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Machu Picchu tourism suffering after protests against new ticketing system

[ad_1] LIMA, Peru — The streets, hotels and restaurants around the ruins of Machu Picchu — Peru’s most famous tourist attraction — remained almost deserted Wednesday, with train service to the area canceled amid a week-long protest over the outsourcing of entry ticket sales to a private company. Small businesses and workers in the tourism sector fear…

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UK Opposition Labour Party Pledge Productivity Fix in Latest Pitch to Business

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will pledge to fix Britain’s stagnating productivity at a conference for businesses on Thursday, its latest charm offensive to companies and investors ahead of a national election expected this year. Keir Starmer, leader of the left-leaning party, will tell assembled executives that Labour will “get under the…

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‘Mercy’ flights provide critically wounded and sick Palestinians a chance to survive

[ad_1] EL-ARISH, Egypt — For 56 critically ill and wounded Gazans, the road to crucial medical care started Tuesday on a military airfield in Egypt’s northern Sinai. This is where a plane was parked, awaiting patients driven in on ambulances from area hospitals or from inside Gaza.  Such “mercy” flights are made possible by countries…

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Local News: High schools work together at the FIRST Technology Robotics competition (1/31/24)

[ad_1] Robot looks to the audience while trying to complete it’s task in FIRST robot competition. Photo by Lily Niebrugge On Jan. 29, teams from 12 different high schools took over SEMO’s recreational center to compete in the FIRST Technology Robotics Competition. At the competition, teams were tasked with building robots to complete certain tasks,…

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The Messenger to Close After Less Than a Year

[ad_1] The Messenger, a news website that pledged to shake up the media industry with a playbook borrowed from the doomed publishing start-ups of yesteryear, will be closing down, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. It’s unclear when The Messenger will stop publishing. By closing less than a year after it launched,…

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