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Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...
Free Frik and Peter: George engineer released after two years in Equatorial Guinea
George Herald
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June 26, 2025
Their relieved families confirmed their release on the evening of Saturday 21 June. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are home safely. The Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, and the two men's family members, gave them a hero's...
Bhutan acts to stay off travel ban list
The Bhutanese
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June 28, 2025
After working very hard to stay off any travel ban list and cooperating with United States (US) authorities, Bhutan was congratulating itself when the USA, earlier this month, announced a list of countries facing full and partial travel ban that...
Trump restricts travel from Cuba, 12 other countries
The Militant
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June 27, 2025
President Donald Trump issued an executive order that took effect June 9 banning residents of 12 countries from entering the United States and placing harsh visa restrictions on those from another seven, including Cuba, along with Venezuela,...
Museveni announces goals to propel Uganda toward knowledge-based economy
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
Speaking about his economic goals, Museveni said Uganda has gone through five stages under his leadership. These include rebuilding the economy after years of conflict, growing exports like coffee and tea, and expanding into new sectors. “Our...
South African engineers released from Equatorial Guinea prison
Mail & Guardian
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June 23, 2025
Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were jailed for more than two years after Vice-president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s assets were seized in Cape Town South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, detained for more than two years on...
10 countries with the lowest average IQ in the world- 2025 data
Techpoint Africa
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June 30, 2025
IQ scores are often used as a quick way to measure intelligence, but there’s a lot more behind the numbers than meets the eye. When we talk about countries with the lowest average IQ scores, it’s important to remember that these figures don’t...
SA men freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail
Cape Town ETC
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June 22, 2025
After spending over two years locked up in an Equatorial Guinean prison under controversial circumstances, South Africans Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have finally made it back to home soil, bringing a traumatic international ordeal to a close....
BACK HOME AT LAST! – SA engineers freed after 860 days in Equatorial Guinea hellhole
African Insider
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June 22, 2025
Frik and Peter have been released! After more than two years of wrongful detention in Equatorial Guinea, the two innocent South African engineers, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, are finally home! Frik and Peter were returned to their families...
Equatorial Guinea says US travel ban has 'zero impact'
China Daily Global
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YAOUNDE - Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said Tuesday that the US travel ban on his country is of no consequence. "The measure announced by US President Donald Trump will have zero impact on our country because...
Jamaican travellers reminded to get Yellow Fever vaccine
Loop News
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The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of getting vaccinated and showing proof of Yellow Fever vaccination when travelling to and from affected countries. All persons older than one year, who are travelling from...
What is the worldwide caution alert? See travel advisories for US
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, tensions escalate between the two nations and their allies. The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide cautionary advisory for U.S. citizens abroad. President Trump's travel ban remains in...
Travel bans and global sport
Trinidad Express
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It is probably too late to consider removing the United States as a host of next year’s football World Cup. And in any event, it is unlikely that Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world football, would even contemplate...
Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
The American Prospect
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June 23, 2025
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
I'm the First Person to Travel to Every Country in the World Without Ever Getting on a Plane–How I Did It
Travel + Leisure
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For Travel + Leisure’s column Traveling As, we’re talking to travelers about what it’s like to explore the world through their unique perspectives. We chatted with Thor Pedersen of Denmark, who spent nearly a decade on a single journey to 203...
Cape Town ranks among top global hiking cities
Cape Town ETC
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June 22, 2025
A new global ranking by SportsShoes pins Rio de Janeiro as the ultimate hiking city, thanks to an array of urban trails with breathtaking views, Cape {town} Etc reports. Coming in second is Mexico City, and San Francisco takes third, underlining...
I'm the first person to travel to every country in the world without getting on a plane — how I did it
AOL
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Clockwise from right: Selena Wright; Mike Douglas; Pavel Toropov Clockwise from right: Thor Pedersen in New Zealand, 2022; Sri Lanka in 2023 and Hong Kong in 2020.For Travel + Leisure’s column Traveling As, we’re talking to travelers about what...
Equatorial Guinea says U.S. travel ban has "zero impact"
Xinhua News Agency
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YAOUNDE, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said Tuesday that the U.S. travel ban on his country is of no consequence. "The measure announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will have zero impact on...
Will Trump's travel bans, student visa crackdowns hit home in Brevard?
Florida Today
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New restrictions on student visas and an expanded travel ban are impacting international students' ability to study in the U.S. Florida Tech is working to support its international students by advising them to keep their paperwork accessible and...