US President Donald Trump’s order to block arrivals from six mainly Muslim countries takes partial effect Thursday after he won a Supreme Court victory over rights groups. But implementation of the order after five months of legal challenges could be chaotic, in part due to the meaning of a key …
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A superstitious Chinese air passenger threw coins into a plane engine for good luck. The 80-year-old woman threw nine coins as she was boarding a flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou on Tuesday, causing the entire plane to be evacuated. Police in Shanghai suggested that the woman, a Buddhist, threw the …
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The Ethiopian Immigration and Nationality Affairs main Department in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations of the initial phase to commence an e-visa service for international visitors to Ethiopia effective June 12, 2017. The e- visa is processed and issued online on a single Web page where applicants apply, …
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A South Africa’s Church has barred blacks from attending service as the church on Sunday disallowed two black journalists from entering. The Afrikaanse Protestante Kerk church in Orania, told the journalists “the church is only for whites”. Orania is an Afrikaans-only South African town located along the banks of the …
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Starting March 8, Dubai International airport will reject bags without flat surfaces.According to airport officials, irregularly shaped or oversized bags disrupt even the most technologically advanced systems. “Bags that are round or do not have a flat surface of any kind are by far the largest source of baggage jams. …
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Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near Séguédine, BBC reports. A group of 75 set out in three vehicles but were abandoned by traffickers, who feared the security forces. A local official told the BBC that dozens of bodies had been buried, and 23 …
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A plane flying to Cuba with part of its wing missing was forced to land at Manchester airport with a broken wing after a low oil alert. The Thomas Cook plane left for Holguin, Cuba shortly after midday on Monday but was forced to return to Manchester Airport just after …
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AirFrance Bans Woven ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags, naijahelm reports. According to Airfrance, henceforth, Woven bags popularly known as Ghana Must Go, would not be allowed on both Airfrance and KLM flights. Also, bags packaged with cling film for food or wrapped in shape of ball would not be allowed on …
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