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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...
Russia: Is Moscow losing Azerbaijan as an ally?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
Last week, a police raid triggered a diplomatic crisis. Within a few days, the row between Russia and Azerbaijan had escalated, putting considerable strain on the already tense relationship between the two. It began with a controversial police...
Russian Billionaire Fights VC in Court Over Troubled Partnership
Mint
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July 4, 2025
When Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev met Seth Harrison 15 years ago, he was looking to invest some of his fortune in the life sciences sector, and the seasoned American venture capitalist seemed like the right partner. They went on to set up...
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...
Sabah attracts growing interest from Kazakhstan in tourism and business
The Malaysian Star
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July 4, 2025
KOTA KINABALU: Kazakhstan is showing increasing interest in Sabah as both a tourist destination and an investment hub. Asean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Sabah chapter president Datuk Nordin Ening shared this following his recent...
Russia Consul Meets With Detained Sputnik Azerbaijan Journalists in Baku
Sputnik News
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July 3, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250703/russia-consul-meets-with-detained-sputnik-azerbaijan-journalists-in-baku-1122392709.html Russia Consul Meets With Detained Sputnik Azerbaijan Journalists in Baku Russia Consul Meets With Detained Sputnik...
Toll of Russia’s LGBT ‘extremism’ prosecutions: 101 convictions
Erasing 76 Crimes
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July 3, 2025
Human Rights Watch researcher scoured Russian court records and social media Employee of the LGBT bar Pace in custody in Russia in early 2024. (Alexander Klimov photo courtesy of Ural56.ru) The advocacy group Human Rights Watch reported Monday...
Holiday Warning Issued As Protests, Threats Loom In New York
Hudson Valley Post - New York
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July 3, 2025
Gov. Hochul confirms New York is on high alert for the July 4th weekend. Police, National Guard, and state agencies are watching for threats. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is confirming New York State remains on high alert. Increased Security Across...
Russian media claims that Azerbaijani police beat and detained its citizens on false charges
Open Caucasus Media
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July 3, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Turkish Tourism: Hotel Discounts to Rekindle Demand
Tornos News
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July 3, 2025
Faced with weak demand and domestic travelers’ discontent over high prices, hoteliers in Turkey are slashing prices to salvage the summer season. In a bid to attract more visitors, many hotels in popular tourist destinations are offering discounts...
British tourist and friend killed by charging elephant during safari trip
LBC
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4 July 2025, 00:18 Both women died at the scene, police say. Picture: Getty A British tourist and her friend were killed by an elephant during a walking safari. Listen to this article The Brit, and her friend from New Zealand, were killed on a...
Artem Shishin: Merging Science And Sport To Redefine Athletic Training In Russia
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) From the tennis courts of Chuvashia to groundbreaking sports science research, Artem Shishin is shaping the future of athletic development and youth coaching. Photo Credit: Elena Maseeva In the world of sports, where performance...
Analyst: Russia Enhancing Iranian-Designed Suicide Drones
KUGN - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
Russia is retooling Iranian-designed suicide drones with a range of advanced technologies, making it easier to evade Ukraine’s aerial defense systems. Oleksandr Vysikan of the Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic Examinations told Radio Free...
Dialogue With Russian Defense Chief Encourages Mullen
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today he is encouraged that his Russian counterpart reached out to keep the dialogue between the two countries open. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met...
Russia, Belarus can overcome any difficulties together, says Russian president
TASS
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July 3, 2025
MINSK, July 3. /TASS/. Together, Moscow and Minsk can overcome any difficulties, with relations between the two brotherly nations serving as a steadying hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, congratulating Belarusian leader Alexander...
Russia/Azerbaijan: Authorities must investigate alleged abuses against detainees amid tit for tat policing operations
Amnesty International
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July 3, 2025
Reacting to reports of mass detentions, torture and other ill-treatment of dozens of members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia and Russian nationals in Azerbaijan, which led to the deaths of two ethnic Azeris in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, Marie...
Wego’s Mid-Year Travel Report: Most Popular Destinations for GCC Travelers in 2025 So Far
Wego Travel Blog
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July 3, 2025
This article has been reviewed by Wego‘s editorial team to ensure that the content is up to date & accurate. As we cruise past the halfway point of 2025, Wego’s flight search data reveals a dynamic travel landscape across the Gulf Cooperation...
Russian Attacks Injure Nine in Kherson Region, Damage Buildings
Mezha
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July 3, 2025
On July 3, it became known that as a result of shelling carried out by Russia in the Kherson region, nine people were injured. This information was published by the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, in his Facebook...
North Korea Is Turning Travelers’ Heads In The Most Unexpected Way Possible
The Travel
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July 3, 2025
North Korea isn't typically the first place international travelers think about when considering where to go on vacation. For years, the country has been known for its isolation, heavy restrictions on foreign visitors, and limited tourism...
Russia Deploys Foreign Intel Director to Cuba
Breitbart
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July 2, 2025
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin on Tuesday met in Havana with Cuban figurehead “President” Miguel Díaz-Canel, who described the Russian official as a “good friend” of Cuba. Although details of the encounter...