As people around the world followed the early spread of COVID-19 on a Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan in February 2020, the cruise industry began to spiral. ”Up until COVID hit, they were having record numbers of sales,” Richard Simms, staff writer for Cruise Radio, says of the cruise lines. But then, “for a while, they became the unattractive face of COVID.”
The pandemic sent the cruise industry into a 15-month shutdown. Read More...
You may have a vague understanding that cowries were once used as currency in ancient times. You might even associate cowrie shells with the Western culture in Nigeria, particularly among the Yorubas. But let's pause for a moment and reconsider; are our assumptions about cowries accurate? How has the common cowrie we’ve always known been a symbol of wealth and cultural significance? Join us on this journey as we unravel the mysteries surrounding the origins of cowrie shells: ADVERTISEMENT Read More...
The group of homeless people had been left without heat sources after the fire department confiscated about 100 donated propane tanks they were using to keep warm because they posed a fire threat. ADVERTISEMENT
Payne then turned to Facebook to crowdfund more rooms, and donations poured in from all over. In all, the volunteers picked up the tab for 60 hotel rooms. Salvation Army spokeswoman Jacqueline Rachev told the Chicago Tribune that the hotel rooms were paid for through the end of the week. Read More...
