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BOOKING.COM REVEALS THE WORLD’S MOST WELCOMING CITIES FOR 2025
Booking.com – January 27, 2025 Travelers are increasingly drawn to authentic, off-the-beaten-path adventures, shaped by exceptional hospitality and service. As part of the thirteenth edition of the Traveller Review Awards, Booking.com unveils…
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DEEPSEEK HAS RATTLED THE AI INDUSTRY. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT OTHER CHINESE AI MODELS
The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer…
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DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE 47TH US PRESIDENT
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president at his inauguration ceremony in Washington DC.
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THE 25 BEST PLACES TO TRAVEL IN 2025
From bubblegum-coloured lakes in Australia to a solar-powered safari camp in Botswana, these are BBC journalists' top destinations this year
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ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREE TO GAZA CEASEFIRE AND HOSTAGE DEAL
Three female Israeli civilian hostages are expected to be released on the first day of the ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas
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UN PREDICTS WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH TO REMAIN AT 2.8% IN 2025
Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8% in 2025, unchanged from
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TRUMP IS NAMED TIME’S PERSON OF THE YEAR AND RINGS THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE’S OPENING BELL
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year
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SRI LANKA TOURISM TO LAUNCH UNIFIED NATIONAL BRAND FROM JANUARY
Sri Lanka Tourism is set to unveil a unified national brand in January instead of going ahead with campaign taglines, aiming to
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SRI LANKA PRESIDENT KEEPS FINANCE MINISTER ROLE, REAPPOINTS AMARASURIYA AS PRIME MINISTER
COLOMBO, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation…
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PARTY OF SRI LANKA’S NEW MARXIST-LEANING PRESIDENT WINS TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday
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