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Havana

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Fra flere hold spås det nå at USAs president Donald Trump vil kunngjøre flere tiltak som vil begrense liberaliseringen tidligere president Barack Obama fikk igjennom i forholdet mellom USA og Cuba, skriver nettavisen.no

Under Obama ble det åpnet for handel og reisevirksomhet etter mer enn 50 års blokade og brudd i diplomatiske forbindelser.

Trump-regjeringen har diskutert flere endringer, blant annet forbud mot forretningsvirksomhet med den cubanske hæren, samtidig som de diplomatiske forbindelsene blir opprettholdt.

I Det hvite hus er det også blitt drøftet nye restriksjoner for amerikanske fritidsreiser til Cuba, som er mer enn tredoblet siden 2014.

Barack Obamas Cuba-politikk har ført med seg store investeringer fra amerikansk næringsliv på øya, inkludert nye, daglige ruteflyginger, hotelldrift og landbruksinvesteringer.

Donald Trump er derfor under press fra næringslivet i USA som ønsker få endringer i USAs nye nærvær på Cuba.

Kilde: www.nettavisen.no / NTB – www.nettavisen.no

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Shopping

Knalltilbud på sport og friluft

Madrid’s transport authorities are clamping down on “manspreading” – the common practice that sees men take up more space than they need to by sitting with their legs wide open, the thelocal.es website reported.

The Municipal Transportation Company (EMT) announced that it will be incorporating new signage across all trains, metros and buses to dissuade “manspreaders” from adopting their annoying pose.

The icon of a red stick man sitting with his legs wide apart will appear next to signs warning against smoking, eating, putting feet on seats and dropping litter and appears with the words “Respect the space of others”

Feminist group Mujeres en Lucha launched a change.org petition, and the hashtag #MadridSinManspreading soon went viral.

“Manspreading is the practice of certain men sitting with their legs wide open on public transport, taking up other people’s space,” reads the petition. “It is not something that occurs sporadically, if you pay attention you’ll see that it is a very common practice.

“It’s not difficult to see women with their legs shut and very uncomfortable because there is a man next to them who is invading their space with his legs.”

Madrid is following in the footsteps of cities like New York, which in 2014, ran a poster campaign on its subway with the slogan “Dude, Stop the spread please”.

News source: www.thelocal.es

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Foto: Pablo Picasso “La Reve” (The Dream) 1932 (i privat eie) / Tate 

Det er knyttet store forventninger utstillingen “Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy” som åpner på Tate Modern i London i mars 2018, og nå går billettene unna, skriver Se og Hør.

1932 var det året da den spanske kunstneren Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) virkelig ble berømt.

Les mer her: www.tate.org.uk – Tate 

Kilde: Se og Hør – Se og hør

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Belgrade

Annonsørinnhold

Ellos: Få 33% på hele bestillingen – og vårplaggene du vil elske

The Minsk Tourist Information Center and the tourism organization of the Belgrade City Hall have signed an agreement on cooperation, the Belarus News Agency BelTA – Belarusian news – reported.

The signing of the document has become one of the events of the Days of Minsk in Belgrade. The sides are expected to provide information support for the tourism potential of the two cities, help promote contacts between the representatives of the tourism industry.

The parties have reached a preliminary agreement on the organization of the information tour for the leading tour operators and mass media of Serbia to Belarus.

“The interest of European tourists in Minsk is increasing, the inflow of guests from Serbia has also been on the rise after the introduction of the five-day visa-free travel regulations. Tourists, first of all, want to visit Belarus as part of excursion trips around Europe. It is needed to develop this dimension,” Yelena Plis, director of the Minsk tourist information center remarked.

During the Days of Minsk there was a presentation of the tourism potential of the capital city, a round table on cooperation in the tourism industry. The Days of Minsk in Belgrade took place on 5-7 June.

The program of the visit of the Belarusian delegation led by Chairman of the Minsk City Hall Andrei Shorets included visits to big enterprises of Belgrade, a business forum, meetings with senior officials of the Belgrade City Hall, and a gala concert of Belarusian artists.

News source: Belarus News Agency BelTA – Belarusian news

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Photo of the Day: View from the Charles Bridge (Karluv most) to the Castle (Hrad), Prague, Czech Republic. December 2014. Photo by: John Slinning

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Minsk

Annonsørinnhold

Ellos: Få 33% på hele bestillingen – og vårplaggene du vil elske

The Minsk Tourist Information Center and the tourism organization of the Belgrade City Hall have signed an agreement on cooperation, the Belarus News Agency BelTA – Belarusian news – reported.

The signing of the document has become one of the events of the Days of Minsk in Belgrade. The sides are expected to provide information support for the tourism potential of the two cities, help promote contacts between the representatives of the tourism industry.

The parties have reached a preliminary agreement on the organization of the information tour for the leading tour operators and mass media of Serbia to Belarus.

“The interest of European tourists in Minsk is increasing, the inflow of guests from Serbia has also been on the rise after the introduction of the five-day visa-free travel regulations. Tourists, first of all, want to visit Belarus as part of excursion trips around Europe. It is needed to develop this dimension,” Yelena Plis, director of the Minsk tourist information center remarked.

During the Days of Minsk there was a presentation of the tourism potential of the capital city, a round table on cooperation in the tourism industry. The Days of Minsk in Belgrade took place on 5-7 June.

The program of the visit of the Belarusian delegation led by Chairman of the Minsk City Hall Andrei Shorets included visits to big enterprises of Belgrade, a business forum, meetings with senior officials of the Belgrade City Hall, and a gala concert of Belarusian artists.

News source: Belarus News Agency BelTA – Belarusian news

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Hundreds of bartenders came together in Mexico City this week to beat the world record for the largest number of gin and tonics prepared simultaneously, the straitstimes.com reported.

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According to a count on the night, 300 bartenders from the capital and across the country were lined up and synchronized in their preparation of the centuries-old cocktail.

The previous Guinness record reportedly stands at 250 bartenders.

Gin and tonic is made with gin and tonic water poured over ice and traditionally served in a highball cocktail glass, garnished with a slice of lime.

But the event in Mexico City, which was organized by Beefeater, followed the brand’s recipe which calls for a highball glass, ice, tonic, a lemon wheel and an orange wheel.

“There is a story that the Queen of England enjoyed a Beefeater gin and tonic. And one day, one of her royal guards was not there nor her bartender that was normally in charge of preparing the recipe. That is why she asked this guard to teach his entire battalion how to prepare the recipe for the perfect Beefeater gin and tonic,” said Maria Victoria Lara, brand manager of Beefeater.

The gin and tonic cocktail dates back to British-occupied India in the 18th century when it was used to prevent and treat malaria.

News source: www.straitstimes.com

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Kronprins Haakon og kronprinsesse Mette-Marit. Arkivfoto: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix / kongehuset.no

Annonsørinnhold

Vinterjakker på salg: Tykk, varm og stilig

Kronprins Haakon og kronprinsesse Mette-Marit skal være med på åpningen av den store St.Magnusfestivalen i Kirkwall, hovedstaden på Orknøyene, 16. og 17.juni, skriver VG.

Kirkwall. Foto: selfcateringkirkwall.co.uk

Kronprinsparet skal overvære åpningskonserten, urfremføringen av “I, Pilgrim”, skrevet av dramatikeren Jon Fosse med musikk av skotske Alasdair Nicolson, som også er kunstnerisk leder av festivalen.

“I, Pilgrim” fremføres av Trondheimsolistene og BBC Singers.

Orknøyene, rett nord for Skottland, var, sammen med Shetland, som ligger nord for Orknøyene, under norsk styre fram til slutten av 1400-tallet.

St.Magnus-katedralen i Kirkwall. Foto: wikipedia.org

Orknøyenes flagg vitner om øygruppens sterke historiske og kulturrelle bånd til Norge.

Orknøyene har vel 20,000 innbyggere, ca.halvparten bor i Kirkwall, der den storslagne St.Magnus-katedralen, påbegynt i 1137, er hovedstadens store attraksjon.

St.Magnus-festivalen: www.stmagnusfestival.com – St Magnus Festival

Kongehuset: www.kongehuset.no – Kongehuset.no

Les mer her: www.discover-orkney.co.uk – www.orkneyislands.info – www.visitscotland.com

Kirkwall by: www.orkneyjar.com/orkney/kirkwall

Kilde: VG, papirutgaven. Nett: www.vg.no

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Uber vil tilpasse seg ESA-prosessen og vil jobbe for å fortsette i Norge. Det opplyste den norske Uber-sjefen Carl Edvard Andresen på en pressekonferanse i Oslo idag, skriver VG Direkte

Annonsørinnhold

Vinterjakker på salg: Tykk, varm og stilig

EFTA’s overvåkingsorgan ESA krever at Norge endrer løyvesystemet for persontransport, fordi de mener dagens regulering strider mot fri konkurranse. 

Uber-sjefen sier ESA kan åpne for Uber i Trondheim, Bergen og Stavanger. 

– Vi gleder oss til å dra ut og tilby Uber i disse byene, sier Carl Edvard Andresen.

Kilde: www.vg.no – VG Direkte

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London’s tourism trade could plunge by 30% following the terrorist attack at London Bridge, the travelweekly.co.uk website reported

Annonsørinnhold

Ellos: Få 33% på hele bestillingen – og vårplaggene du vil elske

Experts said that although the impact after the Westminster attack had been muted, the subsequent attacks on Manchester and London Bridge would act as a material deterrent both to overseas tourists and domestic travellers.

One unnamed leisure sector chief told The Times newspaper: “London carried on doing well after Westminster, as overseas visitors had already booked and the weak pound acted as a draw, but we face a dip in business of four to five months.

“Paris tourism was down 30% and I’m expecting something similar in London.”

See the full story here: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/280510/london-tourism-expected-to-plunge-30-after-terror-attacks

News source: www.travelweekly.co.uk

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