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World fell eerily quiet. the latest data from the world tourism 0rganisation says that between january and october 2020, global destinations welcomed 900 million fewer international tourists than in the same period the year before. and they believe that last year as a whole will have set tourism levels back to that of three decades ago. and while that means that we have missed out on tourist holidays, for the travel industry, it spells a loss of an estimated us$1 trillion plus. that is cash that...

The latest breaking Covid-19 news, including deaths and cases in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latest on vaccine roll-out

At this time of year, The New York Times’ Travel desk usually publishes its lavish 52 Places to Go list, a compendium of suggestions for the destinations that are especially worth visiting in the coming year, accompanied by show-stopping photography. But in this pandemic year, creating our usual list was out of the question.

Replies(4) East Haddam is one of "52 Places to Love in 2021," says The New York Times. (Patch graphic) EAST HADDAM, CT — East Haddam was one of the places recently recently highlighted in "52 Places to Love in 2021" in The New York Times. The pieces includes vignettes about individual writers experiences in a wide range of places around the world, from Isfahan, Iran to Kaliya Dhrow, India to Montanas "Golden Triangle." Caley Millen-Pigliucci, a graduate student in journalism in New York, writ...

And she squirted out anyway. nothing seemed to work. >> what do you do? if you cant keep your kids at home. you cant chain them. >> clear message to david. you cannot control me no matter what you do. >> thats right. >> in fact, just a couple of weeks before he was murdered, david called home to north dakota to vent, ask his mother for advice about dealing with that girl. >> i did ask him, i said, would she do something? >> do something. what did you mean, would she do something? >> do something...

Ice. even in southern and eastern areas, there are a few more showers. widespread frost meaning it will be icy. perhaps a little lighter, the frost, in the south, but nevertheless, a frost, equalled start. slightly changing the distribution of the show for tomorrow because we are picking up a north—easterly. a bracing north—easterly. a bracing north—easterly as well which will accentuate the chill. more trimmers in central and eastern areas but cold wherever you are. the warnings 00:29:27,...

Those being dragged down by it. >> its the fastest growing drug in america. >> the tide of opioid addiction spread out from appalachia like a stain across the country. >> the centers for disease control has this map, and it flipped through the years beginning in the late 90s. theres a little red spot that rises in southern west virginia. and as the years tick by, you see that spot spread through southern west virginia, east into kentucky. it pops up in southern ohio and up in parts of new englan...

Thats all the sport for now. ill be back tomorrow on new years day. have a very happy new year. australia will be one of the few countries this year celebrating new years eve with its annual fireworks display in sydney, but the majority of the citys residents have been told to watch from home. this is sydney harbor where a shortened fireworks event will light up skies from midnight. the city has just recorded 10 new coronavirus cases. half of the new cases are linked to a growing cluster from sy...

That was about to change. by february 2001, the opioid epidemic had spread from small, rural towns to the streets of big eastern cities, like philadelphia, where 18-year-old eddie bish was a high school senior. >> presidents day, february 19th, 2001, i was at work. i got a call from my daughter. dad, eddies not breathing and hes turning blue. as i ran up the block, i noticed two guys were sitting in the ambulance and they looked at me and i looked at them. and they said, "sorry, sir." and i was ...

Of the country prepare for a storm bella. anisa kadri, bbc news. the former mi6 officer george blake, who became one of the cold war‘s most infamous double agents, has died, according to russian media reports. he was 98. as as a soviet spy blake handed over information that led to the betrayal of at least a0 mi6 agents in eastern europe. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. he had a russian cone, a russian wife, even a russian name. but george blake was a british intelligence offi...