Hong Kong’s home airline will operate three non-stop flights per week to and from Colombo from 2 February 2024 Cathay Pacific, the award-winning Hong Kong-based airline, has announced the resumption of flights to and from Colombo beginning 2 February 2024. Day of the weekFlightDepartureSTDArrivalSTAWednesday FridaySundayCX610Colombo0045Hong Kong0840TuesdayThursday SaturdayCX611Hong Kong2005Colombo2330 After a hiatus of four years, Cathay Pacific is set to soar Sri Lankan skies once again, serving valued local customers and continuing its commitment to connect people across the globe. Cathay Pacific is returning with its Airbus A330 aircraft offering three flights a week operating from Colombo, ensuring a comfortable and premium…
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France 24 – 25 August 2023 Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change. People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon. That’s because Big Tech companies, most headquartered in the U.S., are now subject to a pioneering new set of EU digital regulations. The Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content. Here are five…
CNBC – September, 1 2023 A former member of Singapore’s ruling party on Saturday scored a landslide victory to become the city-state’s president, in an election seen as a barometer of public sentiment amid economic challenges and high-profile scandals. Former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, won 70.4% of votes, the elections department said, to become Singapore’s head of state. The country is a parliamentary democracy and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the head of government. Analysts said the landslide victory for the candidate seen as closest to the establishment is a sign that Singaporeans generally still trust the…
Business Standard – August 25, 2023 BA.2.86 was first spotted in Denmark on July 24 when it infected a patient at risk of severe illness. Subsequently, it has been detected in symptomatic patients and wastewater samples A highly mutated Covid-19 variant named BA.2.86 has been identified in Switzerland and South Africa, along with Israel, Denmark, the US, and the UK, according to a leading World Health Organization (WHO) official, Reuters reported. This offshoot of Omicron has over 35 mutations in crucial parts of the virus when compared to XBB.1.5, which was the predominant variant through most of 2023. The mutation…
Live Science – August 24, 2023 The stunning experiment, which reconstructs the properties of entangled photons from a 2D interference pattern, could be used to design faster quantum computers. Scientists have used a first-of-its-kind technique to visualize two entangled light particles in real time — making them appear as a stunning quantum “yin-yang” symbol. The new method, called biphoton digital holography, uses an ultra high-precision camera and could be used to massively speed up future quantum measurements. The researchers published their findings Aug. 14 in the journal Nature Photonics. Quantum entanglement — the weird connection between two far-apart particles that Albert Einstein…
Khaleej Times – 29 August, 2023 It is the final stop for five of the six teams to find answers for some nagging questions ahead of the World Cup Three possible high-octane India versus Pakistan games for the starved fans on both sides of the border along with a final chance for five nations to put their respective houses in order before the World Cup adds context to Asia Cup, starting in Multan on Wednesday. It is a tournament that has often struggled to find relevance in the midst of mushrooming bilateral contests over the last decade along with waning…
Reuters – August 28, 2023 China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that inbound travellers to the country no longer need a pre-departure antigen test for COVID-19 from Aug. 30.
What’s On – 25 August, 2023 Those lucky enough to live and work from anywhere are choosing Dubai, here’s why… Dubai has just topped yet another list, this time as the best city in the world for executive nomads. Abu Dhabi came fourth in the index after Dubai, Malaga, and Miami. The study has been conducted by Savills and is based on a number of factors including quality of life, climate, air connectivity, internet speed, and prime residential rental market. With year-round sun, low crime rates, home to the tallest building in the world, a tax-free environment, an impressive dining scene,…
Yalla Abu Dhabi Life – August 25, 2023 The terminal welcomed its first passenger some weeks ago as Tom Cruise landed there The long-awaited opening of the new Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal is set to take place in the coming months with an official ceremony hoping to coincide with National Day celebrations on 2 December. Construction on this state-of-the-art complex began in 2012 and was expected to take five years to complete. However, after suffering from some complications and setbacks along the way, the terminal is due to open in four months time. The new AED 10.8 billion terminal will…
Business Insider – August 24, 2023 Bermuda just got a little more accessible. On Thursday, new airline BermudAir officially launched as the archipelago’s only carrier flying year-round service to and from the US. The move comes after the startup earned approval from both country’s aviation authorities to begin flights. The inaugural flight will be on August 31 from Bermuda L.F. Wade International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport, and bookings are now open to the public. Flights to Westchester County Airport in New York — which is about 30 miles away from Manhattan — will start the same day, while…