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Capella Hotels and Resorts - named the World's Best Hotel Brand by Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for three consecutive years - opens its doors in Macau for the first time, introducing its distinctive approach to bespoke luxury. 

As a frontier surveyor, American Revolutionary War general and the first U.S. president, George Washington proved he could make his mark anywhere.

Kimberly Butler, who was crowned ‘Ms. Wheelchair Mississippi,’ is now set to represent the state in the ‘Ms. Wheelchair America’ competition, while promoting her platform, ‘Universal Design for All.’

At least 66 people are still missing a week after flash floods hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, according to an official statement.

An Indian tycoon's sudden death in June has triggered a fierce inheritance battle at an Indian automotive giant.

H World Group Limited, a leading global hospitality group, proudly announces the reopening of the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden after extensive renovations.

In a landmark moment for values-led leadership and international peacebuilding, the ‘Peace Charter for Forgiveness and Reconciliation’ was officially adopted by the Parliament of Botswana on Thursday 7 August 2025.

Lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, in Nigeria, Hon. Temitope Adedeji Adewale, has projected that President Bola Tinubu will achieve a 100 per cent literacy level by the year 2031.

Adopted Derry girl and aspiring scientist Skhululekile Mupemhi has said that her involvement in the first Miss/Mrs Africa Ireland pageant is all about empowering young women.

On the occasion of ‘World Biodiesel Day’, MOL Group highlights a recent milestone in its energy transition journey.

The Mayor of Nagasaki has appealed for an end to the wars raging in the world on the 80th anniversary of the US atom bomb attack which destroyed the Japanese city.

In a Peace Declaration at a ceremony to mark the event, Shiro Suzuki said: "Conflicts around the world are intensifying in a vicious cycle of confrontation and fragmentation.

Yesterday marked the 39th anniversary of CariFest, Rochester’s celebration of Caribbean heritage and unity. 

As part of the implementation of its ‘Reimagine Plan,’ the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has contracted Airport Strategy & Marketing Ltd. (ASM), a global leader in air service development, to deliver a strategic study aimed at tackling the critical challenges affecting regional air connectivity.

With international visitor numbers slumping in 2025, the U.S. is placing its hopes on the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup to rejuvenate its tourism sector.

Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, has signed a hotel management agreement with Al Ghadeer Group to operate dusitD2 Al Ahsa – a new upper-upscale resort in the heart of Al Ahsa Oasis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.