It’s all about location, location, location – and you’d be hard-pushed to find a better situated central London hotel. The Tower Hotel is a stone’s throw from Tower Bridge, but still manages to be ever so slightly tucked away down a quieter side road.
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Travel: Discover a peaceful spot in the heart of London
It’s all about location, location, location – and you’d be hard-pushed to find a better situated central London hotel. The Tower Hotel is a stone’s throw from Tower Bridge, but still manages to be ever so slightly tucked away down a quieter side road.
Chinese Retaliation Over Antimissile System Has South Korea Worried
Signs that China is orchestrating a corporate boycott against South Korean companies are raising fears here that Beijing is widening its offensive against Seoul’s missile-defense plans.
Chinese Retaliation Over Antimissile System Has South Korea Worried
Signs that China is orchestrating a corporate boycott against South Korean companies are raising fears here that Beijing is widening its offensive against Seoul’s missile-defense plans.
Iranians celebrate 2nd Oscars win for Farhadi
Hundreds of Iranians gathered Friday at Tehran Cinema Museum to celebrate Asghar Farhadi’s recent Academy Awards win for best foreign language film. In his short speech, Farhadi said the film was not a pre-planned project but, he added, ” was not supposed to be made at all.
Back to her Yorkshire roots
WHEN Mary Fawcett Watko treads the boards in an American production of Calendar Girls she will be returning to her Yorkshire roots. Mary, who grew up in Guiseley, moved to the US half a century ago – but she has maintained her links with frequent visits to family back home.
China’s ‘unofficial’ sanctions rattle South Korea
South Korean businesses were rattled Friday by signs that the deployment of a controversial U.S. missile system in the country could spark a travel boycott by China. The government in Seoul said it believed Chinese authorities had told travel agencies in Beijing to stop selling trips to South Korea, intensifying fears of a trade war between the neighbors.
Bernama Radio’s ‘Kabar Merah Putih’ Now Enters Fourth Season
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Bernama Radio’s production of “Kabar Merah Putih” programme, now in its fourth season, is targetting an increase of 45 per cent Indonesian listeners from its total 550,000 listeners. The programme is broadcast every Saturday from 6 pm to 9 pm and is hosted by two Indonesians.
$500 Hong Kong-Vancouver direct flights on offer in March
Jordan Cheung remembers every place he went when he spent a summer visiting his sister in Vancouver – Stanley Park, the seawall, Lake Louisea . Years later, Cheung is just the traveller he hopes to convince to fly direct from Hong Kong to Vancouver on Hong Kong Airlines.
The Last Word: Under the same sun
Three corners of a triangle. On one, a group of Muslim men and women saying their Asr prayers.
Ancient human tree cultivation shaped Amazon landscape
Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the vast Amazon rainforest than previously known, according to a study showing how tree species domesticated by humans long ago still dominate big swathes of the wilderness. Researchers said on Thursday many tree species populating the Amazon region appear to be abundant because they were cultivated by people who populated the area before Europeans arrived more than five centuries ago.
Suspend visa-free EU travel for US citizens, MEPs say
United States citizens should be denied visa-free access to the European Union before summer because Washington does not allow some EU nationals to enter there without visa, EU lawmakers said in a vote today . The European Parliament vote is set to put pressure on the European Commission, the EU’s executive, to enforce a one-year suspension as a tit-for-tat measure for Washington’s denial of visa-free access to citizens of Poland, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and Bulgaria, all members of the 28-country bloc.
Porirua’s first electric vehicle charging station goes live
Electric vehicles are being welcomed in to Porirua as the city’s first fast charging, high voltage station goes live. “Our electric car charging station is already attracting a lot of interest and support,” says Porirua Mayor Mike Tana.
Saudi king continues tour in Indonesia
Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman Wednesday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, seeking stronger economic ties with the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. The king – who is accompanied by about 1,000 people, including princes and ministers – disembarked from his plane using an escalator as he arrived at an airport in Jakarta, the latest stop on an Asian tour.
The strange life, and sudden death, of a North Korean exile
The heavy-set man got out of a taxi one night last September and headed for the lobby bar of the swank Wynn Macau – a quiet place, where women are often in evening dresses and gamblers can relax with $300 Cuban cigars. He was dressed casually.
Finds executive chef Jaakko Sorsa’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants
My first dinner at Bo Innovation was particularly memorable. It was in 2009, sitting at the chef’s table with my wife, Kelly, and we were dazed by the depth of the dishes and the stories behind them, told by the chefs themselves.
Bellamy’s raises fresh China concerns
Troubled baby formula marketer Bellamy’s Australia has raised the prospect of not being able to sell to its core market of China next year. In order to sell in China, Bellamy’s will need to be registered with the China Food and Drug Administration from January 1, 2018.
Palestinian envoy warns against moving US embassy in Israel
The Palestinian’s top envoy to the United States is warning that moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem could disrupt efforts to secure peace in the Middle East. Maen Areikat says an “emotional decision” to shift the embassy’s location “is going to have very, very negative repercussions” and could seriously complicate and undermine any future efforts to resolve the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong pins Aramco IPO hopes on China’s deep pockets
HONG KONG, Feb 27 Hong Kong’s stock exchange will bank on its role as a gateway to mainland China’s deep-pocketed investors to take on other leading venues and win the coveted $100 billion listing of Saudi Arabia’s giant state oil company, Aramco, it said on Monday. Charles Li, the CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing , said access to Chinese capital and China’s role as the world’s largest importer of oil made Hong Kong a viable contender in the frantic race between listing venues.
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Kristine Stiphany uses digital technologies to draw social parameters into the design and construction of infrastructure in the urban Global South. Undertaken in collaboration with residents of Brazilian informal settlements, her current study privileges situated data for revealing how people shape housing systems in evolution, and the political implications for doing so.
Andrew Dickens: Road trip reveals our blossoming country
On a road trip to settle his youngest son into university and as he prepares for an empty nest, Andrew Dickens is proud of his country – and his boys. I had a road trip last week, up and down the North Island.
Biometric screening debuts at MSP Airport
With the swipe of a finger or a blink of an eye – and $179 a year – travelers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport can go directly to metal-detecting machines and bag-scanning lanes, bypassing lines.
Horwich loco brought back to life after 750,000 volunteer project
A STEAM engine which was built in Horwich in the 1950s has been brought back to life and christened the ‘Lancashire Lazarus’. The locomotive, numbered 76084, is the youngest of 10 surviving engines and was built at the Horwich Works in 1957.
China urges Myanmar to act after workers raid factory
Chinese embassy to Myanmar lodged solemn representations to local authorities on Thursday after a Chinese factory was raided by striking workers, The Paper reported. A Chinese-invested garment factory in an industrial zone in Hlaingtharyar, a new satellite town in the north of Myanmar’s Yangon, was raided by employees Thursday.
‘Signal 8’ Recounts Author Erik Schanssema’s Experiences as a Paramedic
The narrative in ” Signal 8: An Australian Paramedic’s Story ” offers Erik Schanssema ‘s true account of his paramedic experiences. Schanssema describes the tragedies he saw, as well as his struggles with grief and post-traumatic stress disorder and his attempts to overcome them.
Japan PM’s wife cuts ties with school at center of political scandal
Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, walks past an installation from a Japanese artist while visiting the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, January 14, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife has cut ties with an elementary school whose operator is under fire for buying state-owned land at a rock-bottom price in a furor rapidly developing into a political headache for Abe.
Duterte, Widodo eyed to launch Davao-GenSan-Bitung sea route
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are being eyed to launch the Davao-General Santos-Bitung Shipping Route this April 30, 2017. “We are looking into having President Widodo and Philippine Duterte to jointly launch the maiden voyage here in Davao City,” said assistant secretary Romeo Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority Deputy Executive Director, on Tuesday at the sidelines of the press briefing of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market at Pidoks, Davao City.
Northrop’s Presentation of Bereishit Dance Company is Cancelled, 2/28
Northrop’s planned presentation of Bereishit Dance Company of Seoul, South Korea has been cancelled. The company was scheduled to appear on Tuesday, February 28 as part of the Northrop Dance 2016//17 season, but has not yet been granted visas for their U.S. tour.
$65 flights to Europe offered from Conn, NY
If you act quickly, you can get one of Norwegian Air’s heavily discounted $65 flights to Europe to promote its new regular trans-Atlantic service. The discounted flights that went on sale Thursday are from such airports as Bradley International in Windsor Locks and Newburgh-Stewart in New York.
Brazil’s sexy Carnival puts Pentecostal mayor in tight spot
While campaigning last year to become Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, Marcelo Crivella, a retired Pentecostal bishop, insisted his faith would not get in the way of governing the nation’s most famous city. The former gospel singer and missionary, a high-profile member of one of Brazil’s most powerful evangelical churches, captured 59 percent of the vote and took office Jan. 1. But less than two months into his four-year term, Crivella’s promises are about to be tested by Carnival, Rio’s annual weeklong party often marked by heavy drinking and drug use, wild sex and round-the-clock dancing.
UK braced for 80mph winds as ‘weather bomb’ Storm Doris blows in
Storm Doris has embarked on its destructive path across Britain, with gusts of nearly 80mph, cancelled flights and commuters warned of delays. A 79mph gust was recorded in Gwynedd, North Wales, at 8am as Doris started to make its way east across the country, with the system later declared a “weather bomb” by the Met Office.
a Diy Honeymoon for Wine Lovers in Spain’s Rioja Region
For honeymooners looking to get off the beaten path in Spain, Rioja offers plenty of opportunities to get lost in Spanish culture as well as sip and savor , all without the crowds of Spain’s biggest tourist draws. Here’s what you need to know to plan a honeymoon in Rioja.
Best places to experience multicultural Australia: The parts of…
It’s amazing that some places that are iconically Australian can sometimes feel like it doesn’t belong here at all. As you sit at a pavement cafe on Jonson Street on a humid, sweltering evening, listening to the foreign accents, checking out the artsy hippie shops next door, watching barefooted tourists wandering past, there’s a distinct feeling that you’ve suddenly been transported to Thailand.
Best places to experience multicultural Australia: The parts of…
It’s amazing that some places that are iconically Australian can sometimes feel like it doesn’t belong here at all. As you sit at a pavement cafe on Jonson Street on a humid, sweltering evening, listening to the foreign accents, checking out the artsy hippie shops next door, watching barefooted tourists wandering past, there’s a distinct feeling that you’ve suddenly been transported to Thailand.
Police chief: Airport women smeared poison on Kim’s half-brother
Two women suspected of fatally poisoning the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on his face, Malaysian police have said. Inspector general of police Khalid Abu Bakar also announced authorities were now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack on Kim Jong Nam on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.
Emerging Markets-Emerging stocks sail to new 19-month highs
Feb 22 Wall Street’s record run helped emerging stocks sail to new 19-month highs on Wednesday with year-to-date gains of over 10 percent, while the rand firmed ahead of a key budget speech by the finance minister. MSCI’s emerging equity index firmed half a percent , led by a 1 percent rise in Hong Kong after New York shares hit record highs and European bourses were boosted by upbeat factory data in Germany and France.
Relais & Ch teaux GourmetFest Pours the Spectacular into…
The culinary world alights in Carmel-by-the-Sea this March during the 2017 Relais & ChA teaux GourmetFest . This four-day celebration of extraordinary cuisine and rare wines will showcase the mastery of world-renowned Relais & ChA teaux and Michelin-starred chefs Daniel Boulud, Michael Tusk, Shinichiro Takagi, among others.
TripAdvisor names 2017’s best beaches in the world
‘Do not breathe under the water’? ‘Falling can be deadly’? You don’t say! The world’s most entirely pointless signs revealed You can marry a dog in India and identify as a dragon in Russia: Revealing the most baffling laws in the world Tourist in Thailand faces up to a year in prison for ‘feeding BREADCRUMBS to fish in a forbidden part of the sea’ A secret floor, a chauffeur-driven Tesla and exclusive ocean views: The $2,100-a-night hotel-within-a hotel where the one per cent hide out in Florida Forget Bond Street: Why a trip to Bicester Village will satisfy all designer label junkies A 15,000sq-foot spa, a cigar room and an in-house cinema: The Austrian ski-in-ski-out five-star hotel that will appease even the most reluctant snow bunny ‘They’re just bags of intestines – full of faeces’: Explorer Ed Stafford reveals that eating TADPOLES was a new low as he tackled the Patagonia wilds … (more)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces Skype Lite just for India
Skype Lite is a lighter, more data friendly version of the video calling app. It will only be available in India.
Wisycom Appoints Al-Futtaim Technologies as New Dubai DistributorBy…
Al-Futtaim Technologies provides complete business solutions for a variety of customers, including networking solutions, IP telephony, infrastructure, contact center solutions, business applications, ELV systems, professional audio visual and broadcasting solutions, and managed services. “We are proud to announce the distribution of Wisycom products here at Al-Futtaim Technologies,” says Hassan Ali, Al-Futtaim Technologies.