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Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
From Trunks to Truffles
Abelson
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July 9, 2025
When you think of Louis Vuitton, what comes to mind? For most, it’s the monogrammed canvas, the jet-setting lifestyle, or the house’s mastery of high fashion. Credit: LVMHBut in recent years, the heritage maison has quietly been crafting a more...
FIFA once again deals with New World TV for World Cup and WWC rights
Sportcal
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June 19, 2025
New World TV (NWTV), the Togo-based satellite television network operating across sub-Saharan Africa, has snapped up rights to soccer's next two FIFA World Cups – one men's edition and one women's. Both the men's 2026 World Cup (to be held across...
NFA mum on Botswana Hosting Costs
Windhoek Observer
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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Namibia Football Association (NFA) says the NFA will not reveal how much it will pay Botswana to host Namibia’s international home matches. When approached by the Windhoek Observer, NFA interim secretary general Cassius Moetie...
Warriors make Botswana home base
New Era
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The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced that the Brave Warriors will play their upcoming international home matches in Francistown, Botswana, following a strategic partnership with the Botswana Football Association (BFA). This was...
Tahir Heart Institute: A Journey Of Faith, Resilience & Growth
Friday Times
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July 8, 2025
Truth be told, since joining Tahir Heart Institute in 2007, I had committed and recommitted myself to the idea of “going high” many times. This had always been with earnest prayers, seeking Allah’s much needed help, and hard work. During the long...
Let’s “persistently pray” for Vocations, Catholic Archbishop in Angola Appeals, Laments Dearth of Missionaries
ACI Africa
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July 7, 2025
“We managed to assign at least two Priests to this mission. Aren’t you happy with two Priests? Or should we take them away?” he posed rhetorically, adding that the two Priests are to serve the three municipalities of Quela, Xandele, and Ponta de...
Namibia’s Brave Warriors to Host World Cup Qualifiers in Botswana
Informante
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July 7, 2025
Maria David THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced a significant partnership with the Botswana Football Association (BFA), which will see the Brave Warriors play all their home matches in Francistown, Botswana, with immediate effect....
Brave Warriors relocates home matches to Botswana
Windhoek Observer
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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has confirmed hat the Brave Warriors will play their upcoming international home matches in Botswana. This comes as Namibia works to upgrade its stadiums to meet international standards....
DAZN nets significant Serie A rights deal covering UK and US
Sportcal
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July 4, 2025
Global sports streaming service DAZN will provide coverage of Italian soccer’s top-tier Serie A in several international markets, including the UK and US, as it looks to consolidate rights to the league globally. As part of its rights package in...
The U.S. Is About To Slap The World's Most Positive Country With A Travel Ban
The Travel
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July 7, 2025
The "New American Travel Anxiety" is real, and it's not limited to foreigners planning to visit the U.S. amid the Trump administration's controversial border policies. Experts also revealed that Trump's tariffs are impacting almost half of...
All you need to know about the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco
Graphic
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July 4, 2025
The delayed Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 tournament will take place in Morocco from July 5-26, 2025. South Africa will be looking to defend their title, which they won in the same host country in 2022. Morocco, who lost the last...
Two crew from Hafnia Nile charged over fatal tanker collision
Seatrade Maritime News
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July 3, 2025
The Singapore-registered product tanker Hafnia Nile collided with the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged Ceres 55 km northeast of Pedra Branca, off the coast of Peninsula Malaysia in the early hours of 19 July last year. The collision resulted in the...
2 crew members charged over oil tanker collision near Pedra Branca that killed 1
Channel News Asia
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July 2, 2025
SINGAPORE: Two crew members on a Singapore-registered oil tanker have been charged over a collision that killed a man on the other vessel and badly injured another. The Singapore-registered ship Hafnia Nile collided with the Ceres I, registered...
Carolina Cerqueira in Cape Verde for independence celebrations
Ver Angola
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In Cape Verde, the parliamentary leader, who left the country this Thursday, was received by the Angolan ambassador, Agostinho Tavares, and by the first secretary of the National Assembly of Cape Verde, according to a statement from the National...
The Chawinga sisters won't be at WAFCON, but other NWSL stars will be worth watching
ESPN Africa
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June 30, 2025
Leonard Solms CloseJack of all sporting trades. Author of my 11-year-old self's fantasy story about his road to FIFA World Cup glory. Perfecting the art of writing about people who do what I said I was going to do. Jun 30, 2025, 07:37 AM The...
Dockworkers Killed and Crew Injured as Russian Missile Strikes Odesa Port
The Maritime Executive
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Ukrainian officials are speaking out calling today’s, July 3, missile strike in the Odesa port region a deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure and part of a Russian campaign against Ukraine’s economy and agriculture. Two dockworkers were...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Sports Council warns FAM on expenditure
The Nation Malawi
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July 3, 2025
Malawi National Council of Sports has advised Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to spend within its allocated budget of K1.5 billion. Kamata: Spend within budget. | Nation Sports Council chief executive officer Henry Kamata in an interview...
MPA Charges Hafnia Nile Crew Members for 2024 Tanker Collision
SeaNews
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July 3, 2025
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has charged two crew members of Hafnia Nile, an oil tanker, for the fatal 2024 collision with Ceres I. The incident occurred on the morning of July 19, 2024, when the Singapore-registered Hafnia...