Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Economy|Sports|Travel

Olympics-Smaller South American nations defy financial odds to reach Paris

For Uruguayan sailor Dolores Moreira, renting a boat and towing it across Europe to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics is all part of the money-saving process

Olympics-Smaller South American nations defy financial odds to reach Paris
News|Opinion

Pope says he wants to visit Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary

Pope Francis said on Friday he wanted to visit Turkey next year to celebrate the anniversary of the first council of the Christian Church. 

Pope says he wants to visit Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary
Entertainment|Lifestyle

At UK's Glastonbury festival: music, sunshine and a call to vote

Amid the thump of reggae beats from a stage nearby, the leafy scent of cannabis in the air and the warmth of sunshine at

At UK's Glastonbury festival: music, sunshine and a call to vote
Education|Lifestyle|Travel

Trip down memory lane for Japan's emperor and wife on final day of UK visit

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his wife took a trip down memory lane on Friday, the final day of their week-long stay in Britain, with a visit to the medieval university city

Trip down memory lane for Japan's emperor and wife on final day of UK visit
Economy|News|Travel

Delhi airport roof collapse highlights Modi's infrastructure challenges

A roof collapse at New Delhi's main airport highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi's challenges to make India a global aviation hub and raises

Delhi airport roof collapse highlights Modi's infrastructure challenges
Travel

Americans seek out cooler destinations for July 4 travel as temperatures sizzle

Heat warnings have made Americans rethink their July 4th travel plans and triggered a rush to cooler vacation spots, data from Booking.com showed.

Americans seek out cooler destinations for July 4 travel as temperatures sizzle
Business|Economy|Travel

Southwest Airlines' pricing woes dampen forecast despite solid travel demand

Southwest Airlines flagged ongoing struggles with pricing in its second quarter on Wednesday, despite expectations for record summer travel demand in the United States.

Southwest Airlines' pricing woes dampen forecast despite solid travel demand
Economy|Environment|News|Technology

New York transit agency votes to indefinitely halt Manhattan congestion pricing

A New York transit agency voted on Wednesday to indefinitely halt congestion pricing in Manhattan that was set to start on June 30 after the state's

New York transit agency votes to indefinitely halt Manhattan congestion pricing
Food|Travel

Salty cream in your morning brew? Why Vietnam’s specialty coffees are catching on around the world

Would you like some eggs with your coffee? In Hanoi, ca phe trung -- or egg coffee -- is a local favorite.

Salty cream in your morning brew? Why Vietnam’s specialty coffees are catching on around the world
Travel

Final Spike steam train passes through on return trip

Final Spike steam train passes through on return trip

Final Spike steam train passes through on return trip
Sports|Travel

Soccer-Scotland fail to match passion of fans

Scotland fans have lit up Euro 2024 with an estimated 200,000 in Germany with or without tickets, but their team has not matched such passion with yet

Soccer-Scotland fail to match passion of fans
News|Travel

Tourist death toll from Greek heat wave rises to 6, others missing

A 67-year-old German has been found dead on the Greek island of Crete, police said on Monday, the sixth tourist death in June during a period of unusually hot weather.

Tourist death toll from Greek heat wave rises to 6, others missing
Travel

Historic tall ship to bring touch of Italy to foreign shores

The Amerigo Vespucci, which Italians call the world's most beautiful ship, is taking a taste of its homeland on a round-the-world tour, with temporary expositions at

Historic tall ship to bring touch of Italy to foreign shores
News|Technology

NTSB inspecting key components from ship that struck Maryland bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday it is inspecting key electrical components that were removed from the cargo ship Dali that crashed

NTSB inspecting key components from ship that struck Maryland bridge
News|Travel

US screens record-setting 2.99 million air passengers in single day

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it had screened 2.99 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest-ever number in a single day.

US screens record-setting 2.99 million air passengers in single day
Education|News|Travel|World

Japanese Emperor Naruhito finally begins delayed UK state visit

Emperor Naruhito and his wife began a week long trip to Britain on Saturday, during which they will visit Oxford University where they both studied and attend a banquet with King

Japanese Emperor Naruhito finally begins delayed UK state visit
News|Travel

Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after haj deaths

Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in

Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after haj deaths
Health|News

More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures

More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to

More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures
News|Travel

Technical problem forces Boeing 777 operated by KLM to return to Amsterdam

A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Dutch airline KLM returned to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Sunday after reporting an unspecified technical problem, national air traffic

Technical problem forces Boeing 777 operated by KLM to return to Amsterdam
News|Travel

Spanish rescue teams search for missing British teenager in Tenerife ravine

Spanish rescue teams were searching an area around the Masca Ravine in Tenerife island's remote national park on Thursday for a British teenager who went missing on Monday,

Spanish rescue teams search for missing British teenager in Tenerife ravine
Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

Enjoy Euro 2024 on the cheap? Fans work out how

Cost-conscious fans for whom budgets are tight but Euro 2024 is unmissable are parking for free in German forests, lugging crates of supermarket beer to

Enjoy Euro 2024 on the cheap? Fans work out how
Economy|Travel

Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028

Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to

Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028
News|Travel

Capri battles water emergency as it prepares to allow tourists back

Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the

Capri battles water emergency as it prepares to allow tourists back
Arts|Entertainment

Antiquities returning to Mexico include Mayan vase sold for $4 in US store

The Mexican government will welcome back 20 cultural artifacts that date to the country's storied ancient past, all found in the United States including a Mayan vase over 1,000

Antiquities returning to Mexico include Mayan vase sold for $4 in US store
Environment|News

Subway under construction collapses in China's Chengdu, creating sinkhole

A metro station under construction in China's southwestern city of Chengdu collapsed early on Friday, opening up a large sinkhole in a road in a popular tourist and commercial

Subway under construction collapses in China's Chengdu, creating sinkhole

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