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Over 80,000 Chinese Tourists Are Stranded In The Tropical Resort Of Sanya After Its Airport Was Closed By A Typhoon.
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Over 80,000 Chinese Tourists Are Stranded In The Tropical Resort Of Sanya After Its Airport Was Closed By A Typhoon.

There has been an outbreak of Covid-19 in Sanya on China's tropical Hainan island, the popular resort city where 80,000 tourists are stranded. Public transportation was suspended and people's movements inside the city were restricted from early Saturday morning. Stranded tourists are required to stay for seven days and clear five Covid-19 tests before leaving. Around 80,000 tourists remain in the city. All those currently in Sanya as well as people who have been to the city since July 23 were not allowed to leave Hawaii province after 6pm local time on Saturday. Saturday was an especially bad day for flight cancellations in Sanya, as data from a flight tracker company showed: Over 80 of the flights departing Sanya were canceled on that day. All the trains departing from Sanya were also ...
Tinder’s First Female CEO, Match Group’s Mandy Ginsberg, Has Announced Her Resignation After Less Than One Year In The Role.
Tech

Tinder’s First Female CEO, Match Group’s Mandy Ginsberg, Has Announced Her Resignation After Less Than One Year In The Role.

While Tinder's outgoing CEO, Renate Nyborg, lasted less than a year on the job, she was not Match Group's only high-profile female executive to depart in recent months. In a letter to shareholders that outlined his "observations" from 62 days on the job, Tinder's newly tapped CEO Bernard Kim announced Tuesday that Match Group has tapped a new CEO for the dating app and laid out plans for a new product direction for Tinder. The changes include an integration with Spotify called "Music Mode," which allows people to share a music "Anthem" on their profile, and "Blind Date," a feature that pairs people based on interests before revealing their photos. The letter went with the dating application monster's profit for the three months finishing off with June, which sent Match Group stock down ...
Arsenal Defeated Crystal Palace 2-0, As The English Premier League Returned From Its Winter Break.
Sports

Arsenal Defeated Crystal Palace 2-0, As The English Premier League Returned From Its Winter Break.

Arsenal store partook in an ideal beginning to the new English Premier League season as it beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Friday. A first-half header from Gabriel Martinelli and an own-objective from Palace safeguard Marc Guehi got the three focuses as the association returned after only a 75-dawn. Stockpile director Mikel Arteta said he was glad to get the principal win on the board after what ended up being a precarious match.   "Indeed, truly satisfied to win. Three focuses, a spotless sheet, against a truly troublesome rival and a truly extreme spot," he told correspondents after the match.   "We showed incredible flexibility to traverse them, and it is truly sure the manner in which we began. "We began truly sharp, truly, not entirely settle...
The US Will Participate In A Military Exercise Near The Border With China.
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The US Will Participate In A Military Exercise Near The Border With China.

The United States and India will conduct military drills at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Auli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, less than 100 kilometers from the South Asian country's disputed border with China. The drills will focus on high-altitude warfare training and will take place as part of the 18th edition of an annual joint exercise known as "Yudh Abhyas" -- or "War Practice." Since a clash between Chinese and Indian soldiers in the Himalayas in June 2020 left at least 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers dead, relations have remained strained. Tensions have been further raised recently by China building a bridge across Pangong Tso Lake, which sits along the border—a move condemned by the Indian government as an "illegal occupation." During a visit to India this year, ...
If You’ve Been Worried About Monkeypox, Our Medical Analyst Has Answers For You.
Health

If You’ve Been Worried About Monkeypox, Our Medical Analyst Has Answers For You.

Monkeypox is a rare viral illness that was first discovered in monkeys in 1958. Monkeypox spreads to humans through contact with the body fluids of infected animals or people. The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting more than 6,600 infections, just two months after monkeypox was first detected in this outbreak. On Thursday, the Biden administration officially declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency in the United States. What amount ought to individuals stress over contracting monkeypox? Should everybody be attempting to get the antibody? Who are the gatherings most in danger, and what moves would it be a good idea for them to make? How precisely i...
As Adam Driver Wears A Burberry Shirt In Everyone’s Newsfeeds This Week, He’s Once Again A Viral Star.
Fashion

As Adam Driver Wears A Burberry Shirt In Everyone’s Newsfeeds This Week, He’s Once Again A Viral Star.

Entering August, there's a notable must-see accessory in trendy news. Actor Adam Driver went viral for a Burberry perfume campaign on Monday. The commercial shows Driver running across a deserted beach at dusk and diving into the ocean with a mighty, caramel-colored horse in tow. The two beings emerge as a single animorph, fusing the romantic Burberry hero-on-horseback trope with a healthy dose of Greek mythology. The ad was directed by Jonathan Glazer, photographed by Mario Sorrenti and released by Burberry as a continuation of their first frenzy-inducing centaur commercial released exactly one year ago. The actor's fan base was quick to point out that the rugged campaign images, which showed Driver shirtless in waist-deep, crystal blue water, were a unanimous societal response to t...
New Union For Strippers, Who Have Historically Been Seen As Independent Contractors Rather Than Employees.
Business

New Union For Strippers, Who Have Historically Been Seen As Independent Contractors Rather Than Employees.

On a recent Saturday night, a group of dancers in outlandish costumes held signs outside the Star Garden topless bar in North Hollywood, urging customers to stay away. Dancers claimed they had been locked out for four months because they had petitioned club owners to reinstate two fired colleagues and improve security and safety measures. Strippers haven't successfully form a worker union since the effort at San Francisco's Lusty Lady in the 1990s, but dancers at the Star Garden were trying anyway. That is to a great extent in view of fruitful unionization endeavors at behemoths like Starbucks (SBUX), Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL), which snatched features and motivated others to send off their own — including staple laborers at a Massachusetts Trader Joe's and a gathering of creation l...
The Kardashian And Davidson Duo Broke Up.
Entertainment

The Kardashian And Davidson Duo Broke Up.

Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson have ended their relationship, a source close to the couple tells CNN. "They did break up this week amicably due to distance and schedules," the source said. The pair, who became Instagram official in March and made their red carpet debut in May, have been romantically linked since October 2021. In an episode of her Hulu series, Kardashian opened up about meeting Davidson when she hosted "Saturday Night Live" and making a connection with him. She later decided to pursue him. According to Kim Kardashian, she contacted Pete Davidson via text message after learning that he was single. She told reporters that she was not thinking about a relationship with him at the time. The former couple has four children together, who live with their mother in Lo...
Those Paying To Climb The Tallest Tree On The World Could Face Up To $5,000 Fines.
Travel

Those Paying To Climb The Tallest Tree On The World Could Face Up To $5,000 Fines.

A tree named Hyperion, which was discovered in 2006 and stands 115.92 meters (380 feet) tall, has been declared off limits to visitors by California's Redwood National Park. The coast redwood is the world's tallest living tree and its name derives from Greek mythology -- Hyperion was one of the Titans and the father of sun god Helios and moon goddess Selene. Hyperion is an off-trail tree that requires heavy 'bushwhacking' (the act of cutting one's way through dense vegetation) in order to reach, yet has become increasingly popular due to bloggers, travel writers, and websites. Due to increased popularity, many people are visiting the area which has resulted in erosion and damage at the base of the tree as well as secondary issues caused by an influx of people: limited cellphone service,...
What Happens To Discarded Gadgets Is Of A Growing Concern That Has Been Mostly Unnoticed.
Tech

What Happens To Discarded Gadgets Is Of A Growing Concern That Has Been Mostly Unnoticed.

You're not alone if you have one or more drawers filled with old gadgets and wires. Decades of the tech sector's pressure to "innovate or die" have led to a long list of useful and flashy household tech products, but many of these same devices also have a need to be replaced at almost the same rapid rate that new technology emerges. The result of this so-called planned obsolescence, combined with a limited number of options to repair older devices over the years, is a tsunami of electronic waste—also known as e-waste. And the fallout from it extends far beyond the headache of figuring out what to do with the clutter tucked away inside your home.   The latest United Nation's information shows the world created a stunning 53.6 million metric lots of e-squander in 2019, and just 17...