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Stories for September 27th 2019
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Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:53 UTC
Falklands' port facilities reopen following incident with trawler
Falkland Islands main sea terminal, FIPASS, (Falklands Interim Port and Storage System) this week resumed normal activity after the incident in which the trawler Pesca Vaqueiro collided with the dock on September 5.
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Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Even Tories tell Johnson to be “mild in language”; stepped security for several threatened MPs
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced an angry backlash on Thursday over his quip about a murdered MP during a raucous parliamentary debate on Brexit. Johnson went on the offensive when MPs returned to work Wednesday following a Supreme Court ruling calling the chamber's suspension in the run-up to Brexit unlawful.
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Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
PM Johnson collects a seventh setback in Parliament, but insists with his Brexit strategy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback on Thursday after MPs rejected a request to briefly suspend business for his party's conference, highlighting the hostility he faces in parliament just weeks before Brexit. In his seventh successive defeat in parliament, MPs voted to reject his call for three days off next week to hold his Conservative party's annual conference in Manchester.
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Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:32 UTC
“Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all”
Official Message by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. Tourism can help us build a better future for everyone. Around the world, the tourism sector is leading source of employment, supporting many millions of jobs and driving economies forward, both at the local and the national level.
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Friday, September 27th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
International tourism generates US$ 5 billion every day to the global economy
Some figures from the UNWTO International tourism highlights will help to underscore the significance of this industry for the global economy. International tourist arrivals grew 5% in 2018, to reach the 1.4 billion mark, two years ahead of the World Tourism Organization’s long-term forecasts, according to the Highlights, 2019 Edition.
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Friday, September 27th 2019 - 07:42 UTC
World Tourism Day, September 27, this year is celebrated in New Delhi
The following is the message from Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Government of India. India is pleased to host the official celebrations of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Day in New Delhi.
