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May 13, 2024 · Venice has started charging an “access fee” of €5 ($5.41) to day-trippers, becoming the first city in the world to do so. A host of other places, including Berlin, Lisbon and Vienna, have a ...
3 days ago · Taiwan is pursuing independence incrementally and those who support it will “end up in self-destruction,” China’s new defense minister warned Sunday in a wide-ranging speech at a security ...
May 16, 2024 · Baccalà alla Vicentina. A dish that holds a special place in the heart of Veneto’s culinary tradition is Baccalà alla Vicentina or Venetian-style salt Cod. This unique dish showcases the region’s seafood, particularly salt cod, which has been a staple in Venetian cuisine for centuries as at the height of the Venetian Republic (during the Renaissance) the Cod was brought in from the ...
5 days ago · Last week, foreign ministers from member-states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan. The nine-member SCO — made up of China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — represents one of the largest regional organizations in the world. And with the SCO’s annual heads-of-state summit slated for early July ...
May 8, 2024 · On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the entire newly appointed Council of Ministers (CoM) of Sint Maarten, alongside the Minister Plenipotentiary and his Deputy, participated in an informative presentation by Maria van der Sluis-Plantz, the current Councilor of the State for the Kingdom representing Sint Maarten.
17 hours ago · If exit poll predictions hold true, the Modi-led BJP is poised to extend its influence from the north to the southern tip of India, marking a new era of BJP dominance across India's political landscape. Despite whispers of anti-incumbency and an 'united' opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge of becoming only the second PM to secure three consecutive terms after India's first ...
May 13, 2024 · Kofi Ahovi. Tweneboa Kodua Fokuo has been appointed as the Managing Director of the National Investment Bank effective Monday, May 13, 2024. Fokuo takes over from Mr. Samuel Sarpong, who has led the NIB since 2019. A memo sent to the staff of the Bank explained that Fokuo was appointed by “the majority shareholder.
