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Africa and Indian Ocean’s travel and tourism elite honoured at VIP reception in Tanzania
Breaking Travel News
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June 29, 2025
Tourism and hospitality dignitaries from across Africa and the Indian Ocean convened in Tanzania for the opening leg of World Travel Awards 2025 to honour the organisations pushing the boundaries of excellence and innovation across the region....
Ukraine increases scrap metal exports by 45.5% in Jan-May, most sharply in Feb-May
Interfax Ukraine
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June 27, 2025
Ukrainian enterprises in January-May 2025 increased the export of ferrous scrap by 45.5% year-over-year, to 155,809 tonnes from 102,366 tonnes. According to statistics published by the State Customs Service on Friday, some 28,600 tonnes were...
Meet SP Brigite Uwamahoro, Ranked Top Cop by Rwanda’s Elite Police College
KT Press Rwanda
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June 28, 2025
1 As the graduation ceremony reached its climax at the National Police College in Musanze, the air was thick with anticipation. Dozens of senior police officers from across Africa stood tall, awaiting the final announcement. Then came the...
It happened today – this day in history – June 29
Yellow Advertiser
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June 28, 2025
1377: The French stage a raid at Rye in East Sussex. 1509: Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII and paternal grandmother of King Henry VIII, dies aged 66. 1534: Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward Islands, Canada. 1540: Former Lord Privy...
Top 10 African countries with the strongest currencies in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 24, 2025
After years of turmoil typified by inflation, high debt burdens, and currency devaluation, a minor increase in exchange rates might provide these countries with a rare economic respite. While not all African currencies are strengthening, those...
US floats crypto market structure ‘principles,’ no bill yet
Coingeek
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June 25, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > US floats crypto market structure ‘principles,’ no bill yet The United States Senate released its ‘principles’ for digital asset market structure legislation, but a subcommittee hearing proved a dud when virtually no...
ICMA unveils new guidance for nature-themed bonds
Eco-Business
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June 27, 2025
The new guidance by the standard setter details how issuers can tap on the global US$6 trillion labelled bond market – the largest source of market-based sustainable financing – to close the US$700 billion annual funding shortfall to meet the...
Africa must not miss the boat on the WTO fishing subsidies deal
Premium Times
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June 27, 2025
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is on track to be adopted this year, with Ghana the latest African country to ratify. Nine more ratifications are needed to reach the total of 111, which activates the treaty. The...
President Ramkalawan Attends The Official Opening Of State-Of-The-Art Praslin Vehicle Testing Station
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo President Wavel Ramkalawan presided over the official opening ceremony of the new Praslin Vehicle Testing Station at Île Eve, Baie Ste Anne, Praslin, marking a significant milestone in the...
How the People of the Chagos Islands Won Back The Right to Return to Their Homelands
The Nation
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June 26, 2025
At a time when many may feel that good news has gone the way of the dodo, look no further than the homeland of that long-extinct bird—Mauritius—for a dose of encouragement. There, among the islands of the Indian Ocean, news can be found about the...
Rebuttal: Pakistan In The New Nuclear Age
Friday Times
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June 26, 2025
Overview of How to Survive the New Nuclear Age and its Claims on Pakistan Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi’s recent Foreign Affairs article, “How to Survive the New Nuclear Age,” paints a picture of a rapidly deteriorating global nuclear order with...
African Island States Advance Ocean Partnerships And Finance Innovation At United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a high-profile gathering during the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the African Island States Climate Commission (AISCC), in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...
India cracks down on ‘crypto’ tax evaders, seizes $327K
Coingeek
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June 24, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > India cracks down on ‘crypto’ tax evaders, seizes $327K Profits earned through digital asset trading are now firmly on the radar of Indian tax authorities. With enhanced data-sharing mechanisms in place between digital...
Prince Albert II opens YCM’s summer season with call for innovation, education and sustainability
Monaco Life
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June 25, 2025
From cutting-edge technology to timeless maritime tradition, the Yacht Club de Monaco’s summer season is under way, with President Prince Albert II calling for a continued focus on sustainability, youth training and international leadership. At...
'Avatar' Voice Actress, 34, Reveals Original Plans for This Iconic 'Legend of Korra' Character
Collider
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June 27, 2025
It's been 11 years since the last episode of Avatar: The Legend of Korra aired on Nickelodeon, where the final scene featured Korra and Asami going to the Spirit World together as a couple. However, before she became the ally that many knew her...
‘National Carrier Will Buoy Tourism Development in Nigeria’
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Stories by Chinedu Eze Travel and aviation experts have declared that for Nigeria to realise its full potential in tourism, it must establish a national carrier to buoy the sector. The experts spoke at the just concluded Aviation Summit 2025...
Scouted: Your Guide to Looking Expensive in Vegas (Without Overpacking)
The Daily Beast
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June 25, 2025
Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. Las Vegas waits for no one—especially when the group chat suddenly turns into a last-minute booking frenzy for a girls’ weekend,...
Resistance Works: How Small Groups Took on Great Powers
Antiwar
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June 26, 2025
At a time when many may feel that good news has gone the way of the dodo, look no further than the homeland of that long-extinct bird – Mauritius – for a dose of encouragement. There, among the islands of the Indian Ocean, news can be found about...
Orville the tortoise celebrates 120th birthday at Reptile Gardens
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 26, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Reptile Gardens was rather active on Thursday. Orville the giant Aldabra tortoise marked his 120th birthday brining in plenty of guests. Orville was spoiled with two cakes and two birthday parties, one at 11am and one at 2pm....
Cannabis is the most consumed drug in Africa and the presence of cocaine and opioids is increasing, according to a UN report
Ver Angola
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According to the World Drug Report 2025, published this Thursday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), around 10 percent of the African population aged 15 to 64 used cannabis in 2023, with a particular incidence in West, Central...