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Russian tourist flow to UAE, Egypt may decline by less than 1% in 2025
TASS
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July 4, 2025
MOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. The flow of Russian tourists traveling to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may decrease by less than 1% in 2025 compared to the previous year, despite the conflict in the Middle East, Maya Lomidze, Executive...
Russia Delivers Loaded Independence Day Greeting to US
Newsweek
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July 4, 2025
Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has delivered a loaded Independence Day message to his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The close ally of President Vladimir Putin urged the American people "to follow the path of peace...
Russia First to Recognise Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
Switch TV
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July 4, 2025
MOSCOW — In a move that could shake up international diplomacy, Russia has officially recognised the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan becoming the first country to do so since the group seized power in 2021. The Russian Foreign Ministry...
Russian airlines’ January through May traffic declined
Russian Aviation Insider
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July 4, 2025
In the first five months of 2025 Russian airlines carried collectively 40.38 million passengers, which is 81,500 passengers (or 0.2 per cent) less than for the same period last year, according to the statistics published by the country’s Air...
Russian boxer under fire for giving vape to orangutan at Crimean safari park; ape takes a few puffs, now unwell
The Indian Express
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July 4, 2025
Russian boxer Anastasia Luchkina is under fire after a video surfaced showing her handing a vape to a caged orangutan at a safari park in Crimea. The footage, which has since gone viral, shows the athlete taking a puff before passing the vape...
How Common Are Car Accidents in St. Petersburg, FL?
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 4, 2025
St. Petersburg is known for its sunny skies, beautiful beaches, and active lifestyle. Whether you’re commuting to work, heading downtown, or enjoying a day near the waterfront, chances are you’re sharing the road with plenty of other drivers. But...
GAP Calls for Dismissal of Ministers Jobe and Sanyang Over Russian Fuel Scandal
The Fatu Network
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Michaella Faith Wright The Gambia Action Party (GAP) is calling for the immediate dismissal of Tourism Minister Abdoulie Jobe and Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang, following their alleged involvement in the controversial...
St. Petersburg nonprofit secures $800K for Williams Park development
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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Fencing, lighting and a higher retaining wall could come this fall to downtown St. Petersburg’s Williams Park to help enforce Florida’s law that banned public sleeping and camping. The Williams Park Partnership, a nonprofit formed in 2016 to...
NE China's Fuyuan city promotes local tourism
People's Daily Online
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A drone photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a recreational vehicle campsite at a riverside park in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. "Dongji" literally means "easternmost part of China" in Chinese. In recent years, China's...
European travel delays expected as air traffic controllers strike in France
The National News
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Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Thursday, with more expected to be scrapped on Friday, as French air-traffic controllers go on strike. Air France, easyJet and Ryanair are some of the airlines caught up in the disruption, affecting operations...
Ministries not rushing to end Belarusian tourism to Estonia
ERR
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July 4, 2025
It took nearly a month for Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to respond to a written inquiry from MP Raimond Kaljulaid regarding the continued tourism trips to Tallinn by Belarusian nationals. The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign...
First Known Attack By Underwater FPV Destroys Russian River Crossing
Forbes
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The submerged FPV, arrrowed, seconds before it detonatedNothern Eagles, 151st Motorized Rifle Brigade Following the drone war in Ukraine you get used to seeing some unusual things, from drones dropping Roman-era caltrops to burst tires to four...
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan's Taliban government
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 4, 2025
Russia has become the first country to formally recognise Taliban rule, with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi calling it a "courageous" decision. He met Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov, in Kabul on Thursday,...
Your Full Guide to Online Accommodation Registration in Beijing
That's
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July 3, 2025
For years, one of the biggest hassles for foreigners residing in Beijing was dealing with registering at their local police station every time they entered China. In addition, any family or friends coming to stay with them would have to be...
Top Russian diplomat congratulates Rubio on US Independence Day — Foreign Ministry
TASS
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July 4, 2025
MOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has sent a congratulatory telegram to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the occasion of Independence Day, expressing hope that relations between the two countries will become stable...
Russia First to Officially Recognize Taliban Government in Afghanistan
Mezha
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July 4, 2025
Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. This information was released on July 3 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan on their page on the social network X. It is known that the...
Vietnam – An Attractive Destination For Medical Tourism
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 4, 2025
Not only does Vietnam attract international tourists with its landscapes, culture, and cuisine, but it is also gradually becoming a reliable destination for medical treatment, offering high-quality services at reasonable costs. Patients are...
Russian drone strikes car in Kharkiv region, injures married couple
Ukrinform
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A married couple was injured as a result of a Russian drone strike on a civilian vehicle in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. It is noted...
LETTER: Clarify SA-Russia ties
BusinessLIVE
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Marianne Merten’s most recent column refers (“History rewritten for a show of presidential power”, July 2). This has nothing to do with the travel saga. The reason President Cyril Ramaphosa took so long to approve the travel is because he didn’t...
Travelogue: A short two months in Greece, part 5
My Edmonds News - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
The islands, the sea, those colors… “The sea … islands bathed in light, … the immortal nakedness of Greece. Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean Sea” – Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek. (All...