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Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 06:13 UTC
British Airways flight to Dusseldorf lands in Edinburgh: paperwork error?

British Airways passengers were mistakenly flown to Edinburgh rather than Dusseldorf due to a paperwork error. The pilot of Flight BA3271 took off from London shortly after 7.30am on Monday and followed instructions to fly to the Scottish capital instead of the German city. The destinations are more than 800km apart.
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Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:21 UTC
Viking Star makes it to port with 900 people; 480 passengers were airlifted with helicopters

A luxury Viking Sun cruise ship that was left floating due to engine failure and nearly crashed into the rocks in rough waters has safely arrived in the port of Molde on the west coast on Norway, with over 900 people on board. The Viking Sky was towed to safety by two tugs, with one sailing in front of the vessel and another behind it.
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Sunday, March 24th 2019 - 05:36 UTC
Helicopters rescuing passengers from cruise with failed engine off Norway

Helicopters have rescued more than 150 people from a cruise ship that suffered an engine failure in windy weather off the coast of Norway on Saturday, said police and rescue services.The Viking Sky, with 1,373 passengers and crew on board, had sent out a mayday signal as it drifted towards land, said the country's maritime rescue service.
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Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Philip Morris Canadian branch on creditor protection following a Quebec class action ruling

Philip Morris International Inc on Friday said its Canadian unit, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH), was granted creditor protection, following a tobacco class action ruling in Quebec earlier this month.
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Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 21:55 UTC
Falklands launches procurement process and issues tender for a new port facility

The Falkland Islands Executive Council on Wednesday approved a formal procurement process to issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to the global construction market to select and appoint a preferred development partner for the design, construction and potentially the operation of a new port facility. The tender will also invite bidders to submit funding options.
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Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Bolivia will host the World Travel Awards Latin American ceremony in June

World Travel Awards (WTA) has revealed that its Latin American Ceremony 2019 will be hosted in La Paz, Bolivia on 13th July 2019. The leading figureheads, decision-makers and influencers of Latin America’s travel and tourism industry are scheduled to attend the ceremony, which will mark WTA’s first visit to Bolivia.
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Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 08:17 UTC
Costa Smeralda launched in Finland; first Costa cruise powered by Lng

Costa Crociere celebrated the technical launch of the new flagship Costa Smeralda at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland. During the ceremony, the ship officially touched the sea for the first time. The celebration, which saw the participation of the top management of Costa Cruises and the Meyer shipyards, followed the protocol established by the maritime tradition, with the flooding of the basin where the ship has taken shape in recent months.
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Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:32 UTC
Brazil waives visa requirements for US, Canada, Australia and Japan visitors

The Brazilian government on Monday waived visa requirements for visitors from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan, a measure to boost tourism that was first temporarily adopted before the Rio Olympics in 2016.
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Friday, March 15th 2019 - 18:59 UTC
A sea lion, the star of Punta del Este that rests on sports cars (Watch Video)

In the Uruguayan port of Punta del Este there are a large number of sea lions that are used to people. There is a reason for this: the fishermen in the area have been feeding them for years, so the specimens are used to human presence and also to feed in this way, although it is always recommended not to get too close to these animals on land due their dangerous behavior.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 20:09 UTC
The best and the worst city to live in Latin America

Caracas, in the last place, and Montevideo ranks as the two opposite poles of the list of cities ordered by quality of life in Latin America in 2019, according to Mercer. The capital of Austria, Vienna, ranked for the tenth consecutive year as the best in the world.