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BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing plans to impose congestion fees on autos using certain roads and to encourage residents to buy alternative-energy cars in a drive to ease chronic traffic jams and cut pollution, Chinese media reported on Friday. Officials hope the fees will lead more residents to use public transport, according to the plans announced on Thursday, the state-run news agency Xinhua said. [More]

Effective Sept. 1, Celebrity Cruises is raising the fees for several specialty restaurants by roughly 15 to 33 percent, depending on venue.