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- CDC says few people in U.S. over 50 hit by new flu
- Easter weekend getaway beginning
- Pierre Gagnaire
- London restaurant says 'pay what you want'
- Mexico's running of the bulls
- Tourist attractions deepen discounts
- Rio Carnival
- American Airlines limiting passengers on some jets
- Trinidad goes all out for Caribbean-style carnival
- The Venice Carnival
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News Archive
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CDC says few people in U.S. over 50 hit by new flu
The new H1N1 flu virus appears to be fairly widespread in the United States and seems to be hitting mostly younger people, with very few cases reported in people over 50, U.S. health officials said on Sunday. "We think very few of the cases we have confirmed are in people over 50," the U.S. Centers [...] -
Pierre Gagnaire
Pierre Gagnaire at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondisment) is considered one of the finest in France, specialising in ‘modern French’ cuisine, and has garnered three Michelin stars. Pierre Gagnaire is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant In 2005 both restaurants were ranked in the top 20 in [...] -
London restaurant says 'pay what you want'
A LONDON restaurant is asking customers to pay only what they want for meals in a bid to beat the credit crunch. The Little Bay restaurant in central London will present diners with absolutely nothing when they ask for the cheque during February, leaving it up to them to decide what the meal was worth. “Anything [...] -
Tourist attractions deepen discounts
ATLANTA – Hoping the price cuts will woo cash-strapped travelers, the nation’s tourist destinations are taking a page from the retail playbook, offering deep discounts and freezing gate prices. There are free stays offered at Walt Disney World in Florida and coupons worth $15 at Pennsylvania’s Hershey Park. The Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest fish [...] -
American Airlines limiting passengers on some jets
DALLAS – American Airlines is limiting the number of passengers on some planes while it orders additional life rafts needed in case of a water landing like the one made this month on the Hudson River by a US Airways jet. American will allow no more than 228 people including passengers and crew on its Boeing [...] -
Record Heat Wave Hits Australia
In the final days of 2008, residents of Australia’s southeast might have been forgiven for thinking summer had finished early. On the island state of Tasmania in the far south, freezing gales blew, blanketing mountains with snow. In the state of Victoria, in the southeastern corner of the mainland, the number of sunny hours [...] -
Snow brings deaths and travel chaos to Europe
Snow storms brought travel chaos to western Europe, grounding most flights at London-Heathrow airport after one jet slid off a taxiway and killing at least five people in storm incidents. Two climbers died on Mount Snowdown in Wales and three people were killed in accidents and from the cold in Italy. London lay under 10 centimetres [...] -
Passport applications plunge as recession chokes off foreign travel
With the recession choking foreign travel, passport applications are plunging and the workload at the State Department is easing enough that those applying are getting their documents in three weeks or less. The State Department said last week that it expected to issue 12 million passports this fiscal year, about 25% fewer than last year. In [...] -
Travel firms respond to events, share news via Twitter
anis Krums of Sarasota, Fla., boarded a ferry on the Hudson River on Jan. 15 expecting a ride, not a rescue. When US Airways Flight 1549 crash landed in the river off Midtown Manhattan, the ferry Krums was riding rushed to help. On the way, Krums took a photo on his iPhone and shared the photo [...]