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Spain plans to raise taxes on holiday rentals so that they pay “like a business”. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the plan today as residents of the country’s main cities grapple with soaring rents. “It isn’t fair that those who have three, four or fiveapartments as short-term rentals pay less tax than hotels orworkers,” said…
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The holiday season is just weeks away. For many, this time of year brings hopes of beautiful moments spent with family, friends and loved ones. Visions of roasting chestnuts on an open fire, a snowy Christmas just like the ones you used to know and rocking’ around the Christmas tree. These moments may be among…
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Two individuals, a 12-year-old boy and 44-year-old man, died after drowning in the Chesapeake Bay in separate incidents, officials said. Zamari Wilson, who was visiting Virginia Beach with his family from Washington, D.C., was last seen around 10 a.m. on Sunday about 20 to 30 yards offshore before he went missing, police said. According to…
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U.S. officials have pleaded with the public to avoid unnecessary travel and exercise caution as the winter holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas approach. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “strong recommendation” on Thursday that Americans refrain from traveling for the holiday. With cases and deaths increasing steadily in most states, the…
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Maslenitsa Folk Festival in Russia is an annual 7-day celebration held in remembrance of the dead. Participants dressed in folk costumes at the opening of the Moscow Maslenitsa festival on Manezhnaya Square. The celebration, usually observed as a holiday, wasn’t given much considerations for about 85 years until 2002. In that year, Maslenista was officially celebrated…
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