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Binance Pay put to test as tourists explore Bhutan using their crypto wallets
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 3, 2025
Imagine exploring Bhutan without carrying a single ngultrum or any cash. Now you can, thanks to a new partnership between Bhutan and Binance Pay. Launched this week, the payment system lets visitors pay using cryptocurrency, making Bhutan one of...
Russia’s Kruzenstern sailing ship pays friendly visit to Morocco’s Casablanca port
TASS
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July 2, 2025
RABAT, July 2. /TASS/. The Kruzenstern, a classic Russian sailing ship, arrived at the port of Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, on Wednesday morning, Mikhail Tarasov, head of Russia’s Federal Fishery Agency office in Morocco, told TASS....
As Azerbaijan arrests Russians, is Putin losing control of his ‘backyard’?
The Times
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It was a sight that was once almost unthinkable: battered and bruised Russian citizens dragged into court in a former Soviet republic amid an escalating row with Moscow that has also led to a police raid on the local offices of a Kremlin...
Tourist Spending in Greece Rises Sharply in Early 2025
To Vima
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July 2, 2025
Tourists visiting Greece during the first four months of 2025 spent significantly more on average than they did during the same period last year, according to new data released by INSETE, the Greek tourism research body. Between January and April...
Switzerland’s intelligence agency has named Russia and China as the main espionage threats
The Odessa Journal
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Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) warned in its annual report that the espionage threat in Switzerland remains high amid growing global instability, with the main risks coming from Russia and China, as reported by the japantimes....
Chinese airline sees exceptional growth on Chengdu-Moscow route
Daily News Tanzania
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July 3, 2025
CHINA: China’s Sichuan Airlines has transported more than 500,000 passengers and 26,000 tonnes of cargo on its Chengdu-Moscow (Russia) route since its launch in May 2015, according to recent data released by the airline. The Chengdu-Moscow route...
Nasa discovers interstellar comet travelling through solar system
The National News
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A comet is currently hurtling its way through our solar system despite it originating elsewhere, US space agency Nasa has revealed. The interstellar comet, which has been named 3I/Atlas, is about 670 million kilometres from Earth. "The comet poses...
Is Publix open on 4th of July? See holiday hours for grocery stores across Tampa Bay
WTSP - Florida
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July 3, 2025
Here's which grocery stores will be open and closed across Tampa Bay this Fourth of July. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Tampa Bay gets ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, you may be wondering — which store can I run to last-minute to pick up some...
Pakistan in no rush to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan, say officials
The Economic Times
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July 6, 2025
Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government, and any decision will be made keeping the country's interest in mind, officials here have said. The remarks came days after Russia became the first country to officially recognise...
Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters
Sada Elbalad
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July 3, 2025
Thu 03 Jul 2025 | 01:57 PM Moscow branch of Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center, affiliated with Russian authorities and state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, is treating members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) injured in...
Azerbaijan-Russia Tensions Rise After Diaspora Raids and Safarov Deaths
Mezha
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July 3, 2025
On June 27, Russian security forces conducted raids on Azerbaijani diaspora centers, resulting in the detention of over fifty individuals. Some of them sustained injuries, and the Safarov brothers – 55-year-old Ziyaddin and 60-year-old Huseyn –...
Russia Escalates Religious Persecution, Targets Pastors And Churches
Religion Unplugged
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON — Russia continued to persecute pastors and shutter churches within its borders and in territories it occupies in Ukraine in 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in an updated report on Russia. Russia...
Germany declares placement of warships to Arctic
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Germany plans to deploy naval forces to the Arctic region as part of a broader NATO effort to counter what it views as increased Russian militarization in the area, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Monday. Speaking at a joint...
Russian Authorities Consider Additional Fees for Visiting Foreigners, Migrant Workers
The Diplomat
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July 1, 2025
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed introducing new fees for migrant workers in addition to existing fees for a variety of migration-related bureaucratic hurdles. It’s yet another policy shift that increases pressure, this time...
Celebrating the Fourth of July? Here's where to find holiday fun in the Berkshires
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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The Fourth of July will be celebrated on Friday, July 4, with fireworks, parades and other observances to mark America's independence. Thursday, July 3 Adams • The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum will host a historic reenactment of Susan B....
Russian drones attack Odesa Oblast, causing damage
Ukrainska Pravda
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A Shahed drone. Stock photo: Getty Images Russian forces attacked the Vylkove hromada in Odesa Oblast with loitering munitions on the night of 1-2 July, causing damage. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages,...
VIRAL VIDEO: Russian Boxer Gives Vape To Endangered Orangutan; Faces Backlash
Free Press Journal
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VIRAL VIDEO: Russian Boxer Gives Vape To Endangered Orangutan; Faces Backlash | X @CollinRugg Russian boxer Anastasia Luchkina is facing widespread backlash for a vape to an endangered orangutan named Dana at a safari park in Crimea. The sickening...
Pakistan Hockey Team To Travel India For Asia Cup 2025: Sports Ministry Source
News18
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July 3, 2025
Last Updated:July 03, 2025, 17:53 IST Asia Cup 2025, India vs Pakistan: The 2025 edition of the Asia Cup is scheduled to take place at Rajgir in Bihar from August 27 to September 7. Pakistan to travel India for Asia Cup 2025 in August. (Picture...
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Xi, Putin snub BRICS Summit, is group's expansion causing ideological divide?
Firstpost
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July 6, 2025
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping skip the BRICS Summit in Brazil, here’s how the expansion of the group has led to the emergence of an ideological divide. read more As Brazil gears up to host the BRICS Summit 2025,...
It’s time for a United States of Europe
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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But history wasn’t done with him. In 2030, Russia invaded Estonia, a former Soviet republic in northeastern Europe. It was Ukraine all over again. Estonia was a NATO member, but the United States, still led by the Republican Party’s isolationist...