Booming Blackpool could be the next Monte Carlo, casino boss says 

It hasn’t quite got the climate or the cachet, but Blackpool is being touted as the next Monte Carlo. Business is booming again in the Lancashire resort — best known for its Tower, old-school amusements and Pleasure Beach — after families developed a taste for staycations during the pandemic. That’s the verdict of John O’Reilly,…

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Britain's Tesco sorry over Christmas delivery slot issues

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) — Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, apologised to customers on Tuesday after they struggled to book Christmas delivery slots on its website. Tesco’s online slots for grocery deliveries from Dec.12 to Dec. 24 opened at 0600 GMT for customers who have paid for «Delivery Saver» plans. However, customers took to social…

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Ski resort razed by the Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism

By Drazen Jorgic MALAM JABBA, Pakistan Feb 21 (Reuters) — Atop the piste of Malam Jabba in Pakistan’s once dangerous Swat Valley skiers schuss downhill, a new Chinese-built chairlift ferries tourists to the peak, and a luxury hotel is under construction to replace one torched by the Taliban. The Taliban declared skiing «un-Islamic» during their…

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Stocks dip, dollar strengthens after Yellen rate hike comments

Stocks dip, dollar strengthens after Yellen rate hike comments By Published: 16:16, 14 February 2017 | Updated: 16:16, 14 February 2017 <li data-anchor="tl" data-twitter-status=" website via @" data-formatted-headline="Stocks dip, dollar strengthens after Yellen rate hike comments" data-hide-email="true" data-article-id="4224060" data-article-channel-follow-button="" data-is-channel="false" id="shareLinkTop" class="share-icons" data-placement="top" website By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) — A gauge…

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Ski resort razed by the Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism

By Drazen Jorgic MALAM JABBA, Pakistan Feb 21 (Reuters) — Atop the piste of Malam Jabba in Pakistan’s once dangerous Swat Valley skiers schuss downhill, a new Chinese-built chairlift ferries tourists to the peak, and a luxury hotel is under construction to replace one torched by the Taliban. The Taliban declared skiing «un-Islamic» during their…

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