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ACI World warns new aviation tax risks harming global connectivity
Travel Daily News
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July 9, 2025
ACI World opposes proposed air travel tax, warning it threatens connectivity, economic development, and aviation’s existing net-zero climate commitments. MONTREAL – ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya,...
7 Eric Bana movies and shows to watch if you loved him in ‘Untamed’
Sportskeeda
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July 22, 2025
After the release of Netflix's Untamed, Eric Bana became a hot topic as his skilled portrayal of the protagonist won viewers' attention. The 56-year-old Australian actor and comedian made his acting debut back in 1993. He started in television...
WHO raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus
The Straits Times
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July 22, 2025
GENEVA - The World Health Organisation issued an urgent call for action on July 22 to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that swept the globe two decades ago, as new outbreaks linked to the Indian Ocean region...
The Morning Briefing: That Escalated Quickly — Obama Russia Hoax Edition
PJ Media - Virginia
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July 22, 2025
Top O' the Briefing Happy Tuesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Sperzmiort felt that Charo's early acoustic work was best enjoyed on cassette and with a thrice-chilled Bartles & Jaymes cooler. Way back in the first week of 2023 — long...
The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others
The Big Issue
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July 11, 2025
Instead, those concerned about the money spent by the Home Office and local authorities on hotel accommodation should focus on real solutions, like the empty buildings sitting unused in our communities. Up and down the country, empty shops,...
U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift
Africanews
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July 9, 2025
The U.S revised its visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria and Ghana, limiting tourist, business and academic travellers to single-entry visas valid for three months, according to a notice by the U.S Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday. The new rules apply...
Magic Mushrooms: Medicine of the Future?
theTrumpet
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Coming from Canada’s West Coast, I sometimes half-joke I grew up in a war zone. The serene fjords and mountain peaks of southern British Columbia may not look like Baghdad or Mogadishu. But I refer to the war on drugs. Vancouver is notorious for...
World Health Organization raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus
WKZO - Michigan
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July 22, 2025
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that swept the globe two decades ago, as new outbreaks...
Global Passport Power Fails to Predict Border Openness, New Index Reveals
News Ghana
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July 22, 2025
Twelve nations lead global border openness, permitting visa-free entry to all 198 foreign nationalities, while top-ranked passport holders face restrictive entry policies elsewhere, according to the 2025 Henley Openness Index. The study exposes an...
Book to Cook! Lebanese Fried Cauliflower with Hawa Hassan
Los Angeles Times
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Author Hawa Hassan’s newest cookbook is “Setting a Place for Us: Recipes and Stories of Displacement, Resilience and Community from Eight Countries Impacted by War.” Hassan was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and fled with her family amid war in 1990....
MindHYVE.ai™ Expands Agentic AI Infrastructure Across East Africa in Strategic Partnership Formalized at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva
The AI Journal
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July 11, 2025
GENEVA and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MindHYVE.ai™, Inc., one of the world’s fastest-growing developers of agentic artificial intelligence (Agentic AI) systems, has formally signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding...
Immigration cheat-sheet: Breaking down immigrants' path to Columbus
The Daily Record - Ohio
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The U.S. immigration system has various statuses, including undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, lawful permanent residents, and those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The Trump administration has implemented policies affecting various...
Oman's passport improves rankings with more visa-free access
Oman Observer
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July 22, 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman's Passport has been improving its rankings consistently from 67th in 2018 to 56 in 2025, based on several countries, including China and Russia, announcing visa-exemption for Omanis, according to the latest Henley...
'Misuse of POTA': Mukunji, journalist challenge state's 'abuse' of anti-terror law
The Standard
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‘Misuse of POTA’: MP Mukunji, Journalist challenge state's 'abuse' of anti-terror law Manyatta Constituency Member of Parliament John Mukunji, journalist James Mbochi, and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) youth leader James Wanjiru have sued...
Mandera Patrol Hit by IED: Seven Kenyan Officers Wounded
Switch TV
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July 9, 2025
An early morning explosion has left seven police officers wounded in Mandera County, near Kenya’s border with Somalia. The officers’ vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, as they travelled from...
Turner Center to hold gallery exhibit reception
WVGA Valdosta Today - Georgia
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July 22, 2025
VALDOSTA – The Turner Center will hold a gallery exhibit reception featuring the works of the Withlacoochee Quilters Guild and others. The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will hold a new gallery exhibit reception on Mon., August 4, from...
'Palestinians are painfully aware that the world is looking away'
The Herald (Scotland)
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July 9, 2025
James Elder is UNICEF's global spokesperson and has recently returned from Gaza, having travelled back and forth to the occupied territory since November 2023. Speaking to The Herald in March of 2024, he said the southern city of Rafah was the...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Gulf Insider
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July 7, 2025
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...
VOA hired and sponsored visas for foreign journalists tied to Chinese state media, memos show
Just the News
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July 21, 2025
The U.S. Agency for Global Media sponsored hundreds of visas over a number of years for foreign journalists to come work for its subsidiary Voice of America, some of which were awarded to employees tied to Chinese state media, according to records...
US restricts temporary visas for Nigerians
The Korea Times
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July 9, 2025
LAGOS — Temporary-stay visas for Nigerian citizens visiting the United States are now limited to three months, the U.S. embassy in the capital Abuja, has announced. It was the latest of a series of travel bans or restrictions announced by...