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Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit
President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State,...

Punta Cana ranks among top North American travel destinations for 2025
Punta Cana, San Juan, and Tulum are among the top travel choices for North American tourists between June and September 2025, according to the Mastercard Economic Institute’s Travel Report 2025. Punta Cana ranks 4th among the 15 most visited...

A Demon, Peruvian Time Travel and the “Czechoslovak Tom Jones”: Eight Offbeat Films in Karlovy Vary
The 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), which kicks off in the Czech spa town on Friday, is once again offering up a mix of world premieres and hidden gems to discover, as well as highlights from the festival...

Drugs boss who went on the run to Colombia caught and jailed
Paul Harris, 28, directed a gang selling cocaine and ketamine in Newport, Chepstow and Gloucestershire after first living in Spain before travelling to Venezuela and Colombia. The defendant recruited his mother Helga Boehm and father-in-law Andrew...

Colombia Re-votes and Approves Pension Reforms Despite Opposition
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered a referendum to obtain voter approval for the labor reform bill. On Saturday, Colombia’s lower house passed a pension reform backed by leftist President Gustavo Petro for the second time after the...

U.S. sentences man to life in prison for sex crimes committed against children in Colombia
Medellín, Colombia – Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez announced on June 27 that the United States had sentenced Stefan Andrés Correa, an Ecuadoran-American from Miami, to life in prison after being found guilty of committing serial sexual crimes...
Underrated Travel Spots to See Now, Before They’re Everywhere
Big names in travel draw big crowds. If you’d rather skip the long lines and elbow-to-elbow sightseeing, there are places that haven’t been picked over yet. These are cities and towns where the pace feels right, the scenery’s real, and you don’t...

Where To Travel This July For Less Than $650 Round-Trip
Cheap flights are possible, even with demand up and no indicators of slowing down. Americans break their previous travel record nearly every summer. According to AAA, 72 million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July alone — an...

Canadians Have a New Caribbean Island to Try: Tiny, Off-the-Radar San Andres in Colombia
Canadians will soon have a new way to escape to the Caribbean — and a new place to stay when they get there. For the Winter 2025-2026 season, Sunwing Vacations is launching direct flights from Quebec City to the island of San Andrés, Colombia, a...

Avocado Markets Shift Amid Rising U.S. Shipments and Holiday Demand
International Avocado Trade Sees Volume and Pricing Swings in Week 25 During Week 25, the international avocado market saw significant changes in supply and pricing across key global regions, including the United States, Europe, and China. Avocado...

Flying Eagles Of Nigeria Resume Camping For CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup
CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup, which is organised to foster regional collaboration and promote emerging football talent across West Africa, will kick off on July 10 and end on July 23, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The competition will feature 13 countries...

Hawaii reports 9th case of travel-related dengue this year
The Hawaii Department of Health on Friday confirmed another case of travel-related dengue on Oahu, bringing the total reported in the state to nine so far this year. The latest case comes almost two months after the eighth case of dengue, which...

Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...

Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...

Gravity-defying boobs, an ayahuasca multinational, and Jesse Armstrong on tech bros
1. ‘A marker of luxury and arrogance’: why gravity-defying boobs are back – and what they say about the state of the world Composite: Guardian Design / The GuardianIn America, the impact of the Trump administration is going way beyond policy,...

Sheikh Khaled to lead UAE delegation at Brics summit in Brazil
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will lead the UAE delegation at the Brics summit in Rio. The summit takes place from July 6-7. The UAE’s membership reflects its commitment to multilateral co-operation and constructive...

The 10 best places to travel in August
Most travelers want to go somewhere to keep cool at the sweaty end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Maybe you want to think beyond the basic beach vacation and head to the mountains or even the Southern Hemisphere, where it's winter. Or...

'Evil Predator' From Florida Jailed for Life After Abusing Dozens of Colombian Children as Young as 10
Justice has been served after a Florida pharmacist described as an 'evil predator' was sentenced to life in prison for raping minors and human trafficking. Pharmacist Abused Over 50 Children, Some as Young as 10 The US Attorney's Office for the...

Bogotá Pride 2025: Inside the LGBTI Museum
With Bogotá Pride 2025 coming up fast, we took a trip to the country’s only museum of LGBTI culture. Closeted away in a backstreet of Santa Fe is the Museo Stonewall, or Museo LGBTI, of Bogotá. With Pride on this weekend (Sun 29th June), it seems...

Sunwing Vacations expands its hotel portfolio in Cuba & Colombia
Cuba remains a popular destination that Canadians return to year over year for its postcard Caribbean aesthetic, opportunities for exploration, dynamic culture and wide range of all inclusive offerings at varying price points. A new hotel for...