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Germany wants ski resorts closed but Austria won’t agree

November 26, 2020779 Views

Germany wants Alpine countries to keep ski resorts closed to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, but reaching an agreement with neighbouring Austria is proving difficult, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. “The ski season is approaching. We will be trying to coordinate in Europe whether we could close all ski resorts,” Merkel told parliament, adding that this might not be possible given resistance from Austria, but Germany would try again. In the first wave of the coronavirus at the start of the year, many Germans were infected at the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl. Germany last month issued travel warnings for popular ski regions in Austria, Italy and Switzerland. Interestingly, in September this year a consumer rights group had taken a legal action against the Austr...

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London bridge is falling down – so Boat Race relocates

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November 26, 2020761 Views

Next year’s Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will take place outside London for the first time since World War Two - because a bridge that passes over the usual course is close to collapsing. The annual event between rowing crews of England’s top two universities usually attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators to the west London stretch of the River Thames, with many standing on Hammersmith Bridge to watch the boats pass underneath. But the suspension bridge, built in 1887, has been closed to motor traffic since April 2019 following the discovery of hairline micro-fractures in the brittle cast iron pedestals. FILE PHOTO: Rowing - Oxford v Cambridge University Boat Race - River Thames, London. Oxford pass under the pass under Hammersmith Bridge as they win the men's rac...

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Can’t dine out? UK restaurants offer DIY meal kits to survive lockdown

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November 25, 2020960 Views

From fast food to fine dining, some restaurants in Britain are relying on home kits to keep them afloat during lockdown, turning clients into cooks who recreate favourite meals in the comfort of their own kitchens. For James Knappett, chef-owner of Michelin-starred London restaurant Kitchen Table, the decision to deliver do-it-yourself (DIY) meal kits wasn’t easy, but it was essential. James Knappett, founder and head chef of 'Home', the first at-home fine dining experience, packs food into a box destined for customers in London, Britain, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson The venue has been closed since the first lockdown in March, because seating is around a kitchen table so social distancing is not possible. “It’s a very hard feeling to have to give this control to the...

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Spanish mountaineer, 81, trains for Himalayas in tribute to victims of COVID-19

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November 12, 2020499 Views

At 81 years old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world’s highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. “To all those who have disappeared because of this terrible pandemic, this terrible crisis, I want as an elderly person to dedicate it to them,” Soria said outside his home in the Sierra Guadarrama mountains, north of Madrid. Carlos Soria, 81-year-old Spanish mountain climber trains to climb in the Himalaya mountains next spring as a tribute to the elderly affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amidst its outbreak, in Moralzarzal, Spain, November 11, 2020. Picture taken November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina Travel restrictions permitting, Soria hopes to go to Nepal in the spring to take on the 8...

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The art of Ajanta Caves is being digitised and restored for eternity

UPENDRA SWAMI

November 1, 20202367 Views2

Ajanta Caves were painted for over 900 years by some of the greatest unknown artists of mankind. They are not only a UNESCO World Heritage site, but also probably the greatest art in the world. But these paintings have seen deterioration over the last 2000 years. Now, if they can be restored to their original glory and then preserved for eternity, its a service not only to the culture of India, but to human species and its greatness. On the 21st of October, preservation of the art of the Ajanta Caves was initiated at the Arctic World Archives, in an indestructible format, till eternity. Event happened at Svalbard, a remote island in Norway. And, the ceremony was attended by representatives from The National Museum of Norway, UNICEF Norway, the Norwegian Defense Museum, and the Mjøndale...

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Miss airline food? Finnair selling business class meals in supermarket

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October 27, 20201546 Views

Finland's national carrier Finnair has started selling its business class meals in a supermarket to prevent job cuts at its catering unit due to COVID-19. The airplane meals have quickly turned into a hit with 1,600 meals sold within days at the supermarket located near Finnair’s main hub the Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Finnair said. It plans to sell in more outlets. FILE PHOTO: A Finnair Airbus A320-200 aircraft prepares to take off from Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain. REUTERS/Phil Noble “There are redundancies and layoffs going on already at Finnair and we are trying our best to find new innovative ways,” head of Finnair Kitchen Marika Nieminen said. Finnair said last Tuesday it would cut around 700 jobs by March 2021. Finnair Kitchen’s first main courses on the g...

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Germany warns against travel to ski regions in Austria, Switzerland, Italy

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October 22, 2020555 Views

Germany has issued travel warnings for popular ski regions in Austria, Italy and Switzerland, scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus as new infection numbers rose above 10,000 a day for the first time. While infection rates in Germany are lower than in much of Europe, they have been accelerating, and the daily number of confirmed cases last rose by 11,287 to 392,049. Germany’s death toll stands at 9,905. Tourists skiing in Swiss Alps during normal times. FILE PHOTO “The situation has become very serious overall,” Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, said. “We still have a chance to slow the spread of the pandemic,” he said. But he said people must stick to the rules and that Germany must prepare for an uncontrolled spread...

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Canary Islands joins tourism observatory network

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October 22, 20201314 Views

The Canary Islands has been confirmed as the latest member of the growing International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO), overseeing the responsible development of tourism worldwide. The announcement came as INSTO, an initiative of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held its annual meeting, bringing together key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. Since its establishment in 2004, the network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories has steadily grown in both size and influence. Now, as its members help guide tourism’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it met virtually for the second time since the start of the current crisis. The annual meeting provided more than 100 international experts with a platform for open dialogue about t...

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Christmas in danger as Santa’s Lapland home feels pandemic chill

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October 16, 20201370 Views1

Christmas is coming, but in Santa’s home village in northern Finland, the COVID pandemic means that the flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year are not. Finland has adopted some of the strictest travel restrictions in Europe, despite its low level of infections, meaning most foreigners cannot enter the country. Santa Claus talks to Edvin, his sister Elsa and their mother Anu behind a plexiglas screen in his chamber at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Attila Cser The northern part of Finland, where many businesses rely on tourists flying in to meet Santa Claus, see the Northern Lights or take a snowmobile safari, has seen visitor numbers plummet. In August 2020, foreign touris...

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प्राग के चर्च में छिपी बलिदान की दास्तान

MUKUL VYAS

October 8, 20201634 Views

चेक राजधानी प्राग में सुंदर इमारतों की कमी नहीं है। यहां के गिरजाघरों की वास्तु कला बेजोड़ है। यहां एक गिरजाघर ऐसा है जिसका तहखाना ही उसकी सबसे बड़ी खासियत है। कार्लोवो नमेस्ति शहर का सबसे बड़ा स्क्वायर है जहां से थोड़ी सी दूरी पर रेसोलोवा स्ट्रीट पर कैथेड्रल चर्च ऑफ सेंट साइरिल और मेथोडियस की भव्य इमारत है। स्थानीय लोग इस चर्च को पैराशूटिश्ट चर्च भी कहते हैं। यह गिरजाघर बेरोक स्थापत्य कला का खूबसूरत नमूना है लेकिन अधिकांश लोग यहां इसके तहखाने को देखने के लिए आते हैं जिस पर गोलियों के निशान है। इन गोलियों के निशान के पीछे चेक इतिहास का एक गौरवपूर्ण अध्याय छिपा हुआ है। 75 वर्ष पहले, 18 जून 1942 को इसी तहखाने में सात चेक और स्लोवाक वायुसैनिकों ने बर्बर नाजी हुकूमत के खिलाफ अपनी अंतिम लड़ाई लड़ी थी। ये वायुसैनिक ऑपरेशन एन्थ्रोपोइड में शामिल थे जो बोहेमिया और...