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Ketika pertama kali saya mendengar nama Phu Quoc, jujur saja, saya tidak tahu di mana letaknya. Ada teman saya yang bilang, “Kalau kamu suka Bali atau Phuket, kamu pasti jatuh cinta sama Phu Quoc.” Dari situlah rasa penasaran saya tumbuh. Akhirnya, saya memutuskan untuk berangkat ke pulau yang katanya jadi permata tersembunyi di selatan Vietnam ini. Dan ternyata, Phu Quoc memang benar-benar layak disebut surga tropis Asia Tenggara yang masih alami dan memukau.Perjalanan saya dimulai dari Ho Chi Minh City. Dari sana, saya naik pesawat selama kurang lebih satu jam menuju Bandara Internasional Phu Quoc. Begitu pesawat mulai menurunkan ketinggian,…

The holiday rush doesn’t end at checkout; in fact, it’s just the beginning for retailers and brands bracing for the return and overstock wave that follows peak sales. With post-holiday returns projected to reach roughly $170 billion in merchandise, the ability to efficiently resell what can’t go back on shelves will define who saves the season and who gets buried under idle inventory. The new reality? Return rates have more than doubled since 2019, and shoppers overwhelmingly plan to buy online this season, driving return rates above 20%. And with over half of Americans expecting price increases to impact their…

New Zealand will take on England in the first of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about England’s Playing 11 vs New Zealand for the first match of the series. England Playing XI vs New Zealand- 1st T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025: Openers: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk) England would want to build on the thumping win they registered in the last completed T20I against South Africa, where they crossed the 300-run mark. The Harry Brook-led side would want to replicate the same batting performance in the first of the three T20Is against New Zealand, scheduled…

Aston Villa have been informed that no away fans will be permitted to attend their upcoming Europa League fixture against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Villa will host the Israeli side on November 6 at Villa Park. But the away end will be empty, with the fixture designated as “high risk” by West Midlands Police, which said the decision was “based on current intelligence and previous incidents, including violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”. Sixty-two people were arrested in Amsterdam amid disorder surrounding the game…

The Montreal Canadiens, their want for a second line center, and what would the cost for Sidney Crosby be? Sportsnet: Renaud Lavoie talking about the Montreal Canadiens and their need for a second line center. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Lavoie: “What, what the team is looking at right now is to find that, you know, that second line centerman that they hope to get at one point. But obviously they’re not the only one. What’s out there? And it’s been mentioned by a few people already is, I think Montreal and probably a couple of other teams are waiting to see…

Plans for a groundbreaking rare earths refinery in East Yorkshire have been abandoned, after the company behind the project decided to seek investment in the United States instead.Pensana has spent the past seven years developing a rare earths mine in Angola. The $268m (£185m) project, one of the largest of its kind in the world, will begin delivering raw materials in 2027.The company had planned to build a refinery at the Saltend Chemicals Plant near Hull, which would have processed the raw materials into metals used to create powerful magnets.These magnets would then be used in high-tech applications such as…

It’s been a turbulent stretch for the crypto market, with many investors stressing as bitcoin continues to slide day by day.  But Grant Cardone’s investment arm, Cardone Capital, doesn’t seem to be fazed, reportedly adding another 200 BTC to its holdings, following a 300-BTC purchase just last week. Cardone is doubling down, seeing opportunity where others see risk. In a recent interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Cardone elaborated on his perspective, framing money and attention as nearly identical “formulas.” “I got to keep [my money] stored some place. Saving it doesn’t keep it because it’s going down in value,” he said,…

Bobby Deol, who recently featured in Aryan Khan’s directorial debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, has opened up about his struggle with alcoholism and the role his wife, Tanya Deol, played in helping him overcome it. The actor credited her for being his anchor and the reason he is who he is today.“No one else could bear it”Speaking to Shubhankar Mishra, Bobby reflected on the toll his addiction took on their relationship. “I told her that if there was any other woman in my wife’s place, she would have left me. Because alcohol takes you away, makes your senses go…

Said Benrahma has been fined £12,000 (around USD 16,000) for owning dangerously out-of-control dogs that attacked a golden retriever in 2023 while he was playing for West Ham (Images via Getty Images) Algeria international and Saudi Pro League winger Said Benrahma has been fined £12,000 (Rs 14 lakh) for owning dangerously out-of-control dogs that attacked a golden retriever in 2023 while he was playing for West Ham. Benrahma admitted to two counts of owning dangerously out-of-control dogs during a court hearing via video link from Saudi Arabia, where he currently plays for Neom.The incident took place in east London when…

FILE – People walk through University of North Carolina campus March 18, 2020, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) For a generation of young Americans, the decision to pursue a college degree has transformed from a rite of passage into a complex financial calculation. Skyrocketing tuition fees, mounting student debt, and an increasingly competitive job market have left many questioning whether a diploma justifies its price. Public confidence in higher education has waned, fueled by rising costs, uneven employment outcomes, and ideological debates about the role of colleges in society. Amid these concerns, the once-unquestioned value of a…