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To boost tourism Maldives to open 20 new resorts in 2019
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced on Friday that 20 new luxury resorts will be opened in the island country this year to boost ... -
In US Midwest, 22F ‘feels like spring’ after days of brutal cold
Bone-chilling cold that paralyzed a chunk of the United States this week and killed at least 18 people eased as an errant Arctic air ... -
Snow, ice in parts of UK
Snowfalls and icy conditions have swept across the UK, with weather warnings in place for large parts of the country. The Met has said ... -
More than 70,000 Brussels protesters demand action on climate
At least 70,000 people braved cold and rain in Brussels on Sunday to demand the Belgian government and the European Union increase their efforts ... -
Macron under pressure from human rights groups over Egypt trip
French president Emmanuel Macron will travel to Egypt on Sunday for a three-day visit that raises a thorny foreign policy question. Can a leader ... -
More than 150 govts to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco
More than 150 countries will join a United Nations conference to adopt a global pact to better handle migrant flows, a senior UN official ... -
Maurer is new President of Switzerland
Switzerland’s Parliament elected the country’s hardline finance minister to serve in the largely symbolic position of President next year, and also picked two women ... -
World Bank promises USD 200 bn in 2021-25 climate cash
The World Bank unveiled USD 200 billion in climate action investment for 2021-25, adding this amounts to a doubling of its current five-year funding. ... -
Yemen peace talks in Sweden next week
UN-sponsored peace talks between Yemen’s warring parties are expected to start next week in Sweden, Britain’s envoy to Yemen said , as Western allies ... -
Thousands protest in heart of Paris
The police firing tear gas and using water cannon clashed with protesters in Paris who are angry over rising fuel costs and President Emmanuel ...
