Sunday, October 2, 2022

Amid global turmoil, here's what superyacht buyers are doing

The world is in turmoil. The specter of global conflict lurks on the horizon. Energy prices are putting the squeeze on millions. Covid lingers. But in Monaco, at the yachting world's most glamorous event, it's business as usual.
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Bosnians go to polls to choose between nationalists and reformists

Bosnians go to the polls on Sunday to choose the country's new collective presidency and lawmakers at national, regional and local levels, deciding between long-entrenched nationalist parties and reformists focused on the economy.
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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast

Residents on the small resort island of Polillo are accustomed to severe weather -- their island sits in the northeastern Philippines, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean where storms typically gather strength and turn into typhoons.
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Biden announces return of seven American detainees from Venezuela

• Breaking: American citizen held in Iran for more than six years released to seek medical treatment, UN spokesperson says
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American citizen held in Iran for more than six years released to seek medical treatment, UN spokesperson says

An elderly American wrongfully held in Iran for more than six years has been permitted to leave the country "to seek medical treatment abroad," according to a statement from UN Secretary General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
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One of Europe's busiest airports puts limit on passengers. Airlines aren't happy

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport -- one of Europe's busiest -- announced plans Thursday to continue capping the number of travelers departing from the airport through early 2023.
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'Predatory,' widespread sexual harassment on Australia's Antarctic research bases, report finds

Australian women working on research bases in Antarctica have been plagued by a widespread culture of sexual harassment, a recently released report found.
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The United Nations successfully transferred over one million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off the Yemen coast. United Nations Devel...