By Euronews Green with Reuters Published on 10/08/2023 - 12:26 India’s greenhouse gas emissions rate fell by one-third in 14 years, sources reveal. India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by 33 per cent in 14 years, officials report.This drop is faster than expected and is down to a rise in renewable energy generation and … [Read more...]
Biden issues an executive order restricting US investments in Chinese technology
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to block and regulate high-tech US-based investments going toward China - a move the administration said was targeted but it also reflected an intensifying competition between the world's two biggest powers. The order covers advanced computer chips, microelectronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Senior … [Read more...]
Absolute Hotel Services Announces the Expansion of New Hotel at Danang, Vietnam – Introducing U Danang
Absolute Hotel Services, a leading hospitality management and branding company in Asia, is delighted to announce its latest venture in Vietnam with the unveiling of U Danang. This highly anticipated project is set to welcome its first guests in 2027, representing a significant milestone in the company's continued expansion. Strategically situated at Viem Dong Beach in Da Nang City, Vietnam, U … [Read more...]
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Top News Stories Today Updated: 10/08/2023 - 12:30 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. ...More Source: euronews.com … [Read more...]
Locals living near old mines in Poland worry about increasing number of sinkholes
The area around the town of Trzebinia has seen 20 sinkholes appear in the past two years and locals feel government is not doing enough to help. Residents in former mining areas of Poland are concerned about the increasing number of sinkholes in areas around closed mines.In the southern Polish town of Trzebinia, two decades after the closure of the local coal mine, residents live in fear that … [Read more...]
Disney post mixed results and will raise subscription prices
By Euronews with Agencies Published on 10/08/2023 - 11:20 Disney has posted mixed results for its fiscal third quarter ended 1 July, which has been plagued with ongoing streaming woes and massive restructuring costs.The company reported a substantial net loss while shedding customers in both domestic and international markets.While Disney … [Read more...]
Best Western Bellemont Shadow Mountain Inn Opens in Arizona Following Renovation
Best Western Bellemont Shadow Mountain Inn — Photo by BWH Hotels Best Western® Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of the Best Western Bellemont Shadow Mountain Inn, located at 12380 Shadow Mountain Drive in Bellemont, Arizona. The hotel is owned by Sunesh Tewari and Anand Vashi and features 43 standard guestrooms in addition to six suites. The property recently completed a $2.5 million … [Read more...]
Meliá Hotels International Continues Its Growth in Mexico With the New ME by Meliá Hotel in San Miguel de Allende
In two years, Meliá will have doubled its presence in Mexico: from seven hotels to 14. Meliá Hotels International, Spain's leading hotel chain and one of the largest in the world, has announced that its 14th hotel in Mexico will open soon. A new luxury property under the ME by Meliá brand, located in the picturesque city of San Miguel de Allende. The new ME, currently under construction, is … [Read more...]
Marine & Lawn expands in Scotland and NI
UK: Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts, a collection of golf properties, will open two hotels in the next month including the brand’s first in Northern Ireland. Dornoch Station (opening 28th August) and Slieve Donald (opening 1st September) will relaunch under the Marine & Lawn brand with refurbished rooms, public spaces, and F&B concepts. Formerly known as Dornoch Hotel, the site sits … [Read more...]
Alarm sounded over migrants stranded in no man's land between Greece and Turkey
What's happening in Greece's Evros region "shows the dark side of EU migration policy", one analyst told Euronews. NGOs have raised the alarm over a large group of people stranded in a de facto no man's land on the European Union border. Alarm Phone, a hotline for refugees and migrants in distress, was alerted in mid-July to 52 people - including pregnant women, children as young as three … [Read more...]
Four Points by Sheraton Expands in UK With Opening of Edinburgh Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton Edinburgh — Photo by Cycas Hospitality BV Four Points by Sheraton Edinburgh — Photo by Cycas Hospitality BV Four Points by Sheraton Edinburgh — Photo by Cycas Hospitality BV Four Points by Sheraton Edinburgh — Photo by Cycas Hospitality BV Four Points by Sheraton Edinburgh — Photo by Cycas Hospitality BV Four Points by Sheraton, part of Marriott International's … [Read more...]
Who is behind the viral video calling for the boycott of the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Was a viral video calling for the boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games really published by a major American news outlet? That’s what a certain Twitter account is trying to portray. A video juxtaposing promotional clips from the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics with jarring images of police violence in France has gone viral on the social media platform X, formerly known as … [Read more...]
At least 36 people have died in fires burning through Hawaii, county reports
At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening. Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. Flames roared … [Read more...]
'The worst disaster I've ever seen': Residents dived into the ocean as wildfires ripped through Maui
271 buildings have been damaged. Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate as some fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.Multiple neighbourhoods were burnt to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only … [Read more...]
Mövenpick Surabaya City Opens
Mövenpick Surabaya City — Photo by Accor Mövenpick Surabaya City — Photo by Accor Mövenpick Hotel Surabaya City is set to become a popular destination for business and leisure visitors looking to enjoy Indonesia's second-largest city and the thriving East Java province. The property is relaunching and opening its doors under the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts brand, focusing on providing warm … [Read more...]
Accor opens Mercure Pangkalan Bun
Mercure Pangkalan Bun — Photo by Accor Mercure Pangkalan Bun — Photo by Accor Accor's first property in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan Province, Mercure Pangkalan Bun, brings a true reflection of the city's cultural essence. Pangkalan Bun, the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency, serves as a gateway to the renowned 4,150-square-kilometre Tanjung Puting National Park, recognized as a UNESCO … [Read more...]
Radisson looks to build on strong growth in Europe and Asia
Radisson Hotel Group continued its growth plan in the first half of 2023, focusing on strategic geographical expansions and a new brand architecture with the addition of the art’otel brand, blending art and lifestyle. Asian advance In APAC, H1 2023 growth included more than 60 hotels to its portfolio, representing over 8,000 keys, in Vietnam, India, Thailand, the Philippines, and China. In … [Read more...]
Seven Things You Can Only Find at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
The Burj Al Arab Jumeirah has become synonymous with luxury travel, largely thanks to its incredible catalogue of once-in-a-lifetime experiences and amenities. From its signature 24-carat Golden Cappuccino to its very own Turtle Hospital, here are seven things that ensure Burj Al Arab Jumeirah stands out from the crowd… Sip on a 24-carat Golden Cappuccino Enjoy a coffee like no other with the … [Read more...]
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies aged 80
Robertson worked extensively with Bob Dylan and director Martin Scorsese, working as composer, music supervisor, and music producer. Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as 'The Weight' and 'Up on Cripple Creek' mined American music and folklore and helped reshape contemporary rock, has died at the age of 80.Robertson died in Los Angeles, surrounded … [Read more...]
West sanctions Belarus 3 years after Lukashenko's re-election
Hundreds of Belarusian exiles marched in neighbouring countries on the third-year anniversary of the vote, widely considered rigged. Western countries announced new sanctions against Belarus on Wednesday, three years after the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. The 9 August 2020 vote sparked a massive protest movement in Belarus, with hundreds of thousands of people … [Read more...]