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What are the best things to do in London? An insider’s guide

What are the best things to do in London? An insider’s guide

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When I travel, I like to try to experience a city in a local way.So when I stayed in Downtown Vegas — more traditional and less flashy than "The Strip" — I went to yoga classes and coffee shops in residential areas. And when I went to Kerala, India, I chose a homestay in the city of Kochi over a name-brand hotel.The joy of living like a local comes from a slower pace of vacation, where I don't feel like a tourist checking off a list. It gives me a truer sense of a place.Having been born and raised in London, I know many places — from parks and restaurants to cafes and architectural sites — that a visitor might not seek out straight away. Some treasures are literally underground.And I have my favorite ways of seeing some of the city's main attractions too.Central LondonLondon is split in...
600-square-mile iceberg, roughly the size of two New York Cities, breaks off Antarctica ice shelf

600-square-mile iceberg, roughly the size of two New York Cities, breaks off Antarctica ice shelf

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One of the planet's most closely observed ice shelfs just had a major change. On Sunday, a massive piece of Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf — a chunk about the size of two New York Cities — broke free. The British Antarctic Survey said Monday that the iceberg is 1,550 square kilometers, or just under 600 square miles.  NEW satellite image of the huge iceberg that has calved off the Brunt Ice Shelf in #Antarctica shows a clear break. Image was acquired late Monday by Suomi/NPP VIIRS satellite courtesy of @NASA pic.twitter.com/16go7kezUo— British Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News) January 24, 2023 This is the second major break-off from the ice shelf, known as calving, in two years, although scientists have long predicted it to happen. According to the British Antarctic Survey, cra...
What to make for Christmas dinner? It depends on where you live

What to make for Christmas dinner? It depends on where you live

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People traveling abroad this Christmas may not find their favorite holiday food on the menu.That's because traditional holiday fare varies around the world.To see who's eating what this weekend, the culinary website Chef's Pencil created a map showing what it says are the most popular Christmas dishes around the world.Where turkey is the traditionTravelers spending the holiday in the United States, Canada, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom can expect turkey on the table this Christmas, according to the map.Those headed to parts of South America can too — the map shows turkey is a top Christmas food in Brazil, Chile and Peru.Even so, each country has its own take on how turkey is traditionally served, according to Chef's Pencil's research."For example, in Peru, roast turkey slices a...
Don’t want to travel? Many in Japan say they’ll ‘never travel’ again

Don’t want to travel? Many in Japan say they’ll ‘never travel’ again

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Everyone is traveling, it seems.Data shows people are traveling more often and for longer periods of time, with many planning big bucket list-style trips this year.But this isn't the reality for all.Another group of people are quietly emerging from the pandemic with little to no interest to travel anymore.Where 'never travelers' are highestA survey of 16,000 adults in 15 countries by the global intelligence company Morning Consult found that Asia is home to the highest percentage of people who said they'll "never travel" again.Some 15% of South Korean and 14% of Chinese respondents indicated they would never travel again, according to Morning Consult's "The State of Travel & Hospitality" report published in August.  North America isn't far behind, with 14% of American and 11% of Mex...
How should Britain respond to mass public sector strikes? | Services Industries News

How should Britain respond to mass public sector strikes? | Services Industries News

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Video Duration 24 minutes 25 seconds 24:25 From: Inside StoryWorkers in several service industries are striking in December in protest of low pay and the rising cost of living.Britain is facing at least a month of unprecedented strike action this winter. Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are walking off the job. The situation has become so serious that the government may ask the military to help keep services running. Workers say decades of low pay and poor working conditions have left them unable to deal with the rising cost of living. The government has described the strikes as “unnecessary”, and has urged unions to call them off. So what led to this situation? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Onay Kasab – National lead officer at Unite the Union Claire Pearsall – Uni...
Russia warns it will cut off oil supply after countries vote for $60-per-barrel price cap

Russia warns it will cut off oil supply after countries vote for $60-per-barrel price cap

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Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine's Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it. Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States and the 27-nation European Union agreed Friday to cap what they would pay for Russian oil at $60-per-barrel. The limit is set to take effect Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia needed to analyze the situation before deciding on a specific response but that it would not accept the price ceiling. Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, warned that the cap's European backers would come to rue their decision. ...