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China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships
Beijing: China on Wednesday enforced a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
Tourist groups each consisting...
Business
Google rolls out Gemini AI updates
San Francisco: Google unveiled on Tuesday its latest innovations to its AI model series Gemini at the company's...
Business
Boeing plane makes emergency landing after engine cover falls off
Los Angeles: A Boeing 737-800 plane made an emergency stop on Sunday after the crew reported the engine...
Business
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines to start daily flights to Abu Dhabi
Dhaka: Bangladesh's air carrier US-Bangla Airlines has announced the launch of flight operations to Abu Dhabi from the...
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Gmail says ‘here to stay’ after viral, fake message claiming end of email service
Washington: Google’s email platform Gmail said that it will continue operations, after a fake message about the end...
Wall Street firms fined $1.8bn
Washington: Some of Wall Street biggest companies have been fined a total of $1.8bn by US financial watchdogs after staff discussed deals and trades...
Chinese yuan hits record low against USD
Beijing: China's yuan has hit fresh record lows against the surging US dollar.
The internationally-traded yuan fell to its lowest level since data first became...
SL tourism back on track
Colombo: Sri Lanka's battered tourism industry is back on the road to revival, with some 21,000 tourists coming to the island nation in the...
Qantas direct flight from Sydney to Bengaluru
Sydney: Australia's national carrier Qantas on Wednesday started the operation of its direct flight service between Sydney and India's southern city of Bengaluru.
The new...
Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal
San Francisco: Twitter's shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44 billion.
The decision was made in...
Bangladesh goes for uniform USD-taka rates
Dhaka: Bangladesh banks have fixed the maximum exchange rates of the US dollar against the Bangladeshi taka for export-import bills and remittances in a...