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MADRID, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Tuesday highlighted the enormous cost which the coronavirus pandemic brings to the global tourism sector, both i

Despite this year’s drop in oil demand everywhere in the world – including in the top growth driver in recent years, Asia Pacific – demand for oil products in the region has not run its course and could jump by as much as 25 percent by 2040 compared to 2019, Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday.   According to estimates from the energy consultancy, oil demand in Asia Pacific is on track to drop by 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) this year compared to the pre-COVID levels in 2019.   As per OPEC’s latest... Читать дальше...

As I read the many pages of our district’s return-to-school plans, I only had two questions in mind: How will you know if somebody has the coronavirus? and Assuming that the virus makes it into the school, because it will, how will you make sure that it doesn’t get transmitted to anybody else? The plan did not answer…

Perhaps best known stateside for his work on Handmaid’s Tale, British actor O-T Fagbenle was gearing up for a pretty major summer, thanks in part to his role in the upcoming Black Widow. While his MCU debut waits in the wings to hit theaters post-pandemic, audiences can see a whole other side of the actor in the…

People love to be scared. It’s why we go on terrifying roller coasters and see horror films in dark movie theaters. But what if something is so scary it makes you get queasy or pass out? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and I’ve got some films that’ll give you the chills without making you hit the floor.

France called Tuesday for a UN-led observer mission to evaluate the treatment of China's Uighur population and accused Beijing of "indefensible practices" against the Muslim minority.

Uighur rights activists stage a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in London, England, on January 5, 2020. | David Cliff/NurPhoto via Getty Images

China has imprisoned millions of Uighur Muslims in concentration camps. Here’s what the Trump administration could do right now to help stop it.

Although we’re pretty much free to use whichever language we wish within the body of a piece here, headlines are different. Most profanity is fine, in the proper context. But proper context or not, the granddaddy (“fuck”) needs approval from our editor-in-chief. Sexually explicit terms are a no-go, and slurs are, too.…

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SILVERSTONE chiefs are planning a “record-breaking” bumper British Grand Prix for 2021 to make up for this year’s behind-closed-doors race. Last year, over 350,000 fans attended over the four days whereas this year the grandstands will be empty as part of the coronavirus measures. Circuit bosses have warned fans not to waste their time trying […]

4.45 I can’t Get away from this Gorgeous mare. Gordon Elliott’s The Very Man is the one to beat as he seeks the four-timer, but he has to give chunks of weight away and Willie Mullins’ string are in top order if the week so far is anything to go by. GETAWAY GORGEOUS has to […]

A COUPLE has revealed how they saved hundreds by collecting free wallpaper samples from local stores to transform their stairway. Emma Dungey, 37, from Tividale in the Black Country, said she collected 12 different wallpaper samples and gave their stairway a cheap makeover for just £4.  The stay-at-home mum and student said it may seem […]

To further boost their healthcare shield against any serious illness, policyholders have been buying critical illness riders along with term plans in the last few months.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)- There is hope that the number of COVID-19 cases in Louisiana is beginning to level. The state still remains highest in per-capita cases in the country, just ahead of New York. “That No. 1 ranking should be an alarm bell for everyone,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said during Tuesday’s press briefing.   However, the number of hospitalizations has fallen flat in recent […]

KUWAIT: The Cabinet held its weekly session virtually on Monday under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who assured the ministers that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s health was stable. Following the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet […]

Durban - More than 7200 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in South Africa on Tuesday, taking the cumulative total to 459 761 in SA.

The groups that need to be asked if they will accept an election loss in November 2020 are the media, Democrats, and other Resistance activists.

Scientists at CERN have reported on their first significant evidence for a process predicted by theory, paving the way for searches for evidence of new physics in particle processes that could explain dark matter and other mysteries of the universe.

CERN experiment reports first evidence for ultra-rare process that could lead to new physics  Phys.org

Britain has advised against all but essential travel to Spain while Germany warned its citizens Tuesday to avoid the country's worst-affected regions as Spain registers a new rise in coronavirus cases that further threatens to undermine its tourism-heavy economy.

An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development of corruption.

SHEFFIELD UNITED are plotting to bring back Aaron Ramsdale to fill the void left by Dean Henderson. Henderson is due to return to parent club Manchester United where he will hope to dislodge David De Gea after two excellent seasons on loan at Bramall Lane. Chris Wilder is eyeing a move for Blades old-boy Ramsdale […]