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Train, not plane means scenery, carbon cutting

May 22, 2022731 Views

If you’re coming to Davos this year, try to take the train instead of flying, organizers of the World Economic Forum said. So I did. That meant a 12-hour journey from London to the exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps, which I’m helping cover for The Associated Press. Taking a train is much less convenient than a plane, but the scenery made up for it — the rolling farm fields of England and France gave way to Switzerland’s towering mountains and idyllic valleys dotted with chalets. And my carbon footprint will be a lot lower than a flight. To many, Davos conjures up images of government leaders, billionaire elites and corporate titans jetting in on carbon-spewing private planes even as the meeting increasingly focuses on climate change. Organizers have been stung by such c...

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Spain swelters as temperatures soar

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May 22, 2022690 Views

People waved fans, glugged water and splashed themselves at fountains in Spain on Saturday as the country sweltered under unseasonably high temperatures pushing close to 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places. A mass of hot, dry air carrying dust from North Africa has pushed temperatures up to 15 degrees above average in parts of the country. "The early morning of May 21 was extraordinarily warm for the time of year in much of the centre and south of the peninsula," national weather agency AEMET wrote on Twitter. Tourists use fans and hats for sun protection outside La Almudena Cathedral during an episode of exceptionally high temperatures for the time of year in Madrid, Spain, May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera It issued warnings of high temperatures in 10 Spanish regions ...

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Snowless Davos readies new face for WEF meeting

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May 16, 2022351 Views

Movers and shakers arriving for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) this month can pack sandals instead of ski boots for a rare springtime version of the event in Davos, the Swiss ski resort that is Europe’s highest city. In December, organisers postponed the meeting of government, business and other leaders just before its traditional January slot, citing the difficulties of holding an in-person conference during the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: The foyer is seen at the congress center in Davos, Switzerland. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Simply putting on the event after a two-year hiatus is welcome news to locals, who, a 2017 study showed, benefit from a $60 million windfall every time it takes place. “All the people here are very glad that the World Economic F...

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Golden arches to go dark in Russia as McDonald’s exits after 30 years

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May 16, 2022823 Views

McDonald's Corp on Monday became one of the biggest global names to exit Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating for more than 30 years in the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The world's largest burger chain, which owns about 84% more its nearly 850 restaurants in Russia, will take a related non-cash charge of up to $1.4 billion. McDonald's had in March decided to close its restaurants in the country, including the iconic Pushkin Square location in central Moscow - a symbol of flourishing American capitalism in the dying embers of the Soviet Union. FILE PHOTO: A logo of the McDonald's restaurant is seen in the window with a reflection of Kremlin's tower in central Moscow, Russia March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov In the Russia of the ...

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Fear and adrenaline as world’s longest suspension footbridge opened

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May 13, 2022961 Views

Fear and adrenaline were some of the feelings as the first tourists stepped out on the world's longest suspension footbridge, spanning a valley in mountain resort of Dolni Morava in the Czech Republic. "We came here because we love adrenaline," day-hiker Michaela Klestilova said while approaching the 721-metre (2,365-foot) footbridge that hangs 95 metres above the ground at its highest point and opened to the public on Friday. A staff member walks across the newly-built world's longest suspension bridge a day before its official opening in the mountain resort of Dolni Morava, Czech Republic, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny "We came by foot up here and now we are looking for our reward." Named Sky Bridge 721, it took two years to build at a cost of 200 million crowns ($8.4 ...

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Tourists return to Paris but Asians, Americans stay away

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May 11, 2022757 Views

On a sunny afternoon this week, Eli Mwenda happily snapped pictures of his sister Rebekah Mithinji by the Eiffel Tower, two of many tourists enjoying a long overdue break in Paris after freezing holiday plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paris trip for the siblings was a graduation gift for Mithinji, initially planned for 2020. Two years later they finally made it, with Mithinji travelling from Britain and Mwenda all the way from Kenya. Tourists walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum on a sunny day in Paris, France, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes "I'm so glad we made it, it's been such a long time coming," said Mithinji, all smiles under her sunglasses. "It's refreshing, feels like we're sort of going back to normal," added Mwenda. "Walking around the str...

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La Pêche Miraculeuse regains its original glory

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May 6, 20221174 Views

It is something of a miracle that La Pêche miraculeuse still exists at all. So, in order to ensure its future, the council of the church of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk in Mechelen wanted to leave nothing to chance. Thanks to support from the Courtin-Bouché Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, the tryptic is now undergoing restoration with a view to restoring its original magnificence. If the French revolutionaries had not made off with La Pêche miraculeuse in 1794 and put it in the Louvre, this unique work by Peter Paul Rubens might not have survived. When it was returned to Mechelen some two decades later, its former place in the transept of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk church had been taken by another work. The Rubens triptych was therefore relegated to the...

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Greece lifts COVID curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season

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May 1, 2022232 Views

Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back from the pandemic slump. To fly in or out of the country, travellers were previously required to show either a vaccination certificate, a certificate saying they had recovered from coronavirus or a negative test. FILE PHOTO: People visit the ancient Parthenon Temple atop the Acropolis hill archaeological site in Athens, Greece, February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi From May 1, passengers and crew will need only to wear a face mask, the civil aviation authority said. The summer tourism season typically begins after the Greek Orthodox Easter, which was on April 24. Greece is exp...

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Oktoberfest to go ahead in 2022 after pandemic break

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April 29, 2022980 Views

The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, will take place this year without any coronavirus restrictions after being cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic, Munich mayor Dieter Reiter said on Friday. "There will be an unrestricted (festival), which will hopefully give a lot of people a lot of pleasure," Reiter told a news conference, adding that he had instructed the festival's management to go ahead "without delay and without restrictions." FILE PHOTO: Visitors of the Oktoberfest toast with beer mugs during the opening day of the Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images) The Oktoberfest is due to be held from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3. Reiter, who said he did not come to his decision lightly due to the pa...

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Portugal’s Cascais & remote working – the perfect partnership

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April 28, 2022746 Views

On the coast of Lisbon, Cascais, sometimes known as the "Portuguese Riviera," is a charm of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a classic and picturesque Portuguese fishing town that has grown into a significant tourist destination. Cascais is a very lively and cosmopolitan town that still preserves a great deal of its earlier aristocratic atmosphere. With an already well-established expat community for years, Cascais invites remote workers and digital nomads from all over the world to have their next remote meeting with the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop. It has also opened several coworking spaces, which, together with its proximity to the capital and over 300 days of sunshine a year, makes Cascais the perfect place for remote working. Cascais, April 19, 2022. Cascais is demonstrating to ...