Category: PMN Business

Feb 13

Ukraine needs nearly $9 billion to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry, UN agency says

Article content PARIS (AP) — Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry following Russia’s invasion and war, the United Nations’ cultural agency said Tuesday. UNESCO estimated that the country’s interlinked culture and tourism sector have lost over $19 billion in revenue during the war […]
Feb 11

Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New Orleans

Article content NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with outstretched arms. It’s all in good fun but it’s also a bit of a “plastics disaster,” says Judith Enck, a […]