Visitors to US to apply online for travel authorisation from Jan 12 (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE: Under newly—implemented regulations, Singaporeans who visit the United States will have to apply online for authorisation to travel.
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Plan your US trip online (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines - Shopaholic Filipinos on a cross-country trip of the United States are left with only two choices these days: either travel light and limit themselves to one checked-in luggage (which is almost next to impossible) or pay a $25 fee on their second piece of checked-in bag.
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Sector Snap: US online travel stocks mostly fall (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
U.S. online travel stocks mostly fell Thursday, with shares of Orbitz Worldwide Inc. leading the sector down after a KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst began covering the stock with a "Hold" rating.
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Best escapes and thrills in travel fair (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines - Travel buffs should brace themselves for great travel and holiday escapades at the 19th Annual Philippine Travel Mart Sept. 12-14 at SM Megamall’s Mega Trade Hall, Mandaluyong City.
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US naval flagship to arrive in Georgian port despite Russian opposition (Whistler Question)
POTI, Georgia - The U.S. Embassy says the flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet is to arrive in the Georgian port of Poti on Friday. The Mount Whitney is the first US naval ship to travel to the port since Georgia fought a short war with Russia last month.
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US unloads aid to Georgia under watchful Russian eye (Sydney Morning Herald)
As nearby Russian forces watched intently, a US Navy ship unloaded 17 tonnes of humanitarian aid to a strategic Georgian port that was devastated in last month's war between Russia and Georgia.
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US naval flagship to arrive in Georgian port (The Charlotte Observer)
The U.S. Embassy says the flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet is to arrive in the Georgian port of Poti on Friday. The Mount Whitney is the first US naval ship to travel to the port since Georgia fought a short war with Russia last month. Poti was bombed by Russian forces and several Georgian ships were sunk. U.S. officials say the ship is bringing humanitarian aid for Georgians. ...
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US unloads aid to Georgia, Russians eye every move (The Charlotte Observer)
As nearby Russian forces watched intently, a U.S. Navy ship unloaded 17 tons of humanitarian aid to a strategic Georgian port that was devastated in last month's war between Russia and Georgia. A massive Georgian floating crane lifted about 40 pallets stacked with toilet paper, toothpaste, diapers, blankets and other aid off the deck of the USS Mount Whitney, the first Navy ship to travel to ...
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Cuba, Gulf Coast turn eyes to Hurricane Ike as Hanna dumps rain on East Coast (Scientific American)
Tropical Storm Hanna may not be a hurricane, but it's still dumping tons of water on the US East Coast as it moves northeast this afternoon. Officials have not reported any deaths from the storm, which is bearing down on New Jersey and will likely travel over Boston very early tomorrow morning, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Some 60,000 homes lost power in North Carolina ...
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China to attract more US students (The New Straits Times)
CHINA is hoping that American college students who watched the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004.
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