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Things to do in Sudbury, June 14 to June 16
Cochrane Times-Post
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Entertainment Local Entertainment Plasma nurse Danica Servant chats with donor Rene Brunelle at the Sudbury Plasma Donation Centre on Wednesday June 11, 2025. Canadian Blood Services is marking National Blood Donor Week...
The best new books to read in May 2025
The i paper
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May 2, 2025
Late spring and early summer is a notoriously good time for bibliophiles. The weather has improved, holidays are on the horizon – and a fresh batch of books are on the shelves ready to complement both. All the better, then, that this May brings a...
Race against time for Mayotte rescuers after cyclone
Business Recorder
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December 16, 2024
SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION: Rescuers were racing against time Monday to reach survivors after a powerful cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, laying to waste the territory’s many shantytowns. Cyclone Chido caused major damage...
Ranking potential Kevin Durant landing spots based on legacy impact
Yardbarker
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June 12, 2025
The Phoenix Suns are reportedly open to trading Kevin Durant. The former MVP is the most tradable member of the team's "Big Three," and could generate a significant return for Phoenix to begin retooling its roster. Durant's superstar status means...
France assesses scale of Mayotte 'disaster' as aid arrives
RTL Today
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French authorities Wednesday searched for survivors and raced to supply aid as they sought to assess the full scale of devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, after the French overseas territory emerged...
Seychelles, the tourism case study that is still refered to everywhere
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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March 13, 2025
The Seychelles tourism model highlights leadership, sustainability, and cooperation, showcasing the evolving role of government in destination growth and competitiveness. Anita Mendiratta of the CNN Task Group published on the 11 April 2014 from...
Cyclone batters France’s Mayotte
Kuwait Times
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December 15, 2024
SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION, France: Cyclone Chido inflicted “catastrophic” damage on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, a senior local official told AFP, battering the archipelago with winds of up to 220 kmph. “We don’t know...
Famous People Who Survived Infamous Events
Grunge
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April 18, 2025
By the very fact that they became stars, celebrities are different from regular people. Blessed with talents, skills, and charisma, or the wherewithal and tools to harness those gifts and turn them into something that's career-fueling and broadly...
Covid restrictions five years on: How the pandemic brought the world’s leading travel industry to its knees
The Independent
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March 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Mayotte reels from cyclone devastation
East Coast Radio
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French President Emmanuel Macron "will be in Mayotte on Thursday", his office announced late on Tuesday, as authorities anticipate a death toll reaching hundreds -- possibly even thousands -- from the most destructive cyclone to hit the Indian...
Roaming Charges: Who Shot the Tariffs?
CounterPunch
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April 11, 2025
Sabertooth tiger skull and Bay Bridge, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. ‘Patriotism’ is its cult…Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for...
Prince William and Kate 'under pressure as decision leaves palace staff concerned'
OK!
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June 11, 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton, the future of the monarchy, are reportedly causing frustration amongst Palace staff due to their desire to do things their own way. While the Prince and Princess of Wales are popular with the public, behind...
France's Mayotte on highest alert as Cyclone Chido nears
The Peninsula
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December 14, 2024
Saint-Denis de la Reunion: The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte issued its highest alert Saturday as Cyclone Chido approached, ordering everyone including rescue workers to seek shelter. "It's an unprecedented event, extremely violent, the...
‘Étoile’ Star Gideon Glick Breaks Down Tobias & Gabin’s Season 1 Road to Romance (VIDEO)
News-Topic - North Carolina
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Étoile Season 1.] While dance may have taken center stage in Étoile‘s first season, it was difficult not to get swept up in the relationship between American choreographer Tobias (Gideon Glick) and...
Macron to visit Mayotte in aftermath of its worst storm in 90 years
Euronews
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French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead. French...
Muere Francisco, que mantuvo un estilo encantador y humilde como primer papa latinoamericano
Associated Press
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April 21, 2025
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (AP) — El papa Francisco, el primer pontífice latinoamericano de la historia, que cautivó al mundo con su estilo humilde y su preocupación por los pobres mientras incomodó al sector conservador con sus críticas al capitalismo y...
Prince William and Kate's attitudes 'frustrate' palace staff as they break with tradition
The Mirror US
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June 10, 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton, the future faces of the monarchy, are reportedly causing a stir among Palace staff due to their insistence on doing things their own way. Despite being the two most beloved royals among the public,...
International SOS Marks 40 Years of Crisis Support: Three Key Lessons for a Fracturing World
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN- By Niggi) UAE, 2025 - This year, International SOS marks its 40th anniversary, reflecting on four decades of safeguarding the health, security, and wellbeing of clients worldwide. This comes at a time of increasing global instability, as...
K-25 workers keep history of demolished Oak Ridge uranium plant alive
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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Hundreds of former workers of the K-25 plant in Oak Ridge gathered for a second annual reunion on April 26. K-25, known as the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant during the Cold War, enriched uranium for U.S. nuclear weapons and power plants. The...
Record Numbers of Pilgrims Flock to See the Holy Tunic of Christ Near Paris
National Catholic Register
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A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his passion — is drawing unprecedented crowds to the Basilica of Saint-Denis in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris. Open to the public from April 18 to May 11,...