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First time since World War II Paris Air Show cancelled

December 7, 2020519 Views

The Paris Air Show has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two, raising questions about the speed of the aerospace industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Organisers said Europe’s largest industrial showcase, which attracts over 300,000 people every other June in alternation with Britain’s Farnborough Airshow, would not go ahead next year because of the pandemic’s “unprecedented impact” on aerospace. In an official statement, International Parish Air Show announced on Monday, “The next edition of the Paris Air Show will be held in June 2023, at a date that will be announced shortly. Exhibitors will receive a full refund of all sums already paid and the Paris air Show will take full financial responsibility for this decision.” “We are obviously disappointed...

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Melbourne welcomes first international flight in 5 months

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December 7, 20201419 Views

Australia’s second-largest city welcomed its first international passenger flight in five months on Monday, an arrival that will test the state of Victoria’s revamped hotel quarantine system. Australia has since March closed its borders to non-citizens, but airports serving Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, stopped accepting any arrivals in late June after an outbreak of COVID-19 that begun at two hotels where arrivals were quarantining. More than 20,000 infections were recorded in Victoria when hotel staff contracted the virus from people returning from overseas. The outbreak has been widely blamed on failures of private contractors to follow protocol. With hundreds of people expected to arrive in Victoria each week, state authorities have said police officers will now enforce ...

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China’s COVID-free ‘Hawaii’ chases local tourist dollar with a vengeance

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December 7, 2020873 Views

Millions of domestic tourists are descending on China’s southernmost island province of Hainan, presenting a surreal contrast with grim hospital scenes, shuttered restaurants and stifling home quarantine elsewhere in a virus-ravaged world. Known at home as the “Hawaii of China”, the island, about the size of Taiwan, has been free of coronavirus for six months, drawing eager shoppers to duty-free malls, couples seeking a sub-tropical backdrop for wedding pictures, and surfers just looking to “breathe freely”. October arrivals of 9.6 million, according to official data, exceeded the year-earlier figure, before the pandemic struck, by 3.1%, although foreign visitors slumped 87%. That was a far cry from February, when arrivals had dropped almost 90%. A couple poses for pictures durin...

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Miami’s art week takes on new look as galleries, artists get creative

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December 6, 2020792 Views

For almost two decades the first week of December in Miami has been synonymous with artists, art fairs, champagne-soaked parties, pop up installations, an explosion of new graffiti, and traffic gridlock. But the Florida city looks far different this year. After the coronavirus pandemic forced Art Basel Miami Beach to announce in September that it was canceling this year’s fair, the galaxy of satellite fairs around the city followed suit. Art Basel is typically one of the busiest times for Miami, and the jolt could not have come at a worse time for this tourism-and-hospitality driven city hit hard by COVID-19. An art installations is showcased as part of Art Basel amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Ale...

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Australia bushfire threatens township on Fraser island

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December 6, 2020622 Views

Residents of a coastal township on Australia’s World Heritage-listed Fraser Island were told to evacuate on Sunday as a bushfire approached. Since it was sparked by an illegal campfire seven weeks ago, the blaze has blackened half the island off Australia’s north eastern coast, which is part of the Great Barrier Reef and famed for its tropical rainforest on sand dunes, and inland lakes. Residents of Happy Valley had a small reprieve after the blaze lessened in intensity on Sunday afternoon, Queensland state emergency services commissioner Greg Leach told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Aerial view of an area affected by a bushfire on Fraser Island (K'gari), Queensland, Australia December 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Save Fraser Islands Dingoes Inc ...

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Japan may resume inbound tourism from spring

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December 6, 2020868 Views

Japan’s government is considering the resumption of inbound tourism on a limited basis from the spring as Tokyo prepares to host a delayed summer Olympics, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration is leaning toward allowing small tour groups from Asian countries where coronavirus infections are well under control, such as China and Taiwan, the Asahi reported without citing sources. Japanese government officials did not return calls from Reuters seeking comment. Suga’s government has launched a subsidy programme to revive domestic tourism, a key driver of economic growth in recent years, but the scheme has been criticised because Japan is struggling with a third wave of coronavirus infections. New cases have spiked to record hig...

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बर्फ के समंदर में पोलर बीयर से नजदीकी

UPENDRA SWAMI

December 5, 20201019 Views

ये बग्गी हमारी बग्गी जैसी नहीं है। टुंड्रा बग्गी पहियों पर ऐसी जगहों की सैर कराती है जहां जाने का कोई सड़क मार्ग नहीं। टुंड्रा बग्गी दुनिया की उन अजग-गजब चीजों में से है जो सैलानियों को लुभाती है। हम बात कर रहे हैं कनाडा के मनितोबा में हडसन खाड़ी के मुहाने पर स्थित चर्चिल की। इसे दुनिया की पोलर बीयर (ध्रुवीय भालू) राजधानी कहा जाता है। 2006 में चर्चिल शहर की आबादी महज 923 थी। लेकिन इस शहर में ट्रेन जाती है, यहां बंदरगाह है और रोजाना उड़ानें। नहीं है तो बस बाकी कनाडा के लिए कोई सड़क नहीं है। चर्चिल में तीन इकोसिस्टम आकर मिलते हैं- उत्तर में हडसन खाड़ी, उत्तर-पश्चिम में आर्टिक टुंड्रा और दक्षिण में घने जंगल। यह इलाका मई से अगस्त तक पक्षियों को देखने के लिए, जुलाई से अगस्त की गर्मियों में बेलुगा व्हेल मछलियों को देखने के लिए और अक्टूबर-नवंबर में पोलर बीयर देखने के लिए खासा लोकप्रिय है। टुं...

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Queen’s old masters go on public show in Britain

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December 4, 2020353 Views

Art lovers will get a close-up view of one of Britain’s greatest collections from Friday when masterworks from deep inside Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace go on public show. The paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Canaletto and others usually hang in the Picture Gallery, one of the palace’s State Rooms that play host to its grandest events. An employee views a detail of "Christ Healing The Paralytic" by Anthony van Dyck, which forms part of the gallery exhibition "Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace" usually displayed in the State Room now brought together for the first time for the public to view at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville But the old masters have been cleared out during renovations and moved to more modern ...

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Customers prepay for drinks to save the bar on the rocks

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December 4, 2020679 Views

Faced with the prospect of closure amid the coronavirus pandemic, a cozy tapas bar in the centre of Madrid appealed to its clients in an emotional video in late October to help it stay afloat by paying for their food and drink in advance. Over the past five weeks, El miniBAR has received 40,000 euros ($48,592) from some 400 loyal customers who prepaid for food and drink they hope to return to the bar to enjoy later. Owner Nacho Bustos keeps a list and the customers just need to give their phone number so the amount is deducted from what they paid in advance. Owner Nacho Bustos stands inside El Minibar bar amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madrid, Spain, December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez “El miniBAR is almost a second home to me, so I think it’s a great idea...

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Top 5 ways to experience the holidays in Philadelphia

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December 4, 20201018 Views

From hosting the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade in the country to having authentic German Christmas markets, the holidays are the best time to experience the holly side of Philadelphia. While this year will look very different, the City of Philadelphia, along with its public and private partners, is delighted to bring fun, safe, and family-friendly diverse holiday celebrations to residents and visitors alike. Hope these experiences will remind you of the spirit of the holidays: a time of reflection, faith, family, kindness, hope and joy. Here are five ways you can experience the holiday spirit of Philadelphia- Admire spectacular light display & holiday tree at city hall Each year, visitors can immerse themselves in a holiday spectacular at Dilworth Plaza at Philadelphi...