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Court order stops a former Zambian president's burial in South Africa on the day of his funeral
Newsday - New York
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JOHANNESBURG — The Zambian government succeeded in getting a court order to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa on Wednesday after it filed a last-minute case that was heard on the day of the funeral. The case...
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:39 p.m. EDT
The Blackstone Valley Call & Times - Rhode Island
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Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans LONDON (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. The 76-year-old heavy...
‘National Carrier, If Established, ‘ll Buoy Devt of Tourism in Nigeria’
This Day
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June 23, 2025
Chinedu Eze Travel and aviation experts have declared that for Nigeria to realise its full potential in tourism, it must establish a national carrier to buoy the sector. The experts spoke at the just concluded Aviation Summit 2025 conference...
Travelers From These 36 Countries May Soon Be Banned From Entering the U.S.
Fodors Travel Guide
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June 16, 2025
And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: locals fire squirt guns at tourists (again); a woman has an epic meltdown in Milan over excess...
WE HOPE SOME DAY, ECL’S REMAINS WILL RETURN TO ZAMBIA AS HE IS LAID TO REST IN SOUTH AFRICA
Zambian Observer
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June 23, 2025
KBN TV DITORIAL COMMENT – WE HOPE SOME DAY, ECL’S REMAINS WILL RETURN TO ZAMBIA AS HE IS LAID TO REST IN SOUTH AFRICA On Wednesday last week, we exclusively revealed the family’s decision to put the former sixth Republican President to rest in...
Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
The American Prospect
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June 23, 2025
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
Witnessing hope: My trip to Zambia with Catholic Relief Services
The Georgia Bulletin
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June 22, 2025
Photo by Catholic Relief ServicesArchbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., a member of the board of directors of Catholic Relief Services speaks to members of a community in Zambia. He was part of a CRS delegation visiting the African nation to...
GC Biopharma ends reliance on US anthrax shots by making its own
Korea Biomedical Review
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July 7, 2025
The two-lane road south from Gwangju Songjeong Station runs past rice paddies and weather-worn farmhouses before climbing into the wooded hills of Hwasun, a rural county about three hours from Seoul. At the top stands GC Biopharma’s anthrax...
'Exercise caution': Warning as investigation launched into Kiwi's death in elephant attack
Northern Advocate
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“Zambia’s national parks are globally renowned for offering exceptional and authentic wildlife experiences. However, we wish to remind all visitors that these experiences take place in wilderness settings where wildlife behaves unpredictably. “As...
Zambia's youngest mayor calls on South African youth to take charge of local governance
IOL
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George Mwanza, the young mayor of Chipata, Zambia, has urged South African youth not to miss opportunities to make a difference in local government by being candidates in next year’s municipal elections. Mwanza was 27 when he swept into office in...
Zambia's president not wanted at predecessor's funeral, family says
BBC
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June 12, 2025
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu, who died last week, left instructions that his successor Hakainde Hichilema "should not be anywhere near" his body, a family spokesman has said. This is the latest development in the bitter feud over funeral...
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 1:07 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans LONDON (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. The 76-year-old heavy...
“A Body Between Two Nations” Zambia’s Movie
Lusaka Times
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June 20, 2025
“A Body Between Two Nations”: Dr. Sishuwa Unpacks the Political Breakdown Behind Lungu’s Unfinished Funeral What should have been a solemn, unifying farewell for Zambia’s sixth Republican President has unraveled into a deeply personal and...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Tanzania seeks travel truce with US to avoid visa ban
Zawya
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Tanzania has opened negotiations with Washington in an attempt to circumvent the latest restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration on citizens of African countries planning to travel to the US. This followed the State Department’s...
ECONOMIC SHOCKWAVES AHEAD: ZAMBIA FACES POTENTIAL US TRAVEL BAN IMPACT
Zambian Observer
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June 19, 2025
ECONOMIC SHOCKWAVES AHEAD: ZAMBIA FACES POTENTIAL US TRAVEL BAN IMPACT Zambia’s economy is staring down potential disruption following widespread concern over a perceived travel ban targeting Zambian nationals by the United States government....
US warns of expanded travel ban that could affect key African markets
ICEF Monitor
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June 19, 2025
"The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month," reports The Washington Post. The...
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Tracks the History of the Cold War
New Lines Magazine
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June 19, 2025
In February, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, my traveling companion and I boarded the Tazara, the acronym used fondly by its riders to refer to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. The journey felt like stepping back in time, to an era when one left the...
US threatens 36 more countries with travel bans — mapped
The Times
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The Trump administration has given dozens of countries an ultimatum to improve the vetting of their travellers to the US or risk being blacklisted. The State Department identified 36 countries in danger of joining the 12 already subject to US...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...