DAR ES SALAAM, May 7 (Reuters) – Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western company. Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually. A cable car could increase tourist numbers by 50 percent by […]
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Image copyright Abrahart family Image caption Natasha Abrahart’s GP said she felt the teenager had a “high risk of ending her life” A GP ignored clinical advice and did not follow up on a student who was “at high risk of ending her life” before she was found hanged, an inquest heard. Natasha Abrahart, 20,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jason Manford said in a video on Facebook that he suffers from anxiety and depression Comedian Jason Manford has opened up about his struggles with mental health. In a video on Facebook, he said he wanted to let people know why he had been less active on social media.
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Seven former Amazon warehouse workers say the tech giant discriminated against them because they couldn’t keep up with the fast pace and labor intensive job while pregnant. CNET reported on Monday that seven lawsuits have been filed against Amazon in the last four years alleging that the company fired the workers because they were pregnant.
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When Hominy Grill opened in 1996, the city’s Navy base and shipyard was closing. Civic leaders turned with new dedication to tourism. To say they succeeded is an understatement. More than seven million tourists a year crowd Charleston’s charming streets, some with homes that date to the early 1700s. Even on a weekday night, the
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The Latest on Google conference in California (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Google researchers are working to train its speech recognition system to understand people with speech impairments. The company showcased its Project Euphonia Tuesday during its annual developers conference in Mountain View, California. Project Euphonia is working with people who have neurological conditions including
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The Edmonton Oilers hired longtime Detroit Red Wings executive Ken Holland as their new general manager and president of hockey operations Tuesday. Holland takes over the struggling team from interim GM Keith Gretzky and one of his first tasks will be finding a new coach. Veteran Ken Hitchcock will not be back next season after
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WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, called on Congress on Tuesday to move on from the Mueller report and issued his own verdict from the Senate floor: “Case closed.” “With an exhaustive investigation complete, would the country finally unify to confront the real challenges before us?” Mr. McConnell asked. “Or would we remain
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U.S. employers advertised almost 7.5 million jobs at the end of March, a solid figure that signals hiring will likely remain strong in the months ahead. The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings rose 4.8% from the previous month, while the number of people quitting their jobs slipped. There are now 1.2 million more
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The Latest on the signing of an early abortion ban by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (all times local): 10:20 a.m. Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That can be as early as six weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant. The signing Tuesday morning
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