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Millions of tourists in UK could be asked to pay local visitor levy

Councils, politicians and campaigners hope a ‘tourist tax’ would raise money to fund services in areas affected by high visitor numbers. Millions of tourists to the UK could soon be asked to pay a ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Walmart must pay driver it accused of fraud $35 million, jury says

A jury ruled that Walmart must pay a former employee almost $35 million after finding that the retailer defamed him.

Apple, Meta and Amazon must show the stock market that AI spending is paying off

Big-tech bellwethers facing scrutiny on whether they are meeting competitive challenges.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, Irish civil jury says

The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $257,000 for her lawsuit that claimed Conor McGregor "brutally raped and battered" her on Dec. 9, 2018

World - CBS News - 4 days ago

Fourth tourist dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

Some suspect they consumed drinks laced with methanol, a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.

Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to the edge of space

Marc and Sharon Hagle, both making their second space flight, were among the passengers for the NS-28 mission.

Three more tourists named in Laos methanol deaths

The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.

Government of Laos 'saddened' by deaths of foreign tourists

The Lao government is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible.

Baboons are clashing with humans in South Africa's tourist hotspots

South Africa's Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it's also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there's fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.

To Join This Club, a Member Must Die. And You Must Adore Verdi.

Based in Parma, Club dei 27 is so exclusive that it’s given rise to all sorts of myths. But it’s really about venerating the famous opera composer born near the Italian city.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

Verstappen defends 'on-the-limit' driving during title fight

Max Verstappen tells BBC Sport in Las Vegas about the approach that has brought him to the cusp of a fourth world title.

Disney agrees to pay $43 million to settle lawsuit over women's pay

Walt Disney Co. agreed to pay $43 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that alleged women employees were paid less than men.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 13 hours ago

Musk’s gamble on Trump pays off

Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House

World - Financial Times - November 6

Citi revamps pay for wealth bankers

More bonuses will go to those who move client assets into investments, and less to those who sell new loans

Business - Financial Times - November 7

Will rich countries pay for climate change?

At COP29 the world’s nations will try and negotiate a new spending commitment on climate change.

What’s behind the lesbian pay premium?

After decades of earning more than heterosexual women, the gap seems to be shrinking

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay in shock after terror threat to Israeli tourists

Israeli travellers told to evacuate area immediately as police set up patrols and roadblocks. The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Asheville Awaits the Return of Tourists as Biltmore Estate Prepares to Reopen

The Biltmore, a popular destination in the area of western North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene, will reopen Saturday. Local travel operators nervously hope it will mark the return of tourists.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

‘A municipal swimming pool’: tourists react to temporary Trevi fountain replacement

Rectangular structure installed as 18th-century masterpiece undergoes essential maintenance. One of the first things American students Fiona Hastings and Olivia Nieporte did as they visited Rome ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Tourists visiting Lake Como can now take home a unique souvenir: Canned air

There's a new item tourists to Italy's Lake Como can take home that is turning heads and raising eyebrows: sealed cans of "air.”

Lisbon residents call for vote on banning tourist lets in residential blocks

Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced out. Housing activists in Lisbon are to hand over a petition, signed by more than 6,600 ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Major Italian tourist site to limit daily visitor numbers

Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.

US tourist killed while on vacation in Hungary as suspect taken into custody

Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, met 37-year-old man from Ireland at nightclub in Budapest. Family members of a 31-year-old American tourist who was killed while on vacation in ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert

World - ABC News - November 11

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

World - Yahoo News - November 12

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert

Entertainment - ABC News - November 11

Emperor penguin found 2,000 miles from home on Australian tourist beach

A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being been taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday.

Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali

Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption

World - ABC News - November 13

Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 ball is now a Taiwanese tourist attraction

The historic ball sold for a record-shattering $4.4 million at auction last month.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13

American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate

TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo.

American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing gate at Tokyo shrine

World - Yahoo News - November 15

Thailand legalizing same-sex marriage is likely to bring a flood of tourists

Thailand's same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.

Business - CNBC - November 18

American among 4 tourists dead after drinking tainted booze in Laos

The American died in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, the State Department confirmed.

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Millions of tourists in UK could be asked to pay local visitor levy

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Fourth tourist dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to the edge of space

Three more tourists named in Laos methanol deaths

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Tourists visiting Lake Como can now take home a unique souvenir: Canned air

Lisbon residents call for vote on banning tourist lets in residential blocks

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First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

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American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate

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