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Malaysia’s government extends visa-free travel to Indians for one year – Times of India – Lifotravel

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Malaysia’s government extends visa-free travel to Indians for one year - Times of India

Malaysia has scrapped the visa requirement for Indians travelling for leisure and business for one year, beginning December 1. According to reliable sources, the tourism ministry has confirmed that the visa-free entry will continue until Dec 2024.With this, Malaysia is expected to witness an increase of 30%-45% in the annual inbound tourists arrival from India.Indian-origin … Read more

George Santos’ tumultuous term… 1 year in 1 minute – Lifotravel

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George Santos' tumultuous term... 1 year in 1 minute

From criminal charges to expulsion votes, George Santos’ past year has been a dramatic one. With lawmakers voting on Friday on a motion to remove him from office, the embattled Republican could become the sixth person ever to be expelled from Congress. But he will not go down without a fight. Video by Anahita Sachdev

Ukraine’s new long-range rocket delivery from US pushed to next year – Times of India – Lifotravel

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Ukraine's new long-range rocket delivery from US pushed to next year - Times of India

WASHINGTON: Ukraine will need to wait until next year before it receives its first big shipment of rocket-propelled bombs the US has adapted to strike at a nearly 100-mile (160km) range, according to the Pentagon and people familiar with the timing. When the US was first approached by Boeingto buy and ship the Ground Launched … Read more

Fed’s favorite gauge shows inflation rose 0.2% in October and 3.5% from a year ago, as expected – Lifotravel

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Fed's favorite gauge shows inflation rose 0.2% in October and 3.5% from a year ago, as expected

Inflation as measured by personal spending increased in line with expectations in October, possibly giving the Federal Reserve more incentive to hold rates steady and perhaps start cutting in 2024, according to a data release Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, excluding food and energy prices, rose 0.2% for the month and 3.5% on … Read more

Extreme weather helped fuel surge in malaria cases last year – Lifotravel

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Extreme weather helped fuel surge in malaria cases last year

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The number of malaria cases worldwide surged by millions last year, the World Health Organization said Thursday — a change driven by extreme weather events such as catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, as well as other conflicts and humanitarian crises that allowed the deadly disease to … Read more

UN Weather Agency Says 2023 Is Hottest Year On Record – Lifotravel

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UN Weather Agency Says 2023 Is Hottest Year On Record

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future. The World Meteorological Organization also warned that the average temperature for the … Read more

US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level – Times of India – Lifotravel

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US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level - Times of India

NEW YORK: US life expectancy rose last year – by more than a year – but still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to the waning pandemic, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said on Wednesday. But even with the large increase, US life … Read more

South Korea markets will offer the highest earnings growth next year, Goldman Sachs says – Lifotravel

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South Korea markets will offer the highest earnings growth next year, Goldman Sachs says

Pedestrians walk across a road in Seoul on June 20, 2023. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images South Korean stocks have so far emerged as an undervalued and underloved part of Asia-Pacific equity markets but that is exactly what could make them attractive to investors next year, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman even argued … Read more

Merriam-Webster Keeps It Real With Its Word Of The Year For 2023 – Lifotravel

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Merriam-Webster Keeps It Real With Its Word Of The Year For 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were … Read more

Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year – Lifotravel

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Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year

Black Friday shoppers pick out clothing in a Lacoste store as retailers compete to attract shoppers and try to maintain margins on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, U.S. November 24, 2023.  Vincent Alban | Reuters Black Friday e-commerce spending … Read more