Views: 12 A view of Baghdad international Airport. (Reuters) Iraqi security officials said an explosion targeted a site used by the US military next to Baghdad airport late Tuesday, one day before an expected visit by Iran’s president. The expected visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad Wednesday would be his first official trip […]
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Views: 9 ATHENS — Greece plans to impose a 20-euro (S$28) levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday (Sept 8). Greece relies heavily on tourism, the main driver of the country’s economy which is still
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Views: 7 BERLIN — Germany’s government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country’s land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism. The controls within what is normally a wide area of free movement — the European Schengen zone — will
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Views: 16 Uganda Airlines says it will start plying the Zimbabwe (Harare-Entebbe) route from the 25th of September following growth in air transport demand between the two countries. It is expected that frequent flights between the two destinations will stimulate bilateral trade. The route sees up to 9 000 passengers travel between the two destinations,
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Views: 16 Picture provided by Uganda Red Cross. Kasese ,Uganda: Tragic floods have swept through Kasese Municipality, affecting at least four villages in Nyamwamba Division. The Uganda Red Cross Society reports that approximately 1,000 households have been affected, with over 250 households completely submerged. The river, originating from the mountain Rwenzori, surged dramatically into Kasese
Views: 8 Angola: One person died and 36 others were injured as a result of a road accident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, in the commune of Gangula, municipality of Sumbe, province of Cuanza-Sul. Among those injured, there were 33 serious and three with minor injuries, aged between one and 63 years.
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Views: 11 KYIV, Ukraine—The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine, and vowed to expand the agency’s inspections to include critical electricity supplies. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic
Views: 7 Experts criticised the project’s lack of planning and implementation, highlighting the need for a better approach to habitat restoration and conservation. India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction project is on the verge of collapse after the death of its only wild-roaming big cat, raising doubts about the viability of a programme that has struggled despite
Views: 4 In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical costumes pose for portraits, in a fashion of centuries gone by. It’s a phenomenon seen around heritage sites across China, inspired by comic book conventions and
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