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Star swapping Dorset farm for new island adventure
Bridport and Lyme Regis News
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Martin Clunes, who lives on a farm near Beaminster, has embarked on an epic journey to explore the Islands of the Atlantic for a new ITV series which airs on Friday, May 2. His odyssey takes him to a spectacular array of ocean islands from the...
Is this paradise reimagined off Africa’s West coast?
The Globe and Mail
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February 6, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The green jungle canopy of Sao Tome and Principe caught the eye of South African multimillionaire Mark Shuttleworth. He is investor behind the new luxury eco-tourism resorts on the two-island nation.PRINCIPE COLLECTION...
Who do Africans trust most? Surveys show it’s not the state ...
Modern Ghana
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A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into question the credibility and legitimacy of state institutions like the presidency, parliament and...
Cardinal sanctioned by Pope, Vatican court drops insistence on voting in conclave
Crux Now
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April 29, 2025
ROME – After initially insisting he would take part in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, stripped of his privileges as a cardinal by the late pontiff in 2020 and convicted of financial fraud by a...
Becciu backs down: fallen Cardinal bows to Pope Francis’s final will
The Catholic Herald Online
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April 29, 2025
ROME – After initially insisting he would take part in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, stripped of his privileges as a cardinal by the late pontiff in 2020 and convicted of financial fraud by a...
Who do Africans trust most? Surveys show it’s not the state (more likely the army)
The Conversation
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April 28, 2025
A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into question the credibility and legitimacy of state institutions like the presidency, parliament and...
Government-approved ID now required
Senior Voice - Alaska
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April 30, 2025
U.S. travelers will need to present a REAL ID-compliant license/ID or another acceptable form of identification to board commercial flights in or out of the country beginning May 7. Travelers who fail to produce a REAL ID or an accepted...
Donald Trump administration considers travel restrictions on 43 countries; Russia, Pakistan, North Korea on list: Report
The Times of India
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File Photo: US President Donald Trump The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of 43 countries as part of a new ban, continuing an immigration crackdown that the US President initiated at...
What did they think?
Daily Trust
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April 24, 2025
The world is undergoing the type of radical geopolitical realignment that happens with the ending of an era and beginning of another. With the Global South asserting itself and demanding a voice in the global scheme of things, a lot of dust is...
Trump Administration to Reinstate Broad Travel Ban, Targeting 43 Countries
The News Chronicle
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March 16, 2025
The Trump administration is moving forward with a new travel ban that could bar or restrict entry for citizens from 43 countries. If this mover goes through, it will be one of the most expansive immigration crackdowns in U.S. history. On January...
NUPRC boss Komolafe earns praise for putting Nigeria on global energy map
Pulse
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April 29, 2025
Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has been commended for putting Nigeria on the global energy map through his innovative and progressive stewardship since assuming the...
Trump administration considers expanding travel ban on dozens of countries
Weekly Blitz
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March 15, 2025
Trump administration is considering imposing sweeping travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries as part of a new immigration crackdown, according to a leaked internal memo seen by Reuters. The proposal, which has yet to be...
IWD special: 24 African women who have made history as presidents, national leaders
Business Insider Africa
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March 8, 2025
The rise of African women in leadership aligns with International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations, which emphasize gender equality and the empowerment of women in decision-making. The International Women's Day (IWD) 2025 campaign theme, "Accelerate...
Draft list for US travel ban targets 43 countries
News Room
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March 15, 2025
The draft proposal also included an “orange” list of 10 countries for which travel would be restricted but not cut off. In those cases, affluent business travelers might be allowed to enter, but not people traveling on immigrant or tourist visas....
These 41 countries at risk of Trump's travel ban | Hint: India's 4 neigbours among them
The Week
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The Donald Trump administration is set to intensify its crackdown on illegal immigration, with his team now mulling to ban citizens from 41 countries from travelling to the US. Among these India's neighbouring countries like Pakistan and...
Incredible African island completely ignored by tourists is 'heaven on Earth'
The Mirror
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December 21, 2024
Sao Tome and Principe is a hidden gem off West Africa's coast that remains off the radar for most ( Image: (Image: Getty)) Holiday-seekers looking beyond the well-trodden paths to Africa's beautiful islands often think of Mauritius, the...
The Rise of AI in Modern Finance
CFO Dive
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"11 of the World’s 20 Fastest-Growing Economies in 2025 Are in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Amadou Sy, IMF)
Business in Cameroon
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April 28, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Despite some positive surprises, Sub-Saharan Africa faces less vigorous growth forecasts, with necessary reforms in a global environment marked by shifting priorities among world leaders: Amadou Nicolas Racine Sy,...
Trump plans to impose travel bans and restrictions on 43 countries
Khabarhub
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March 16, 2025
WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump is preparing to impose broad travel restrictions on 43 countries, including Russia and Belarus, as part of a major immigration crackdown, international media reports said. The proposed policy, which has not...
Trump's proposed travel ban should bar the US from hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup
Press TV
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By Nima Tavallaey Roodsari With the Donald Trump administration considering stricter travel bans, calls are growing for the world football's governing body FIFIA to consider relocating the 2026 World Cup from the US. In 2017, during his first...