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Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» ATHENS - Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continent’s most popular destinations.
Mexican navy sailing ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing 2
The New York TImes, Published on 18/05/2025
» NEW YORK — A Mexican navy sailing ship on a goodwill tour drifted directly into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, smashing its masts and rigging and killing two people.
Indonesia repels Chinese vessel again
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2024
» JAKARTA - A Chinese coast guard vessel was driven out of Indonesian waters for a second time this week after it initially disrupted a survey by the state energy firm Pertamina in the South China Sea, Indonesia’s maritime security agency said on Thursday.
Trump cruises to Iowa caucus victory shortly after voting begins
Bloomberg, Published on 16/01/2024
» Former president Donald Trump cruised to victory in the Iowa caucus, warding off a late challenge from rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley and cementing his status as the clear Republican frontrunner in the race.
Kazakh president cruises to re-election
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was as expected re-elected as leader of Central Asia's largest country in a landslide, months after deadly unrest, according to preliminary results released on Monday.
Cruise ships return to Australia after two-year Covid ban
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» SYDNEY: A cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour on Monday for the first time in more than two years, after a 2020 ban sparked by a mass Covid-19 outbreak was lifted.
Australia to reopen borders to tourists on Feb 21
AFP, Published on 07/02/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from Feb 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.
Omicron spoiling US holiday economic comeback
AFP, Published on 01/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - Holiday events have been scrapped in droves, thousands of flights canceled, cruises are now off limits: the Omicron variant has wreaked havoc in the United States, and the new year could see more issues exacerbating the worker shortage and price increases.
Cruise lines, eager to go, clash with Florida on vaccines
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» MIAMI - US-based cruise lines are chafing to resume voyages from Florida ports in July as the pandemic wanes -- but for vaccinated passengers only -- yet the state and its governor won't let them demand proof of inoculation.
Singapore to relax Covid rules in stages as virus cases fall
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/06/2021
» Singapore will increase group gathering sizes and allow dining-in at food outlets to resume after aggressive virus restrictions over the past month stemmed an outbreak in infections.