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Alberta offers six-month tourism levy break for hotels again until March
The Alberta government is again offering up tourism levy cash to help hotels and motels hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic get through the winter.…
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3,800 flights cancelled globally due to spike in Omicron cases
New York, December 28 (New York Times): Thousands of would-be travellers received last-minute cancellations of their Christmas flights on Friday and Saturday because of the…
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Five ways the internet era has changed British English – new research
Irina Bg / Shutterstock The dramatic changes in technology over the past 20 or so years, from the internet to the smartphone and digital assistants…
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After Karnataka, Sri Lanka too makes marriages across boundaries difficult
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, December 28 (The Citizen): Soon after the Karnataka State Assembly passed a bill making it mandatory for interfaith marriages to get a…
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Tuesday's letters: UCP Christmas party sets poor example
Do as I say, not as I do. This false thesis likely applies to the most recent decision by the United Conservative Party to host…
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Blast heard in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
An explosion rocked the outskirts of a town in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Tuesday which two sources familiar with the matter said was caused by…
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Jared Leto's 50th Birthday Post Sparks The Same Reaction From Pretty Much Everyone
Jared Leto celebrated a milestone birthday over the weekend – not that anyone quite believed him when he shared the number of candles on his…
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Britney Spears Says Conservatorship Made Her ‘Scared’ Of The Entertainment Business
Britney Spears has said the years spent under her conservatorship have made her “scared” of people and the entertainment business. In an Instagram post, the…
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US-Russia talks on security, Ukraine to be held in Geneva
Washington and Moscow will hold talks on security and the Ukraine conflict in Geneva on January 10, Russia’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. For all the…
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Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
Brussels, Dec 28 (AP) – After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year,…
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