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‘My Leg for This Country’ – Colombian Amputees in Ukraine
Kyiv Post
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August 24, 2025
Thousands of Colombians have travelled to Ukraine in the last two years to fight alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces. While many have been killed at the front line, others have escaped with life-changing injuries that led to amputation. Multiple...
Guyana is a very interested party in the US show of force off Venezuela
Stabroek News
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August 24, 2025
Dear Editor, As our elections campaign enters its final week, the flotilla of warships dispatched by US President Donald Trump would have reached its destination off Venezuela’s Caribbean waters. Three destroyers will be accompanied by 4,500...
Israel imports $45M in Argentine beef in a single month
Ynet
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August 24, 2025
Israel imported $45.2 million worth of Argentine beef in July alone, totaling 5,000 tons—2,400 tons chilled and 2,600 tons frozen—making it Argentina’s second-largest export market after China, according to the Argentine Beef Export Consortium...
Chesaning students travel to Rome, Paris and Madrid
Tri-County Citizen - Michigan
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August 24, 2025
CHS students pose for a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. CHESANING – Students from Chesaning Union High School traveled to three major cities in Europe (Rome, Paris and Madrid) for nine days in June with their Spanish teacher Lindsay...
ICE arrests Brazilian national for illegal possession of weapons after visa overstay
Garden State Times - New Jersey
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August 23, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Newark, in collaboration with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), have arrested a Brazilian national who overstayed his tourist visa by nine years. The arrest took place on August 9 in...
Travel The U.S. By Train: How Long A Cross-Country Amtrak Trip Will Take, And How Much It Costs
The Travel
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August 23, 2025
Traveling the U.S. by train is more than just getting from point A to point B. These days, the train ride is a big part of the adventure. While most people think of cross-country road trips when it comes to exploring the United States, Amtrak...
American Airlines Is Adding Extra Aruba Flights From Philadelphia for the Holidays
Caribbean Journal
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August 24, 2025
American Airlines is expanding service to Aruba this winter, giving travelers from Philadelphia more options for a Caribbean escape during the busiest travel period of the year. From Dec. 18 through Jan. 5, the carrier will operate two daily...
Mumbai vs London: Why one traveller feels safer in Indian city than UK capital
Hindustan Times
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August 24, 2025
A London-based content creator says that Mumbai feels safer than the UK capital when it comes to phone snatchings. Onat Siahaan shared a video that playfully illustrates the difference between Mumbai and London when it comes to using phones in...
ICE deports Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., linked to organized crime, back to Mexico
PHX Reporter - Arizona
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August 23, 2025
Caleb Vitello Acting Director | U.S. Immigration And Customs EnforcementCaleb Vitello Acting Director | U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., a Mexican national...
China travel fever keeps centuries-old Peking duck dish thriving
Global Times
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People dine at the Quanjude restaurant in Wangfujing, Beijing, in February 2025. Photos: Courtesy of Quanjude China's optimized visa-free entry policy, among other measures to further open up to foreigners, has fueled a surging trend of "China...
Mexico’s week in review: Booming foreign investment, U.S. political tension and new cultural initiatives
Mexico News Daily
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August 23, 2025
As Mexico heads into the last week of August 2025, the country is balancing economic opportunity with political tension, infrastructural challenges and regional collaboration. Foreign investment is reshaping local industries and President Claudia...
South of the border, down Mexico way
Borneo Post
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August 23, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Photo from the Public Works Department Sarawak, published on thesundaypost of Aug 17, shows rubbish along the Pan Borneo Highway at Batu 19 of Jalan Bintulu Area. REMEMBER that song, a favourite...
Make air travel more affordable says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan at Aviation Summit
CNBC-TV18
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August 23, 2025
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called for concrete steps to make air travel more affordable and accessible to the public, highlighting the need to reduce both travel and operational costs in the aviation sector. Speaking at the...
For $13K+ you can go on an exclusive tour of Staten Island—but you’ll have to fly to Argentina
SI Live - New York
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August 23, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Be mindful when setting your GPS, as there is another Staten Island on the international map! Located 18 miles off the coast of the southern tip of South America, this lesser-known namesake offers a stark contrast to its New...
Airbnb’s Role in the 2026 World Cup: Mexico City’s Surge in Rates and Impact
The Yucatan Times
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August 22, 2025
51 As Mexico City gears up to host five matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Airbnb is positioning itself as a key player in the accommodation landscape. With an anticipated influx of 299,000 tourists between June 11 and July 5, Airbnb projects...
Argentina Visa Surprise Spotlights West Wing Choreography and Growing Pains
LatinAmerican Post
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August 23, 2025
A celebratory announcement in Buenos Aires—hinting at Argentina’s return to visa-free U.S. travel—landed like a thunderclap in Washington. Homeland Security’s Kristi Noem hailed the milestone; Marco Rubio, blindsided, fired back through a West...
Taste of Mexico: Tlayuda
Mexico News Daily
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August 23, 2025
In other articles, I’ve written about the enthusiasm my work sparks among those around me. Friends and relatives are always suggesting something — a fruit, a vegetable, a recipe — that they consider essential to our gastronomy and worth sharing...
Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osbourne all smiles on family holiday months after make-or-break getaway saved their marriage
The Scottish Sun
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August 23, 2025
LOVED-UP Jacqueline Jossa and hubby Dan Osborne look stronger than ever on a family holiday — just months after a make-or-break getaway saved their marriage. The EastEnders actress was seen swimming behind the ex-Towie star and giving him a cuddle...
Tinubu Government Claims New Trade Partnership With Brazil Will Give Nigerians 100,000 Direct Jobs, Five Million Indirect Jobs
Sahara Reporters
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The Nigerian presidency on Saturday announced the launch of the Green Imperative Partnership (GIP), a US $1.1billion economic cooperation deal between Nigeria and Brazil aimed at revitalising trade and strengthening agricultural mechanisation....
Caribbean Matters: Remembering the slave trade and its abolition
Daily Kos
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August 23, 2025
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. Given the racist, anti-history bent...