The Dutch intelligence service said on Thursday it had uncovered a Russian military agent attempting to use a false identity to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov created an elaborate cover story dating back years to try and […]
Day: June 17, 2022
Israel is looking forward to promote the new I2U2 initiative, a new grouping of India, Israel, USA and UAE, said Eynat Shlein, head of MASHAV, Israeli agency for international development cooperation on Thursday. In the grouping’s name, ‘I2’ stands for India and Israel, whereas ‘U2’ stands for USA and the […]
TORONTO — Much is being done to reduce delays at Canada’s major airports, which for the past few weeks have struggled to keep up with travel demand amid staffing issues. Just yesterday, the federal government confirmed wait times are down thanks to several recent measures that include the hiring of […]
WTO members reached a provisional deal on Thursday to extend a moratorium on applying duties to electronic transmissions until the next ministerial meeting, likely to be in 2023, two trade sources involved in the discussions told Reuters. The prospect of ending the moratorium, which has exempted data flows from cross-border […]
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Aurora Expeditions is honing in on French-speaking markets by appointing Nicolas Bilek to focus specifically on France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec. Bilek, who will drive business development in these markets for the expedition operator, brings more than 22 years of travel industry and expedition experience to the […]
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Jamaica has achieved a major milestone in its road to recovery: its one millionth stopover arrival this year. Brian Simmons, the lucky one millionth passenger and first-time visitor to Jamaica, flew with JetBlue from New York’s JFK airport to Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) on June […]
At the launch of the South Asian edition of the book ‘Media and Climate Change: Making Sense of Press Narratives’ Thursday, author Professor Deepti Ganapathy, Chairperson, Centre for Management Communication at IIM Bangalore, said that in a democratic set up like India, it is necessary for the media to bring […]
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Gatwick Airport has slashed its number of daily flights over the summer because of staff shortages as the global aviation industry struggles to meet a resurgent demand for travel. London’s second-busiest airport said Friday it would limit its number of daily flights to 825 in July and […]
MONTREAL — Air Canada’s interline partner Aeromar is now part of Aeroplan too. Aeromar is Mexico’s leading regional airline, with a fleet of ATR 600 series turboprop aircraft serving 25+ destinations. Air Canada announced its interline agreement with Aeromar back in March 2022. Effective immediately, Aeroplan members can earn and redeem […]