The founder of a new UK budget airline set to launch later this year says he has cracked the long-haul low-cost model, a concept he believes can thrive in the post-pandemic Indian and South Asian ... ( read original story ...)
B.C. couple gambles on $30,000 ‘unlimited stays’ package in the Maldives during pandemic
Neal Van Beers and his girlfriend, Charmaine Sanchez, left for the Maldives in December, after paying for an "unlimited stays" package at Anantara's Veli Maldives Resort. The price? $30,000 USD for ... ( read original story ...)
India emerges as No.1 source market for Maldives
By end of 2020 India became the number one source market with 62,905 Indian tourists holidaying in the Maldives ... ( read original story ...)
NATO helps to strengthen Mongolia’s cyber defence capacity
NATO marked the successful conclusion of a multi-year project designed to bolster the cyber defence capacity of Mongolia, one of NATO’s partners across the globe. The project ran between 2017 and 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia stuns Kentucky 63-62 with Horne’s go-ahead layup
Andrew Garcia scored 16 points, P.J. Horne a made a go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds left, and Georgia snapped a 14-game losing streak against Kentucky with a 63-62 victory ... ( read original story ...)
Massive iceberg continues losing mass as it swirls around South Georgia island
A massive Antarctic iceberg that last month threatened a penguin-populated island off the southern tip of South America has since lost much of its mass and broken into pieces, scientists say. ( read original story ...)
Singapore trading platform raises $50 mln, led by Japan-backed firms
Private exchange iSTOX, backed by Singapore Exchange and other investors, said on Thursday it is raising $50 million in its first major funding round, led by two Japanese state-backed firms. SINGAPORE ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft to create 1,000 new jobs in Singapore
Multiple partners are involved in a national skills initiative that will see Microsoft and Generation "upskill" and place tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans over two years, who will pick ... ( read original story ...)
EBRD, Turkmenistan to implement new joint projects in 2021
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Turkmenistan will implement new join projects in 2021, the representative of EBRD Anton Usov told Trend. Usov noted that new projects ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank approves $34 million to back Lebanon’s vaccination drive
The World Bank on Thursday said it had approved a re-allocation of $34 million in funds to support Lebanon's vaccination efforts as it races to contain the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first such ... ( read original story ...)