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Hidden Hands Behind Incendiary Ethiopia-Eritrea Rhetoric
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 26, 2025
Empty Bluffs or Drums of an Inevitable War? The exchange of yet another round of hostile rhetoric between the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea this week and the widening rift between political leaders in Addis Ababa and Mekelle have heightened...
How we fell out of love with alcohol - and it's NOT just a Gen Z phenomenon: Map shows booze intake has plunged in Western Europe but risen 7-fold in one part of the world
Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025
Western Europe is falling out of love with booze – and it's not just a Gen Z phenomenon, leading experts say. Alcohol consumption in Britain has plunged 10 per cent since the millennium, with figures showing rates have dipped among all age groups....
Commentary: If Haiti has become more violent, why end Haitians’ temporary protected status in the US?
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced last month that temporary protected status for about 5,000 Haitians would end Sept. 2, five months earlier than planned. The Trump administration has cited flawed and contradictory assessments of...
UAE Tops, Kuwait Follows: The Most Powerful Passports Revealed
Arab Times
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July 26, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, July 26: According to the Henley Passport Index, the Kuwaiti passport has been ranked the third most powerful in the Arab world and 50th globally, granting its holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 100 destinations. Leading...
Aviation Groups Slam Air Tax Talk Ahead of COP30
Energy Intelligence
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July 18, 2025
Plans for a new global tax on air travel to help fund development, climate mitigation and public health initiatives have riled the aviation industry. The governments of France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua and...
Curious Kids: Who was the first pirate?
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 26, 2025
Brandon Prins, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Who was the first pirate? – Yandel R., age 11, Lakewood...
Inquest into Jay Slater death hears he 'had taken drugs'
RTE Ireland
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July 24, 2025
Teenager Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife last summer, sparking a huge search before his body was found in a ravine, had taken drugs and alcohol on a night out and had a 14-hour walk home, the inquest into his death heard. Bradley...
Can Somaliland’s Berbera Port anchor African trade security?
The National News
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While Houthi attacks in the Red Sea pose a clear and present danger to the vital trade artery and the rising port congestion in the region throws another spanner in the works, Africa needs another trade hub. Could Somaliland's port city of Berbera...
The 20 Best Action Movies on Netflix
Harper's Bazaar
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July 24, 2025
There’s something special about a good movie that transports you to another world and gets your heart pumping in the process, and that’s especially true of action movies. Thankfully, Netflix has a large array to choose from, like Bullet Train,...
Kenya scraps visa requirements for African countries
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 15, 2025
Kenya has officially removed visa requirements for all African nations and most Caribbean countries, in a bold step aimed at fostering intra-African trade, tourism, and integration. The move is part of a wider continental push to enhance...
Jay Slater inquest big bombshells - mummified body, 'stolen' Rolex and cause of death
Daily Star
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July 25, 2025
Jay Slater's death was ruled as accidental by the official coroner's report – with no third party involvement or suspicious activities. The decision was reached after two gruelling days of inquest, with reports sharing that the 19-year-old had...
Failures
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 25, 2025
By Kyaw Myint Htoon (Paris) Like the building in this picture, it’s dark in their heads. Not so much intelligence. Failure after failure makes them more and more irrelevant. Failures because they are not known for thinking intelligently. They may...
Experts warn of another global epidemic as rare virus spreads to new areas
Daily Mail
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July 23, 2025
The World Health Organization has issued an urgent call for action as cases of chikungunya virus explode across the globe. The chikungunya virus is spread primarily by the Aedes mosquito species and nearly half a million people became infected...
Battling Maternal Mortality, FGM in Sub-Saharan Africa on International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent
Media Line
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July 25, 2025
Women's organizations speak out about the risk of dying in childbirth and the uphill fight to stop female genital mutilation This Friday marks the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, an observance designed to raise awareness...
Nigerian Passport Rates 88th In Global Rankings
The Will
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July 25, 2025
July 25, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian passport has been ranked 88th out of 99 countries on the latest Henley Passport Index, released on July 18. Nigeria shares the 88th position with Ethiopia and Myanmar, the same countries Nigeria was grouped with...
Maldives was once a Buddhist country; how did it become a Muslim country? Read the 900-year-old story of King Dhovemi who…
India.com
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July 25, 2025
Home News Maldives was once a Buddhist country; how did it become a Muslim country? Read the 900-year-old story of King Dhovemi who… It is believed that Buddhism came to Maldives in the third century BC. New Delhi: Maldives will celebrate the...
Jay Slater's frantic phone call to pal from 'middle of nowhere' revealed
The Mirror
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July 24, 2025
18:20, 24 Jul 2025Updated 19:04, 24 Jul 2025 Jay Slater made a frantic phone call telling a pal “I’m in the middle of nowhere… there is literally nothing but mountains” on the day he went missing, an inquest has heard. Lucy Law - who travelled to...
Indian passport allows visa-free access to 59 countries, sees biggest jump in rankings
Khaleej Times
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The Indian passport has made a major leap in the Henley Passport Index 2025, climbing eight places to the 77th rank, up from 85 last year. This marks the biggest six-month jump by any country in the world. While the number of visa-free...
Nigerian passport ranks 88th globally in 2025, best in 11 years
Nairametrics
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July 25, 2025
Nigeria’s passport has climbed to its highest global position in 11 years, now ranked 88th out of 199 countries, according to the Henley Passport Index 2025. This marks a notable ascent from its position at 91st earlier this year and 95th in 2024,...
Jay Slater took ecstasy and cocaine before he went missing - but did not steal a Rolex watch, inquest hears
Smooth Radio
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24 July 2025, 13:58 | Updated: 24 July 2025, 17:24 British teenager Jay Slater had taken ecstasy, cocaine and possibly ketamine - but did not steal a Rolex watch as he claimed on Snapchat - the night before he went missing in Tenerife, an inquest...