australia in early 2003. The sun was shining and Gianna Mazzeo, who'd been basking in its rays for most of the day, decided to freshen up with a swim. As she was coming out of the ocean, Gianna noticed a group of men playing soccer further up the beach, calling to one another as they kicked a ball back and forth on the sand. Gianna, then 27, is Australian but her parents are from Italy, so she'd spent a lot of time traveling around the EU. She figured the group were from somewhere in Europe, but she couldn't place the language.Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
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