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ACI World raises concerns over proposed air travel tax
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality July 2025 157 ACI World expresses concern over France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda's coalition proposal to introduce a new air transport tax. ACI World has expressed...
ACI World opposes air travel tax
TTR Weekly
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, 10 July 2025: ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30, focused on introducing a new tax...
Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus says proposed travel ban will hurt the U.S.
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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On Wednesday in Atlanta, members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus gathered at the state capitol to ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries. In June, President Donald Trump’s...
Potential hike in air travel tax concerns ACI World
Airport World
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ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30 focused on introducing a new tax on air transport. The tax,...
Oulu police do not suspect crime in Kalajoki drownings
Yle Uutiset
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July 31, 2025
Oulu Police do not suspect any crime in an incident where three teenagers drowned at the Hiekkasärkät beach in Kalajoki over the weekend. According to the deputy investigator in charge, Teuvo Nissilä, police have gathered extensive information and...
Australian woman who introduced the hula hoop to the world – but missed out on the profits – dies aged 101
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
What began with a large bamboo ring wrapped in brown paper and posted across the Pacific to an Australian war bride in the US launched what became one of the world’s greatest fads of the late 1950s – the hula hoop. But Joan Anderson, the parcel’s...
What you need to know about Trump’s travel ban
Frontier Media - Alaska
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Donald Trump has banned people from 12 countries entering the US, in a move he said protects against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. Some countries are subject to a full travel ban, while others are under a partial ban - with the...
Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans
Coingeek
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July 8, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans African governments have been making strides in digital transformation, with Nigeria, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini the latest to launch...
Puntland forces on alert over federal ministers' travel plans as Jibril flees Ceelbuh
Garowe Online
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Somalia: Growing Concerns Over Personal Data Security in National ID Rollout GAROWE, Somalia — Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is facing increasing scrutiny over the security of personal data collected through...
These are officially the world's 'best' passports for travel freedom in 2025
Nine
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July 8, 2025
You won't get far without one. But not all passports are equal. A new survey has revealed how much freedom the world's passports really offer, with iVisa launching the Passport Score rankings. It factors in rejection rates, costs, and processing...
U.S. likely to pursue talks with Al-Shabaab to end Somalia conflict – former adviser
Garowe Online
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Puntland forces on alert over federal ministers' travel plans as Jibril flees Ceelbuh CEELBUH, Somalia, July 7 – Former Puntland parliament speaker and current MP Cabdirashid Yusuf Jibriil left the town of Ceelbuh late Sunday night following a...
Is Trump’s Immigration Policy Quietly Killing U.S. Tourism?
Sacramento Observer - California
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July 7, 2025
Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. (WIB) – I recently returned from Barbados, landing at Miami International Airport during what should have been a peak evening hour, but something was missing:...
‘It’s for White People’: Trump’s South African Refugee Program Confirms What We Already Knew
NewsOne
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July 31, 2025
Source: Aninka Bongers-Sutherland / Getty I told y’all. Back in May, I warned that Donald Trump’s executive order launching a so-called “refugee” program specifically designed to fast-track white South Africans into the United States wasn’t about...
BC Issues Advisory as Trump Travel Ban Deepens Strain on International Community
The Heights - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting citizens of 19 countries from entering the United States, Boston College’s Office of Global Engagement (OGE) and the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) urged...
World snacks worth travelling for
South Coast Sun
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July 6, 2025
Forget the multiple-course meals—sometimes, the real magic of travel is in a pocket-sized snack. From Japan’s iconic mochi to West Africa’s addictive chin chin, here are ten snacks that are worth crossing borders for. Pastel de Nata – Portugal...
Five men whose shackled bodies washed up on holiday island died at sea after being forced to drink salt water and urine
The Sun
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July 4, 2025
FIVE men found dead in the sea off Mallorca with their hands and feet bound starved after drinking their own urine and sea water, distraught relatives have revealed. As suspected, the bodies were those of African migrants who had tried to get to...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
Surviving Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot to 43 Years in a Low-Resource Setting: The Oldest Reported Case from Somalia
Dove Medical Press
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July 4, 2025
Introduction Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a congenital cyanotic heart defect, first described in detail by Étienne-Louis Fallot in 1888. It is characterized by a combination of four distinct anatomical abnormalities: right ventricular (RV)...
Canada Issues Travel Advisory for Kenya Ahead of Saba Saba Day
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 4, 2025
The Canadian Embassy in Kenya has issued an advisory notice to its citizens living in Kenya and those planning to visit the country due to planned protests on July 7, 2025. In the notice published on July 3, the embassy urged the citizens to...
From Germany, 'war influencers' incite violence in Somalia
Deutsche Welle
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Ayub Abdirizak — or "Kabtan Ayub," as he is known to his social media followers — can easily reach hundreds of thousands of people with his posts on TikTok and Facebook. His messages often carry a blend of hatred for rival clans in Somalia and...