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Datong welcomes autumn scenery - Travel

9/26/2018, 2:41:10 AM
undefined ✔ [Photo by Qingfengyingke and Li Yi/For chinadaily.com.cn] With autumn underway, Datong in North China's Shanxi province has welcomed its most beautiful season, in which a palette of colors can be seen everywhere ✔ The forests, canyons and plantations are all painted in varied colors, presenting picturesque scenes to visitors


Countryside, culture popular with tourists - Travel

9/26/2018, 3:33:15 AM
undefined ✔ A woman is a winner on Sunday in a paddy where people caught fish barehanded in Wuyi county, Zhejiang province, for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival ✔ Celebratory events were also held overseas, the report said ✔ Holiday safety was emphasized, with Beijing carrying out checks on 1,934 travel service outlets and 213 tour guide providers


Austria in major push to attract visitors from China - Travel

9/26/2018, 7:42:45 AM
undefined ✔ And The story of the musical play and film The Sound of Music is set in Salzburg ✔ Located in the picturesque Inn Valley in the Alps, Innsbruck is well-known for its picturesque views, culture heritage, ancient architecture and winter sports ✔ Tourists can also travel to Oetztal Valley for mountain biking, rafting and skiing


Ryanair strike 2018 - is the pilot walkout over, are flights still being cancelled and what's the latest news

9/26/2018, 6:51:43 AM
RYANAIR was struck by industrial action across July and August 2018 – with the disruption coinciding with the summer holiday season in Britain. Here’s the latest on why staff are walkin… ✔ RYANAIR was struck by industrial action across July and August 2018 - with the disruption coinciding with the summer holiday season in Britain ✔ Our pilots in Germany enjoy excellent working conditions ✔ You have the option to take an alternative flight with the airline to your destination, or cancel your flight and claim a full refund


A backpacker’s guide to China: a one-month itinerary

9/26/2018, 5:50:33 AM
The country’s epic scale only adds further adventure to this route, taking in historic villages, national parks and megacities while staying in budget accommodation ✔ China’s vast size and expensive visas, coupled with the perceived difficulties of travelling there, means much of the country remains relatively unexplored by international visitors ✔ Accommodation Youth hostels and guesthouses outside of the major cities are usually extremely cheap – just a few pounds for a bed in a dormitory


Dramatic airport opens on roof of the world

9/26/2018, 2:09:35 AM
Pakyong Airport in Sikkim state is India's 100th airport and is set in a stunning Himalayan landscape that offers one of the world's most dramatic approaches. ✔ Set in the Himalayan mountains at a height of over 1,400 meters (4,593 feet), the facility serving a remote area of Sikkim state offers one of the most dramatic airport approaches on the planet ✔ The new airport will also provide employment for the youth and in turn, hotels, guest houses, restaurants, tour guides and so on


Misogyny rocks Labour as protesters take on trans candidates policy

9/26/2018, 1:28:37 AM
The Labour Party boasts of having ‘a proud record on progressing women’s rights and freedoms’ but it has become embroiled in a toxic row involving accusations of ‘grotesque misogynist rage’. ✔ Misogyny row rocks the sisters Vulpine shadow chancellor John McDonnell isn’t doing himself any favours after accusations of sexism having once said of Tory minister Esther McVey someone should ‘lynch the b*tch’ ✔ One MP explained his own absence: ‘The cost of hotel, travel, meals and drinks is close to £1,000


This is why telly host Holly Willoughby has quit her lifestyle brand Truly

9/26/2018, 7:35:35 AM
THE darling of daytime TV, Holly Willoughby, revealed she was launching a lifestyle brand called Truly this autumn but she has quit it already. But why has she left the project behind and what is h… ✔ Holly Willoughby is now 37 years old, having been born on February 10, 1981 ✔ To launch a brand needs total dedication and at the moment, with so many other commitments, this is not something I feel I can do without it starting to affect my family time at home


Why Seville is Europe's greatest city to visit in winter

9/26/2018, 7:51:50 AM
Jeanette Winterson was not, of course, using the title of her 1985 novel as a statement about the diversity of orchards and citrus groves. ✔ Jeanette Winterson was not, of course, using the title of her 1985 novel as a statement about the diversity of orchards and citrus groves ✔ Its central courtyard is a delight – Andalucia incarnate in its Moorish flourishes, elegant cloisters and tinkling fountain – a giant palm tree rising to shield visitors from white-hot middays


Pound to euro exchange rate: Pound surges as Brexit deal confidence grows

9/26/2018, 7:14:17 AM
THE POUND has soared today as Brexit confidence is renewed thanks to comments from Angela Merkel regarding a deal, but experts warn sterling could still “give up the gains” when new data emerges today. ✔ But new data could reverse the improvement in sterling, experts have cautioned ✔ As a result, many have claimed that Theresa May’s latest Chequers plan won’t work ✔ Meanwhile euro investors are likely to look to Thursday and the release of the Eurozone’s latest business confidence figures


The world's tallest structures through history

9/26/2018, 7:51:49 AM
The world's tallest structures through history ✔ It was completed in 1880, and in 1996 was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site ✔ Its observation deck offers magnificent views over Dubai, or you can admire the tower itself from Neos, a stylish cocktail bar at the top of The Address hotel opposite


Delta Air Lines computer system outage delays flights across USA

9/26/2018, 1:28:47 AM
A computer issue at Delta Air Lines Tuesday evening is grounding flights across the country. The full extent of the computer outage was not immediately known. ✔ The incident delayed flights, but it was not immediately clear how many flights -- if any -- were canceled as a result of the glitch ✔ There has been no disruption or safety issue with any Delta flight currently in the air ✔ We apologize to all customers for this inconvenience ✔ (Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Special for USA TODAY )


Michael Hutchence's half-sister on why his relationships were doomed 

9/26/2018, 6:55:07 AM
Michael Hutchence's half-sister Tina has spoken candidly about the late INXS rocker's high-profile relationships and why she believes they were destined to fail. ✔ He liked to experience things with someone, particularly travel,' Tina explained ✔ Pictured together in 1996 Former lovers: Michael's first serious girlfriend was film producer Michèle Bennett ✔ Tragic family: Paula was the mother of Michael's only child Tiger Lily (Pictured in 1997)


San Francisco's new $2 billion terminal shuts down

9/26/2018, 12:06:20 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco officials shut down the city's $2.2 billion transit terminal Tuesday after discovering a crack in a support beam under a public roof garden. ✔ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco officials shut down the city's $2.2 billion transit terminal Tuesday after discovering a crack in a support beam under a public roof garden ✔ The transit hub spans three city blocks and includes a bus deck, a towering sky-lit central entrance hall and a rooftop park with an outdoor amphitheater ✔ Executive director Mark Zabaneh said no other damage is suspected


Governments to discuss tackling tuberculosis at UN summit

9/26/2018, 2:34:15 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Governments from around the world will gather Wednesday to discuss the persistent scourge of tuberculosis, which last year claimed more lives than any other ✔ Treating them can be costly and arduous, requiring years of medication with strong side effects ✔ Governments from around the world will gather Wednesday to discuss the persistent scourge of tuberculosis, which last year claimed more lives than any other communicable disease


This Is Us: Jack Pearson and wife-to-be Rebecca kiss on first date

9/26/2018, 7:27:50 AM
Jack Pearson witnessed Rebecca kissing another man during the season three premiere on Tuesday of the NBC drama This Is Us. ✔ Despite the fact they had differing tastes about mushrooms and cats, she kissed him in the car ✔ Back in present day Kevin [Justin Hartley] scored an apartment in New York City ✔ Time travel: Deja was shown with at home with Faithe Herman as Annie and Eris Baker as Tess


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