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Chinese travel platform sparks debate with US$760,000 space flight package

Chinese online travel platform Trip.com has turned heads by launching its most expensive offering to date: a space flight package costing at least 5.1 million yuan (US$759,900). The six-day trip includes several days of preflight training followed by a 90-minute suborbital flight operated by US-based provider Virgin Galactic, which takes off from Las Cruces, New Mexico. The first four days are…

Chinese travel platform sparks debate with US$760,000 space flight package

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The OECD is shaking up Swiss rental law

The housing shortage in Switzerland is becoming more severe. The OECD criticizes not only the sluggish housing construction but also the regulation of existing rents – and recommends a reform that is likely to provide political fuel.

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