Thanks to “contactless” payment systems, there’s a revolutionary change going on in how credit cards are used. While mildly convenient for purchases in the United States, the technology is a huge improvement for overseas travelers. What is contactless technology and why is it good for travel? Read on. Keep that wallet hidden, or better yet, […]
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Hong Kong’s leader says all people entering the semi-autonomous territory from the mainland, including Hong Kong residents, will be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine because of the outbreak of a new virus February 5, 2020, 10:34 AM 4 min read BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all
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Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” went live after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, and he began with a bit of a warning to viewers. “We just watched what you just watched. We felt what you just felt. We drank what you drank,” he said. “Only now, we’re drunk at work.
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Image copyright Getty Images Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has asked staff to take three weeks of unpaid leave to help it cope with the impact of the coronavirus. The carrier had already been hit by the effect on passenger demand of several months of anti government protests in Hong Kong. It has offered
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Just a three-and-a-half hour drive from Ecuador’s capital, Quito, the town of Baños de Agua Santa snuggles into a deep valley surrounded by the mountains skirting the Tungurahua volcano. With an elevation of close to 6,000 feet and a population of around 15,000 residents, Baños has a bit of a ski town feel: The city
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This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. Five seconds after a Los Angeles rider unlocks a dockless electric scooter with a smartphone app and sets off to a destination, a city-operated databank is informed. Five seconds after the trip
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LOS ANGELES — LeBron James absorbed contact and tumbled to the court while his fifth 3-pointer in a three-minute span dropped through the net. The Los Angeles Lakers’ entire roster left the bench and crossed the court, gleefully picking up their leader while a sellout crowd roared. “That’s what we’re all about,” James said. “Our
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During a speech peppered with theatrics — including directing his wife, Melania Trump, to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk show host who has advanced lung cancer — Mr. Trump’s overtures to black voters were not subtle. His gestures earned him accolades from his administration members and Republican
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European indexes are falling in early trading after Asian shares rose on optimism that China’s latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbreak By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer February 5, 2020, 8:37 AM 3 min read TOKYO — European indexes were slipping in early trading Wednesday after
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Image copyright Weibo Image caption Dr Li posted this picture of himself from a hospital bed on 31 January – a day before he was diagnosed with coronavirus In early January, authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan were trying to keep news of a new coronavirus under wraps. When one doctor tried to warn
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