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Have you been affected by flight cancellations?
Euro Weekly News
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July 9, 2025
Flight cancellations are surging this summer. Credit: Shutterstock / Ladanifer Flight cancellations are surging across Europe this summer, leaving thousands of travellers stranded and frustrated. What began as isolated industrial action has...
Veronic Aisha Malack: The Gambian Trailblazer Redefining Women’s Football
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh In the sun-drenched streets of Abuko, The Gambia, a young Veronic Aisha Malack chased a football with a defiance that would define her life. Surrounded by brothers and sisters, she kicked up dust on...
Festival MED 25: Loulé, a City Filled with the Sounds of the World
World Music Central
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July 8, 2025
Loulé cast aside its provincial character and, for three days, became a vibrant musical capital of the world. Around 25,000 people gathered to celebrate another edition of Festival MED, which, in its twenty-first installment, once again proved...
Reject Western Marxism, defend the socialist countries, and stand with the peoples of the world against imperialism
Friends of Socialist China
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July 8, 2025
On Saturday 5 July 2025, Friends of Socialist China hosted – along with the Morning Star, the International Manifesto Group, Critical Theory Workshop and Iskra books – a discussion of Domenico Losurdo’s crucial book, Western Marxism: How it was...
Georgia lawmakers address possible U.S. travel restrictions affecting African-Caribbean nations
SE Atlanta News - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
El-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshotEl-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshot State Representative El-Mahdi Holly, along with members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus, is set to hold a press...
‘We haven’t retired yet, but we’ll still go to 12 countries this year’
The Times
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Justin Leigh is just back from a trip to Spain but is already thinking about his next holiday. He and his wife Katie, 53, describe themselves as semi-retired, fitting in work between trips abroad. Rather than the typical five or six weeks of...
Great Seamanship: Tales from the Golden Globe Race
Yachting World
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July 9, 2025
Solo round the world skipper Tapio Lehtinen has a narrow-miss when sleep deprived on the Golden Globe Race. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from The Last Voyage of Asteria Ten years or so ago I was contacted by a Finnish yachtsman, Tapio...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
Hidden history on the SouthCoast: Explore these fun walking tours
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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Walking tours allow you to see hidden gems of history and learn local lore about your hometown that you never knew. They give you the opportunity to wander down memory lane, learn quirky tales, and discover the unique character of your city....
New Bedford’s fireworks are tonight. July 4 weekend events too
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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Mayor Jon Mitchell announced June 25 that the City of New Bedford’s Independence Day fireworks display is set for 9 p.m. July 3. Sponsored by Claremont Companies, the fireworks will launch from a barge off the State Pier in New Bedford Harbor,...
The sounds of summer
The Valley Breeze - Rhode Island
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{child_byline}By LUZJENNIFER MARTINEZ, LISE BARNETT, and SOFIA BARR, Valley Breeze Staff Writers{/child_byline} If summer days are for sunshine, sand, and splashing around, then summer nights should be dedicated to enjoying the music of some of...
Florida weather: Outrage rolls on as storm fears escalate due to Trump's cuts
Irish Star
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July 8, 2025
Charlie Jones Senior US News Reporter 03:11 ET, 08 Jul 2025 Concern over Florida's ability to track deadly weather systems continues to grow amid Donald Trump's cuts to key forecasting agencies. This comes as the National Hurricane Center tracks...
TOP 5 Best OF 318
318 Forum - Louisiana
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BEST LOCAL COLLEGE BPCC Centenary College LA Tech University LSUS Northwestern State University-Shreveport BEST LOCAL THEATER East Bank Louisiana Grandstand Robinson Shreveport Little Theatre Strand Theatre BEST MUSEUM Artspace Louisiana State...
Blue Curtain brings free summer concerts back to Princeton
Central Jersey
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July 8, 2025
Blue Curtain returns to Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater this July with a free three-concert series. The 2025 season opens on Saturday, July 12 at 8 p.m. with a performance by internationally acclaimed trombonist, composer, and bandleader Jimmy...
UNODC report warns of alarming rise in drug use among Moroccan youth, particularly pharmaceuticals and cocaine
Hespress
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July 8, 2025
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has flagged concerning shifts in drug use patterns in Morocco, particularly among minors, in its 2025 World Drug Report. Based on 2023 data, the report highlights a troubling surge in drug...
Festival MED brings music to Loulé
The Portugal News
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In a press release, the Mayor, Vitor Aleixo, said that “Everything is ready for another edition of the MED festival. In 2025, Cape Verde is the guest country and we could not be happier about everything that also involves the strong local...
Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...
Ask the Meteorologist: How were Chantal, Fran similar and different from one another?
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 8, 2025
People in Chapel Hill and Durham were able to use Hurricane Fran as a baseline to compare what they just saw with Tropical Storm Chantal. In fact, the picture at the top of this article was taken by Casey Neal. It shows the sign in the Eno River...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company acquires Voltic and West African Refreshments Limited
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The West African beverage landscape is set for a significant shake-up as Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) announces the finalisation of a major agreement to acquire two key subsidiaries operating in Ghana: Voltic (GH) Limited and West...
Former Bafana Bafana star reportedly linked with surprise move back to the PSL
Briefly
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July 8, 2025
Former Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns winger Lerato Chabangu has reportedly been linked with a surprise move back to the PSL Chabangu has been offered an opportunity to come out of retirement and play for a newly promoted club South Africans...