Category: Travel

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Deadly blast hits tour bus in Egypt

A roadside blast has killed four people – three Vietnamese tourists and a local tour guide – and injured 12 ...

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Branson’s Virgin Galactic reaches edge of space

The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic successfully rocketed to the edge of space and back. The ...

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Leaning Tower of Pisa now leaning less

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is known worldwide for its precarious tilt – but now experts have revealed it’s going ...

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Qatar Airways commits to Iran flights despite sanctions

U.S. sanctions on Iran will not impact Qatar Airways’ flights to the Islamic republic, the airline’s boss Akbar al-Baker said ...

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Portuguese 400 year old shipwreck found off Cascais

Archaeologists have found 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the “discovery of a decade”. ...

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Qantas to have Inflight gyms

Australian airline Qantas has said it is considering putting gyms on the planes making its planned non-stop flights between London ...

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Egyptian archaeologists find sphinx at Aswan temple

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a statue of a sphinx while draining water from the pharaonic temple of Kom Ombo near ...

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Sri Lankan president’s anger over airline cashew nuts

Sri Lanka’s national airline has found itself in trouble with the country’s president – over a few nuts. President Maithripala ...

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Five cities that are more liveable than ever

Navigating a new place can be challenging no matter where in the world it is, but these five cities make ...

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Chaos at Beirut airport due to system failure

Middle East Airlines announced delays to all flights scheduled for Friday “for reasons out of its control,” after an overnight ...