Byzantium was named after its legendary founder, Byzas, and quickly grew in importance due to its location ... tolls from ships passing the Bosporus, and agriculture. – Geography: Located on the ...

The Allure of Barcelona Barcelona is a spectacular entry into Mediterranean cruising with its mix of Gothic architecture and ...

Istanbul, Europe's largest city, is one of the best city break destinations in Turkey. The city has a mix of cultural ...

Starbucks Coffee Japan, Ltd. has announced it will introduce location-based pricing starting on Feb 15. Of the chain’s roughly 2,000 stores across Japan, about 600 — mainly in airports and Tok ...

The site of the former Pandan Gardens Swimming Complex – which opened in October 1978 at 200 Pandan Gardens – is being eyed for the rink, The Straits ... find a suitable location for the ...

The first iteration of drones, set to form part of America’s “unmanned hellscape” strategy to be used against China in a potential war in the Taiwan Strait, is on track to meet its August ...

The combat patrol involved twenty-two military aircraft—eighteen of which crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait during the exercise. On January 8, Taiwan’s navy carried out its own ...

Furthermore, according to the Ukrainian Navy, within the past 24 hours, in the interests of Russia, the Kerch Strait was transited by: four vessels entering the Black Sea, two of which continued ...

Most analysts seem to think the Indian economy faces several and severe challenges on the external front; the latest one being the warning by US President Donald Trump to impose punitive tariffs on ...

A high pressure system south of South Australia will continue to move eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea by Saturday, but maintains a ridge well to the south. A trough of low pressure moves ...

Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait. Weather: Partly cloudy. Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending west ...

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