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What you need to know about Trump’s travel ban
Frontier Media - Alaska
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Donald Trump has banned people from 12 countries entering the US, in a move he said protects against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. Some countries are subject to a full travel ban, while others are under a partial ban - with the...
Investigating Cold Cases: How Two Journalists Dug Into Decades-Old Civil Rights Era Killings
Global Investigative Journalism Network
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June 30, 2025
In July 1965, police officer Edward Nugent shot and killed John Wesley Wilder, a Black man outside a cafe in Ruston, Louisiana. The officer — who fired five times and claimed his actions were in self-defense — wasn’t charged, and authorities...
From Damascus to Gaza… Arab heritage caught between the flames of war and a silent world
Tunisie Numerique
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July 8, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The 47th extended session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee officially opened this Monday in Paris. On the agenda: reviewing the nominations of nearly 30 new natural, cultural, and mixed sites submitted by...
'Disrespectful' gangster savagely beaten with golf clubs days after sickening video outside Irish bar in Spain
Dublin Live
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July 7, 2025
A gangster and social influencer was attacked just days after posting a controversial video at the crime scene where two Scottish gang leaders were slain. Online personality Sam Walker – who has become an internet sensation sharing insights into...
The beat of goombay
Aeon
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June 27, 2025
When I was a child, my parents would receive packages from home. These were fat cardboard boxes lacquered in tape. They didn’t come directly from home – from Sierra Leone, that is – but from some friend or relative who had gone home for a couple...
'Gentle' teacher shot dead in Africa was a 'saintly' man
Liverpool Echo
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July 7, 2025
The year was 1990 and Christian Brother, Edward Kerrigan, in his 50s and having enjoyed a long career in teaching, could have retired and spent his latter years with his feet up - but that wasn't him. The "fondly-remembered" former headmaster at...
Enugu govt launches airline
Premium Times
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July 8, 2025
The Enugu State Government has unveiled Enugu Air, a state-owned commercial airline. Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation Development, Festus Keyamo, performed the ceremony on Monday at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State, south-east...
Peter Mbah Launches Enugu Air But Is It Really Enugu’s Airline or XEJet’s?
The News Chronicle
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July 8, 2025
On Monday, July 8, 2025, the Enugu State Government formally launched Enugu Air, the first state-owned commercial airline in the South East region of Nigeria. The inauguration took place at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, and was...
Veteran APC Politician Ibrahim Ben Kargbo Blames Government Ministers for Collapse of 20,000-Home Project With Belgian Investors
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Veteran politician Ibrahim Ben Kargbo has revealed that a major housing project involving Belgian investors collapsed due to a lack of support from key government ministers. Speaking during a recent media discussion, the senior member of Sierra...
Exclusive: Charlton Athletic forward in talks to join AFC Wimbledon
Football League World
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July 2, 2025
Charlton Athletic striker Daniel Kanu is in talks to join AFC Wimbledon on loan, Football League World has exclusively been informed. Nathan Jones is retooling his Charlton playing squad this summer ahead of their first season back in the...
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...
Official | OGC Nice sign Manchester City centre-back Juma Bah on loan
Get French Football News
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June 25, 2025
9OGC Nice have confirmed that Juma Bah (19) has joined the Riviera club on loan from Manchester City. Les Aiglons overtook Olympique Lyonnais for the Sierra Leone international, with the possibility of playing in the UEFA Champions League an...
SLPP Must Learn From Past Mistakes in Choosing Next Flagbearer – Kellie Conteh Aspiring Candidate
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
In a compelling address following the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) 2028 Flag Bearer Debate Forum held on June 27, 2025, Brigadier General (Rtd) Kellie Conteh articulated his vision for selecting the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) flag...
President Bio – Power Is Temporary, Legacy Is Eternal
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
“When the music of sycophancy stops—and it always does—you will be left alone on the dance floor.” Dear President Bio, Let us, for a moment, move beyond the fraught aftermath of the last election—the one that secured your second presidential term,...
Gangster attacked with golf clubs after 'disrespectful' video shot at Irish bar where two men were killed
Irish Mirror
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July 7, 2025
A gangster was brutally attacked just days after making a video at the scene of the murders of two Scottish mob leaders. Self-styled social influencer Sam Walker – who has gathered a massive online following with reports on his criminal life – was...
NPA berths first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel
The Sun Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
By Steve Agbota In a development that signposts readiness to maximise the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday, said it has deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts...
North Korea’s Growing Role In Ukraine War Shows How Weak Russia Is
Forbes
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TOPSHOT - This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) ... More and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13,...
First Wholly Nigerian-Owned Container Vessel Berths In Lagos Port
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
1 Dr Dantsoho, MD NPA The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), in a development that signposted readiness to maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), on July 2, 2025, at 5:05 am, deployed its state-of-the-art...
13-year-old Celine Charles takes centre stage
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 6, 2025
Features Narissa Fraser 5 Hrs Ago Celine Charles at 47 Studio, Maraval Road, Port of Spain. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle FROM going viral on social media with a skilful freestyle, to performing in front of thousands and alongside artistes like...
The Producers: Part 1, Locked and Bloodstock
Thoroughbred Daily News - New Jersey
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July 7, 2025
In this new series, we'll spotlight the dams and connections of some of 2025's racetrack superstars. First up, we'll set the scene by explaining our objective and search for trends, then for a curtain raiser we'll kick off the series by checking...