Travelers must pay to visit during the day
Many travelers are accustomed to nightly tourism taxes tacked on to their hotel bills. But daytime taxes are a new ask. Venice’s city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation …
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Wentworth in NSW has 10 new millionaires following $40 million syndicate win
A small town in NSW has 10 new millionaires, after a syndicate scored a $40 million Powerball jackpot. The 10-person syndicate in Wentworth, in the far southwest of NSW, held …
Opposition INDIA bloc coordination committee meet today; seat sharing, poll strategy key agenda
The meeting of the 14-member all-important panel of the opposition will take place at the residence of NCP leader Sharad Pawar in Delhi. Negotiations on the seat-sharing formula and evolving …
How the G20 Declaration Sets the Pace for Enhanced Climate Action at COP28 in December | Explained
India’s G20 presidency has continuously asserted that there is a need to change the language around climate finance from billions to trillions for people living in the Global South, which …
Protesting Bengal BJP workers lock up Union Minister in party office
A group of BJP workers on Tuesday locked up Union Minister Subhas Sarkar in their party office in West Bengal’s Bankura. The party workers alleged he was being “dictatorial” in …
California college’s ‘coach of the year’ charged with pimping women
A decorated California college faculty member and track coach is facing pimping and human trafficking charges for allegedly forcing two women to prostitute themselves. Kyle Lee Whitmore, 39, was arrested …
Ripple says it will fight the SEC lawsuit ‘all the way through’
In 2020, the U.S. SEC accused Ripple and its co-founders of breaching securities laws by selling its native cryptocurrency XRP without first registering it with the SEC. Jakub Porzycki | …
Ford to double F-150 hybrid pickup production as EV sales growth slows
2024 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Platinum hybrid Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor plans to double production of a hybrid version of its F-150 pickup truck as the company grapples with slower-than-expected …
‘Big reforms’: NSW government tipped to boost daycare and preschool financial relief for families
Families paying for daycare will receive $500 in extra cost relief as part of a NSW government push to boost pre-school education. The Minns Labor government will hand down its …
6-year-old Army dog dies shielding handler during Rajouri encounter
Additional Director General of Police, Mukesh Singh, said one terrorist and an army jawan were killed in the encounter that broke out in the Narllah area of the Rajouri district …