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Spanish Low-Cost Airline Volotea To Offer Flights To 4 Cities In The United States
Simple Flying
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August 10, 2025
Spanish carrier Volotea has announced a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French bee, connecting its passengers to a host of new airports in North America, the Caribbean and other long-haul destinations. This will include four popular...
Facts Matter: Home Depot doesn't have a deal with ICE agents
Daily Herald - Illinois
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August 10, 2025
Bob Oswald Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents have reportedly been targeting people outside some larger stores in an increased effort to identify and possibly deport those living illegally in the U.S. Some social media users...
Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Attacks Continues to Be Felt Eighty Years Later
CovertAction Magazine
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August 9, 2025
Marine veteran Dawn Mills and Army veteran Ann Wright. [Source: Photo Courtesy of Ann Wright] Dedicated peace activists are committed to abolishing nuclear weapons amidst looming threat of nuclear war [Below is a speech given by Colonel Ann Wright...
Tsunami warning issued to Russia, Pacific islands, South America on 8.7M quake
EconomyNext
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July 30, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia, Pacific Islands and South American costs after an 8.7 magnitude earquake off the East Coast of Russia. Waves as high as 3 meters could hit some coasts, the warning from the Pacific...
French scientists map plankton, the ocean’s mysterious oxygen factories
Modern Ghana
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French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth's oxygen, feed the ocean and help regulate the planet's carbon. The eight-year mission is charting life...
Britons issued tsunami warning for 17 countries at once as alerts sound out across Pacific
GB News
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July 30, 2025
Britons have been issued tsunami warnings in 17 different countries by the Foreign Office after a record-breaking earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia in the early hours of this morning. The list includes: Chile, Costa Rica, Kiribati,...
4 options for sailing around the world (from easy to adventurer)
Yachting World
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August 8, 2025
Do you dream of sailing around the world? A circumnavigation can mean different things for different cruisers: Janneke Kuysters guides you through your ultimate route planning One of the biggest gifts you can give yourself is time. Time to do the...
US President Donald Trump signed..
Dhaka Courier
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday (Aug. 6) to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. The tariffs would go...
The international consortium that wants to turn seaweed into a trillion dollar industry
The Fish Site
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What do ice cream, pet food, makeup, biostimulants and health supplements all have in common? Seaweed. Thanks to its ability to act as a binder and provide key nutrients like iodine or nitrogen, plus its quick growth, seaweed is a secret sauce in...
Accor: The British and Irish Lions spark nationwide tourism boom
Travel Weekly
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August 1, 2025
Accor has declared The British & Irish Lions Tour a nationwide tourism triumph, as tens of thousands of travelling fans fuel record hotel occupancies and major economic benefits across the country. With the Lions set to take on the Wallabies at a...
Volotea Signs Interline Agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee
Rus Tourism News
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August 6, 2025
Travelers across Europe’s regional capitals now have a smoother gateway to exotic long-haul destinations. Low-cost carrier Volotea has signed a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee, offering a fully integrated travel experience...
In securing the Indian Ocean, Australia and France are stronger together
The Strategist
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August 6, 2025
Australia is already under a lot of expectation in the Pacific Ocean, as the United States reduces its aid program and China is busy exploring trenches there. So an expanded presence in the Indian Ocean, too, may seem a bit too much for Australia....
The British & Irish Lions Tour Sparks Nationwide Tourism Boom, Says Accor
Hospitality Net
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July 31, 2025
Australia’s largest hotel operator, Accor, has declared The British & Irish Lions Tour a nationwide tourism triumph, as tens of thousands of travelling fans fuel record hotel occupancies and major economic benefits across the country. With the...
Cancer strikes three generations of family after French nuclear tests – Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History
The New Zealand Herald
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July 23, 2025
She is one of a growing number of French Polynesians suffering from cancer and other illnesses linked to radiation poisoning that they believe has been passed down from generation to generation. As the podcast describes, it’s Hina’s story –...
Tangling with Reality in Australia’s Bass Strait
Cruising World
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August 6, 2025
I still prefer using wool telltales to help me steer any boat to windward. The only downside is that they need occasional untangling in fluky winds. Courtesy Lin Pardey A squadron of pelicans skims the sun-sparkled water. A bevy of black swans...
80 Years After the Bomb, How Much Longer Will Our Luck Last?
The Diplomat
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August 5, 2025
Eighty years ago this week, when U.S. President Harry Truman announced the first use of an atomic bomb, he called it “the greatest achievement of organized science in history.” Truman warned that more powerful bombs were in development and that...
The Movement Continues for a Nuclear-Free World
Common Dreams
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August 6, 2025
Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the 2025 World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. I bring you greetings and solidarity from civil society movements in the U.S. who have been working diligently for a nuclear-free world against...
My Brand: PeppaRose Founder & Creative Director, Jacqueline Lampert
DFNI-Frontier
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August 5, 2025
PeppaRose Founder & Creative Director, Jacqueline Lampert details her brand development and plans for it in the travel retail channel. Tell us a little about your career so far. My career has always been based in creativity. Before founding...
July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear submarine base, says report
The Straits Times
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August 4, 2025
MOSCOW – A nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote Far East region was damaged last week following one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, The New York Times reported on Aug 4 citing satellite images. Photos captured by...
NZ Customs 'very concerned' about drug movements in the Pacific
RNZ
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August 6, 2025
Photo: Customs NZ The New Zealand Customs Agency says it is "very concerned" about the movement of drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine through the Pacific. Organised crime groups supplying the lucrative New Zealand and Australia markets...