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US resumes student visas, demands social media access
Applicants for the students visa to the United States would now be required to submit access to their social media handles as the State Department officials introduces measures to screen off American haters from entering the country. Under the new…
Some 242 Indians, Britons, Canadians dead as Air India flight crashes
Air India flight AI-171, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The Boeing 787 aircraft belonging to Air India was carrying around 232 passengers and 10 crew members when it crashed. Indian television…
US embassies to resume processing Harvard student visas
In compliance to an order issued by US District Judge Allison Burroughs, the government of the United States has required the country’s consulate services at its embassies to resume processing of visas for intending international students of Harvard University. “Effective…
Chad slams reciprocal travel ban on US citizens
Chadian government has hit back at the United States with reciprocal travel ban after it was included in the list of countries whose citizens are barred from traveling to the American country under the new security alert level established by…
Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering US
President Donald Trump Wednesday declared a ban on citizens of 12 countries mainly from Africa and Middle East from entering the United States. He also ordered increased entry restriction on people of three other African countries and four other nations…
S. Arabia denies turns back, penalizes 269,678 unauthorized pilgrims
Saudi Arabia has stopped nearly 269,678 pilgrims without authorization from entering Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, local media outlets reported on Sunday. The government blames overcrowding at the Hajj on participants without permits. It also says they made up…
Selfie catastrophe: Shark chops off woman’s hands at Caribbean beach
A female tourist courting the company of a huge shark for a photograph opportunity got a surprise response from the sea monster which chopped off her hands in a surprise attact at a Caribbean beach where she was catching fun…
C.River govt pledges support as Blake Resort lands in Calabar
Sopuruchi Onwuka The government of Cross River State has pledged to support the ongoing development and operations of the Blake Entertainment Centre at the Marina Resort, Calabar. Governor Bassey Otu who visited the Marina Resort construction site of Blake Entertainment…
Cruise discharges tourists into SEA, as Greece battles overtourism
Sopuruchi Onwuka Holiday makers making their way to the Greek island of Balos were dumped into water as the large ferry floating them lowered its hatch to allow only fit passengers wade their way through the water to the exotic…
