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Hong Kong cuts liquor tax in an effort to reignite its nightlife

October 17, 2024188 Views

Hong Kong’s leader announced a cut in liquor taxes on Wednesday, in a bid to revive the Asian financial hub’s reputation as a travel destination with a vibrant nightlife and dining scene. After fulfilling Beijing’s long-standing imperative to enact a homegrown national security law, which has furthered concerns about the curtailing of civil liberties in the city, Chief Executive John Lee now faces challenges with economic competitiveness against regional rivals like Singapore, Japan and mainland Chinese metropolises. Changes in residents’ lifestyles and a wave of middle-class emigration during the COVID-19 pandemic have dampened local spending. Many residents now prefer to spend their weekends in mainland China, attracted by its lower prices and a wider variety of entertainment ...

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50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark

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October 16, 2024262 Views

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons. “This is such an exciting find because we found these skeletons that are so very, very well preserved,” said archeologist Michael Borre Lundø, who led the six-month dig. “Normally, we would be lucky to find a few teeth in the graves, but here we have entire skeletons.” The skeletons were preserved thanks to favorable soil chemistry, particularly chalk and high water levels, experts from Museum Odense said. The site was discovered last year during a routine survey, ahead of power line renovation work on the outskirts of the village of Aasum, 5 kilometers (3 miles), northeast of Ode...

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The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital

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October 16, 2024155 Views

The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first giant dome entertainment complex in Las Vegas. Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism and Sphere Entertainment Co. announced the plan late Tuesday to bring a Sphere to the Middle East. Under the deal, Abu Dhabi will pay a franchise fee to Sphere Entertainment to build the second location using its designs. Abu Dhabi’s government will pay to build the structure, as well as annual fees to Sphere Entertainment “for creative and artistic content.” The announcement offered no financing information, nor did it say where the Sphere would be built in the Emirati capital. Abu Dhabi’s government did not immediately respond to questions about the project Wedn...

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Kenya moves 50 elephants to larger reserve to ease overcrowding

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October 16, 2024184 Views

Kenya is moving 50 elephants to a new home after overcrowding in the Mwea National Reserve has seen the creatures stray into nearby human settlements and damage local ecosystems. The last national wildlife census recorded 156 elephants at Mwea, more than three times the reserve's capacity. As a result, elephants have strayed into nearby villages, damaging crops, infrastructure and property. A family of elephants from the Mwea National Reserve walk out of a special transportation container during a translocation exercise at the Aberdare National Park, in Mweiga, Nyeri County, Kenya October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya During a two-week mission to relocate the animals from the 42 square km (16 square miles) Mwea reserve to the more spacious Aberdare National Park, wildlife speci...

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Egypt opens more galleries in long-awaited antiquities museum

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October 15, 2024199 Views

Egypt opened a series of galleries to the public on Tuesday in its flagship new museum, but the glittering King Tutankhamun collection and solar boats buried by the Pyramid of Khufu are yet to be unveiled, pending a long-delayed grand inauguration. Tourists visit the Grand Egyptian Museum during a partial trial in Giza, Egypt, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany More than 20 years under construction, the sprawling Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) next to the pyramids of Giza was initially scheduled to open in 2012 but the launch was repeatedly pushed back due to cost overruns and political tumult. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly last week announced a "trial opening" ahead of a formal inauguration. Egyptian officials say a number of world leaders have expressed interest in a...

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Malaysia evicts ‘Avatar’ sea nomads

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October 15, 2024236 Views

Patches of palm thatch entwined with a few forlorn stilts sticking out of the emerald waters in a Malaysian marine park off the island of Borneo are the only traces remaining of the homes of hundreds of sea nomads. Robin, one of those left homeless among a community that inspired the fictional 'Metkayina' tribe in the 2022 film 'Avatar: The Way of Water', took to a boat with his children to flee the Malaysian officials who razed their home. Houseboats of the indigenous seaborne Bajau Laut community anchor in the waters of Semporna, Malaysia August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain "I don't know where to go now," he told Reuters from the deck of a wooden houseboat festooned with drying clothes, where he lives with a cousin and their eight children after the demolition drive razed ...

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Shangri-La Muscat welcomes top Indian planners to its wedding fair

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October 15, 2024271 Views

Shangri-La Muscat, Oman is all set to celebrate the grand return of its highly anticipated wedding fair after seven years. Scheduled for October 18-19, the two open days of Love, Shangri-La: A Muscat Wedding Showcase will feature the resort’s versatile venues, luxurious offerings, tailored packages, and top-tier amenities. Oman being one of the latest gem and favourites to host Indian destination weddings, Shangri-La Muscat has invited top Indian wedding planners including Kraafted Events, Swaaha Weddings & Experiences, Mpire Weddings, Discovery Events, The Doli Diary, Ziel Events & Experiences, Millenium Events, KKings Events, Shadi N Vogue and Shubh Muhurat Luxury Weddings, to see the resort’s beautiful locations and wedding set ups as well as meeting with prominent stakehold...

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Haunted UK: The best places for ghost-spotting

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October 15, 2024324 Views

Halloween loving Brits looking for a spooky encounter are being given tips on the most haunted stately homes and castles to visit across the UK – as 23% confess to believing in ghosts and 42% say they know someone who’s seen one. The travel and motoring insurance experts at Tiger.co.uk conducted a spooky survey and started investigating some of the ghostliest destinations with the most haunted tales. Some of the earliest recorded ghost sightings date back to the first century AD and while there are no official recordings throughout the centuries, stories of ghosts and ghouls lurk across every corner of the UK. The experts have found spooky stately homes and castles in Scotland, Cornwall, Norfolk and North Yorkshire, uncovering ghosts including the White Lady in Lanc...

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Hungary mulls freeze on Airbnb licences in Budapest

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October 14, 2024237 Views

Hungary's government is considering a plan to impose a moratorium on new Airbnb licences in Budapest and to raise taxes on short-term apartment rentals in the capital city, the economy minister said on Monday. Marton Nagy announced the plans about a month after residents of Budapest's sixth district voted to ban short-term rentals from 2026, the first such ban in one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations. Some residents in European tourist hotspots blame short-term lets for driving up home prices. In central Europe, Budapest was the most popular city for short-term stays in 2023 with 6.7 million guest nights, according to Eurostat, ahead of Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Krakow and others. Eurostat figures show almost 719 million guest nights spent in the European Union were...

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Avani Maldives Resort invites to vote for Best AI-Generated Festive Theme

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October 14, 2024266 Views

In preparation for the festive season, the team at Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort has tapped the creativity of artificial intelligence (AI) to come up with ideas for this season’s Christmas theme. Following the prompts, AI's 'hive mind' generated four imaginative themes - Tropical Wonderland, Candy Cane Christmas, Frosted Paradise and Santa’s Surf Shack. Now, it’s up to the resort’s Instagram followers to decide which one will set the tone for the resort’s Christmas celebrations this year. The four themes will be posted on the @AvaniMaldives Instagram account on 15 October at 10am MVT, giving the public 24 hours to vote for their favourite festive theme through an exclusive poll. The AI-generated image with the most votes will inspire the resort’s festive theme and experiences through th...