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Costa Rica’s Tourism Faces Decline Amid Rising Crime and Costs
Tico Times
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July 16, 2025
Costa Rica’s flagship tourism industry, long a cornerstone of our nation’s economy, is dealing with a noticeable downturn in 2025 as rising crime, health concerns, infrastructure issues, and a strong local currency converge to challenge one of the...
World News | 5 US Immigrants Deported to Eswatini in Africa Are Being Held in Solitary Confinement
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Cape Town, Jul 18 (AP) Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country programme are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an...
Strategic Partnerships: Costa Rica’s Answers to New Threats
Dialogo Magazine
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July 17, 2025
Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Special Investigation Units of the Ministry of Public Security Manuel Jiménez Steller brings a strong background in criminal law and extensive prosecutorial experience to his crucial role. Having led complex organized...
America Needs Superman More than Ever
Santa Barbara Independent - California
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July 17, 2025
Sign Up to get Nick Welsh’s award-winning column, The Angry Poodle delivered straight to your inbox on Saturday mornings. SHUCK & JIVE OR SHOCK & AWE: It’s summertime! That means I need to do my patriotic duty and watch a big, loud, summertime...
First Ladies Determine Their Role in a Polarizing World—Together
Harper's Bazaar
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July 17, 2025
Amid constant warfare, climate change, a reduction in mental health across the globe, and the rapid deployment of AI, what does it mean to be a first lady? It is one of the most visible roles, with access to an international platform, and yet in...
Donald Trump remakes American diplomacy in Florida’s image
New Hampshire Union Leader
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July 16, 2025
From Panama to Singapore, President Donald Trump is deploying an unprecedented number of Floridians to represent the United States as he transforms the country’s approach to diplomacy. One out of every three nominees to ambassador-level positions...
Frank Aukofer, who covered D.C. politics for Journal, enjoyed storied career
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
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Frank A. Aukofer, who transformed an apprenticeship in the printing trade into a 40-year career as an award-winning journalist in Washington and Milwaukee, has died at the age of 90. Aukofer passed away peacefully the morning of July 14,...
Olive Garden is expanding across Canada. Here's what to know
Today's Farmer
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian company buys existing locations in Western Canada and announces plans for growth Canada's Recipe Unlimited has acquired the eight existing Olive Garden locations in Canada and announced plans to expand across...
Carnival to Deploy Bigger Cruise Ship in New Orleans
Cruise Hive
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July 17, 2025
Carnival Cruise Line is pulling back the curtain on its 2027-28 deployments, and the first announcement reveals a plan to boost capacity in New Orleans. The cruise line will continue to homeport two ships year-round in the Big Easy, but starting...
Carnival Expands New Orleans Cruise Options With Return of Carnival Dream, Extended Sailings for Liberty
Caribbean Journal
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July 17, 2025
Carnival Cruise Line is reinforcing its commitment to New Orleans with the return of the Carnival Dream to the Crescent City in 2027 — joining Carnival Liberty for a two-ship, year-round lineup from Port NOLA. The move is part of the cruise...
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 17, 2025
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza Bogota, July 17 (RHC)-- Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his country "must leave" NATO during the emergency conference on Gaza, which wrapped up on...
Mapped: The World’s Most Critical Oil Chokepoints
Visual Capitalist
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July 17, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Why the Strait of Hormuz is a Vital Oil Chokepoint This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
WazirX Users Could Finally Get Funds Back As Court Reverses Ruling
Bitcoinist
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July 17, 2025
The Singapore High Court has reversed its earlier ruling, paving the way for a WazirX revote that could lead to user crypto distribution. WazirX Given Greenlight By Court For Revote In a new post on X, Indian crypto exchange WazirX has shared...
GT releases China's first large-scale China–LAC perception survey, friendly ties seen as key to future development
Global Times
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Editor's Note: In recent years, China-Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) relations have entered a new phase of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness, and people-centered development. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech...
Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas pictured on Spanish getaway
Hello!
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July 17, 2025
Romance reports have surrounded Tom Cruise and Ana De Armas since last February, after they were spotted enjoying dinner together. But now the Deeper co-stars, who are yet to be confirmed if they are dating, have added to the interest surrounding...
Medtronic secures CE mark for LigaSure tech on robotic surgery system
Med-Tech Insights
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July 15, 2025
The company also announces plans to share new gynaecologic data for the Hugo RAS system and conduct a telesurgery demo at the Society of Robotic Surgery 2025 Annual Meeting in Strasbourg, France Surgical. Medtronic has announced it has received CE...
Arturo Calle Ushers in New Leadership Era, Steps Away from Founding Family
The MDS
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July 14, 2025
The Colombian company is committed to professional leadership. After more than a decade at the helm of the company, Carlos Arturo Calle, son of the brand’s founder, is leaving the family business that his father, Arturo Calle, founded in 1975. In...
UAE Off EU Watchlist, Critics Say Reforms Fall Short
OCCRP
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July 15, 2025
Transparency International has criticized the European Parliament’s decision to approve the removal of the United Arab Emirates from the EU’s high-risk list for money laundering and terrorist financing, warning that the move undermines efforts to...
Filipino sailor recounts Houthi attack: 'I thought I was going to die'
Inquirer
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July 17, 2025
(FILES) This handout picture released by Yemen’s Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on July 8, 2025 shows smoke plumes rising from reported explosions on the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas, which was attacked by Houthi-affiliated fighters at...
'I thought I was going to die': sailor recounts Huthi attack in Red Sea
Times-Georgian
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Filipino seafarer Cocoy was off-duty and resting in his cabin when the captain's voice boomed over the intercom of the cargo ship: "We are under attack". The 38-year-old realised what sounded like a "knock" from inside the vessel was gunfire being...