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Indian travelers will be the story of the next decade: Hilton exec
Indian travelers spent $34.2 billion on outbound travel in 2023, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council. But the ...
Nasdaq climbs past 20,000, powered by megacap tech gains
Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our ...
South Korea turmoil after Yoon’s martial fiasco bodes ill for its stock market
People walk inside the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by ...
Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth ...
Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons
Reuters Thousands of prisoners were released from Saydnaya prison, pictured above, on Sunday Syrian rebel forces have said they plan ...
South Korea’s traumatic history of martial law inspires resistance
Getty Images Events like 1980 – which ended with protesters like these being rounded up – have left a deep ...
Stranded mum’s three-year ordeal on military island
BBC Shanthi said that the migrant camp, where they lived in these tents for three years, was “like an open ...
The rise and fade of Indian cricket’s wonder boy
AFP Prithvi Shaw went unsold in the IPL auction in November Last month, Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player ...
Nuclear giant Orano loses control of uranium operations to junta
AFP In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger’s military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France ...
Syria: The unthinkable has happened
Reuters The fall of Bashar al-Assad was almost unthinkable just a week ago, when rebels started their astonishing campaign against ...