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Dubai International Airport this year will eclipse the pre-pandemic passenger figures in 2019, showing the strong rebound in travel after the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns that grounded aircraft worldwide, a top official said Wednesday. The airport, the world's busiest for international travel and home of the long-haul carrier Emirates, has had 64.5 million passengers pass through its cavernous concourses through the third quarter of this year. That puts it on track to reach 86.8 million passengers for the full year, which would exceed its 2019 figure of 86.3 million passengers.

Thailand is pitching a multibillion-dollar project that will significantly cut shipping times between the Indian and Pacific oceans by bypassing the Malacca Strait— one of the world’s busiest sea lanes. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told investors in San Francisco on Monday that the project can cut travel time by an average of four days and lower shipping costs by 15%. With traffic volumes projected to exceed the Malacca Strait’s capacity by 2030, the new project will ensure seamless flow of goods, he said. The so-called Landbridge project will cost about 1 trillion baht ($28 billion), with seaports to be built on either side of the country’s southern peninsula and linked by highway and rail networks, according to the government.

I have been in Delhi for a little over a week, and, as is the case at this time of the year, the city is highly polluted. The trouble is Mumbai, where I live, has also been very polluted this year. Mumbai’s problem stems from a massive increase in construction in 2023.

Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes that have bedeviled consumers for the past two years.

Trinidad and Tobago, a contest that holds the key to their qualification for the 2024 Copa América on home turf. This significant objective kicks off on Thursday evening with the USMNT hosting Trinidad & Tobago at Austin FC's Q2 Stadium in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series. The first leg is scheduled for Thursday in Frisco, Texas, taking place at FC Dallas's home ground, followed by the second leg on November 20 at Hasely Crawford Stadium in the Port of Spain. Both matches will be available for streaming on Peacock en Espanol. USMNT vs Trinidad and Tobago first Leg will kickoff at 9 pm (ET) on Thursday, November 16. The live telecast will be done on TNT, MAX and Peacock. Midfielder Johnny Cardoso will miss the United States’ matches with Trinidad and Tobago that will determine a berth in next year’s Copa América and the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. Cardoso has an injured right ankle and did not travel to Austin, Texas, from Brazil, where he plays for Internacional. The 22-year-old from Denville, New Jersey, has made nine international appearances. He will not be replaced on the roster, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Monday. The U.S. already was missing wingers Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah, and captain Tyler Adams because of injuries.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance legislation that would clear the way for hundreds of military promotions that one Republican has been delaying to protest Defense Department abortion policy.

PTI’s post on X, “Irate passengers reportedly pelted stones atSirhind Railway Station after a special train from Punjab to Bihar's Katihar was cancelled earlier today." According to video footage, hundreds of people gathered on the platform and the railway tracks. They picked up stones and threw them on the railway police and some parked passenger trains.

Infrastructure Department officials are considering cancelling special allowances given to major cargo operators to fly outside the Sydney Airport curfew after Scott Morrison wrote to Labor demanding it be scrapped.

World Cup semifinal against New Zealand and some of the key members including fast bowling pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami decided to stay away to rest and recuperate. Having played their last league match a couple of nights ago in Bengaluru followed by travel to Mumbai on Monday, Indian players did not go full steam ahead in the training session here ahead of the final four clash on Wednesday. India captain Rohit Sharma and in-form senior batter Virat Kohli were present, with the latter spending time in all three nets facing fast bowler Mohammed Siraj followed by spinners and throwdown specialists.

Long-haul carrier Emirates has signaled it will hold off on a major purchase of Airbus A350 aircraft over concerns about their Rolls Royce engines, marking a major blow for the European manufacturer as it hopes to close the sale during the Dubai Air Show

As Israel unleashes one of the most-intense aerial bombing campaigns the Middle East has ever seen, leaders from the world’s top air forces are meeting in the United Arab Emirates to talk about almost anything that isn’t an airstrike

International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India

Airbnb “horror stories” are a genre unto themselves

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says arson caused a massive fire that has indefinitely closed a vital section of a freeway in Los Angeles

El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport

The White House is releasing a strategy to potentially expand the availability of radio spectrum needed for cellphones, satellites, navigation, space travel and other emerging technologies

Long-haul carrier Emirates says it will buy Boeing Co. aircraft in a deal worth $52 billion

The United States says it has imposed a third round of sanctions on a group of Hamas officials, members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who work to transfer money from Iran to Gaza, and a Lebanese money exchange service that facilitates the transfers

₹17.1 crore, as per the consolidated financial results declared by the travel services provider on November 14. In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, the company had reported a net loss of ₹1.56 crore. Whereas, in the preceding quarter ended June 2023, Yatra had logged a net profit of ₹5.9 crore.

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By Yukiko Toyoda, Kiyoshi Takenaka and Laurie Chen