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TOKYO (AFP) – In Tokyo’s Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of travellers after Beijing ends inbound quarantine rules. He said with a laugh as he whipped up a portrait in minutes, “We used to say ‘ni hao’ all the time.” Nearly 9.6 million […]

Forecast Synopsis KAVU 01-07-23 11 hours ago Posted: January 7, 2023 2:10 PM Updated: January 7, 2023 7:26 PM WHAT WE’RE TRACKING:  A compact upper level wave will bring a front across the area today. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along this feature as it slowly moves across the area later today into […]

Good afternoon Tri-Cities. Here is a look at your week ahead. Today: Mostly cloudy early this afternoon, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of drizzle early this afternoon, then a chance of sprinkles early this afternoon. Highs in the mid-40s. Light winds. Tonight: Mostly cloudy until early morning, then […]

Ground Zero Nusantara marks the spot where Indonesia plans to build its new capital on land that is now dense rainforest in the east of Borneo island. The twisting road that leads to Indonesia’s future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out […]

Union Minister of State (MoS) V Muraleedharan met with visiting Tanzanian minister Jenista Mhagama on Saturday and discussed wide-ranging bilateral cooperation including trade, investment and capacity building. “Glad to meet H.E. Ms.Jenista Mhagama, Minister of State for Public Service Management and Good Governance of Tanzania at my Office. Discussed our wide-ranging bilateral cooperation including trade, […]

Skift Take China’s tourism experts warned the industry to prepare for the return of the Chinese traveler months ago — meaning active destination promotions with special packages catering to China’s reopening should already be in place. We will know how well it heeded that call in the days ahead. Selene Brophy If the sudden dropping […]

visa free countries Visa-free countries from Turkey do passport control at the border gates, but do not require any visa to enter the country. You can travel to these points in the list of visa-free countries only by taking your passport with you. The Balkan countries are generally included in the list of countries that […]

Article content VANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, Jan. 7. Today’s weather is expected to be cloudy, with a few showers beginning this morning, light wind, and a high of 9 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Overnight, there’s a good chance of showers with a low of 5 C and then it’s rain for Sunday […]

The Harrisburg-area urban legend says it always snows during the Pa. Farm Show. Well, the show’s in January, smack dab in the midst of winter, but “always” is an overstatement. On Saturday, the first full day of the show, it’s cloudy but not snowy. The high temperature will reach the low 40s, and it’ll dip […]

The next meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held on January 20, 2023, according to the website of the German Ministry of Defense. At her first international conference call of the new year on Friday, German Defense Secretary Christine Lambrecht spoke with U.S. Secretary of […]