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☆ China reopens Mount Everest access to foreigners
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —For the first time since the pandemic, China is allowing foreign climbers to access Mount Everest via Tibet. Rather than a tourism official or council in Beijing, all passes to use the Chinese route up the mountain, which is known in China as Qomolangma, are distributed by the China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA). There is also no official announcement released by the Chinese government notifying the public that passes will be given out. Foreigners who obtain tourist visas to China must get an additional, separate visa for Tibet, which is a semi-autonomous region. Ballinger’s team will arrive in China on April 25 after pre-acclimatizing at home to save time.

Persons: Adrian Ballinger, Ballinger, Ballinger’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Alpenglow Expeditions, China Tibet Mountaineering Association, Everest Base, Foreigners Locations: China, Everest, Tibet, Nepal, Beijing, Lhasa

☆ She went on a solo trip to Italy. Right away she met the love of her life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Kacie Rose Burns walked into the Florence jazz bar, alone. “That place is, let’s say, unconventional for Florence,” Dario tells CNN Travel. And before long, Dario was planning a trip to visit New York. Then, Kacie and Dario packed up their life in New York and got ready to move across the Atlantic. While her social media presence was getting bigger, for the first few months in Florence, Kacie and Dario’s IRL world remained small.

Persons: CNN — Kacie Rose Burns, “ I’ll, Kacie, “, ”, ” Kacie, Italian I’ve, –, ‘, Florence, “ I’m, Dario, Jamie Lee, Dario Nencetti, ” Dario, Kacie he’d, he’d, It’s, Kacie Rose Burns, Florence’s Ponte, Lizzie McGuire, I’m, “ You’re, “ You’ll, Dario wasn’t, He’d, they've, York City’s, Kacie’s, She’d, thrall, Covid, They’d, Acclimatizing, didn’t, Italy It's, we’ve, he’s, “ We’re, I’ve, it’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Italian, Jazz, Firenze, York, IRL, Google Locations: Florence, Yorker, Italy, New York, Rome, Venice, there’s, Scotland, Japan, Miami, Kacie, Brooklyn, Kacie’s New York, “

☆ India's smartphone shipments stabilize after three quarters of decline, report shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

India's smartphone market stabilized in the second quarter with 36.1 million units shipped, according to a report by Canalys. That figure represents a 1% dip from a year ago, far better than the 20% drop in the first quarter. Compared with the previous quarter, the market grew 18% as inventory levels improved, which Canalys attributed to a better business environment. Samsung continued to dominate in the second quarter, claiming about 18% market share with 6.6 million shipments, according to Canalys. Vivo followed closely shipping 6.4 million phones, while Xiaomi ranked third with 5.4 million shipments.

Persons: Sanyam Chaurasia, Vivo, Xiaomi Organizations: Samsung, Canalys Locations: Old Delhi, India

☆ The butterfly effect: How the birth of another golfer’s child led John Daly to an astonishing victory at 1991 PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

His name is John Daly, and he is about to win the 1991 PGA Championship. The caller was Nick Price, a well-known player on the PGA Tour with three wins under his belt. Daly during the first round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. Yet to win on the PGA Tour, there will be little expectation on the world No. 117 to change that fact on his PGA Championship debut on Thursday.

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