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Ranked: Duolingo’s Most Popular Languages in Every Country in 2024
Ranked: Duolingo’s Most Popular Languages in Every Country This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways...

Boris Becker's model daughter Anna Ermakova, 24, and his ex Angela put on a glamorous display at the 2024 BAMBI Awards in Munich
Boris Becker's model daughter Anna Ermakova and her mother Angela turned heads at the 2024 BAMBI Awards in Munich, Germany on Thursday. The mother-daughter duo cut glamorous figures at the star-studded event that took place at the Bavaria Studios...

Trump administration delays plans to ban foreign nationals traveling to the US from 43 countries
The Trump administration's plan to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US is delayed indefinitely. Trump issued an executive order on January 20 requiring intensified security vetting of any foreigners seeking admission to the US...

Sustainable Travel Innovators: T+L's 2025 Global Vision Awards
Every year, Travel + Leisure presents its Global Vision Awards, where we acknowledge individuals, products, destinations, and organizations pioneering sustainable and eco-friendly travel. These visionaries are focused on the future of travel—and...

Trump administration delays plans to ban foreign nationals traveling to the US from 43 countries
The Trump administration's plan to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US is delayed indefinitely. Trump issued an executive order on January 20 requiring intensified security vetting of any foreigners seeking admission to the US...

Global Routes with Tony Burke: October 25, 2024
FORMED in 2012 Nomade Orqestra are a 10-piece band hailing from ABC Paulista, an industrial centre on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Their new set Terceiro Mundo (Third World), an instrumental album, is released on the New York City label...

CPLP women propose training in digital and environmental transition
"We support the initiatives of other countries and the recommendations that we have to create a fund for the training of CPLP women and girls in the areas of environmental and digital transition," said the organization's president, Maria Edjang...

Liberia Faces Possible U.S. Travel Restrictions Under New Trump Policy
Liberia is at risk of facing U.S. visa restrictions as the Trump administration considers a new and broader travel ban that could affect citizens of up to 43 countries. According to sources familiar with the deliberations, Liberia has been placed...

Afrobarometer: Angola on the list of most “disrespectful” countries in public services
Among the countries analyzed in the report "Dignity and respect in public services in Africa: an invisible factor in the global commitment to leave no one behind" are the Portuguese-speaking Angola and Mozambique – on the list of worst classified...

Bhutan on a draft ‘Red List’ of 11 countries for a complete travel ban to the USA
Bhutan is on a draft ‘Red List’ along with 11 other countries for a complete travel ban to the USA. This is according to a news report by The New York Times (NYT) on the issue. The overall list is targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries...

“Your mission extends beyond liturgical roles”: Nine Newly Ordained Deacons in Angola Told
In the homily, Bishop Jaca also emphasized the need for the new Deacons to remain in communion with Christ and to commit to lifelong learning. “You must deepen your formation and always remain open to dialogue with God and with the community. The...

AVAXAI brings DeepSeek to Web3 with decentralised AI agents
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Africa Sees ‘Surge’ in Recruitment of Child Combatants
ADF STAFF Virginia Gamba recently raised alarms about the increase in state militaries and nonstate armed groups recruiting children across Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Mozambique, Somalia and Sudan. “The...

Africa’s debt crisis under-reported: AFRODAD
By Mary Taruvinga in Johannesburg AFRICAN Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) Executive Director Jason Braganza has expressed concern over how challenges arising from debt servicing to international monetary facilities by African...

Top 10 African countries with the fewest citizens deported from the U.S. under Biden
Mass deportations, which his government has planned, may have serious political and economic repercussions for African countries. While Latin America dominates the immigration discussion in the United States, African nations also have sizable...

Nation could miss World Cup after being listed in Trump’s travel ban amid SA, US govt controversy
Donald Trump has proposed a travel ban targeting certain countries and the ban could potentially impact nations participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup The ban has raised concerns regarding international sports relations and the global nature of...

Diplomacy: Pope speaks of Vatican’s “positive neutrality” to 11 new ambassadors
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 12.07.2024).- On the morning of Saturday, December 7, Pope Francis received in audience the new ambassadors from India, Jordan, Denmark, Luxembourg, São Tomé and Príncipe, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Algeria, Bangladesh,...

Columbus families likely to be hurt by proposed Trump travel bans
A new Trump Administration memo reveals potential travel restrictions on 41 countries, impacting family reunifications for many American families. The proposed ban, similar to a 2017 executive order, raises concerns about potential discrimination...

Cameroon among countries likely to face US visa restrictions
The list was made published by the New York Times. It includes a list of three levels of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States According to the New York Times, the list of recommendations developed by...
When Tumsah challenged our collective conscience
Kashim Musa Tumsah, MFR, an oil and gas lawyer, diplomat and a farmer, is challenging our collective conscience in Yobe state, North-east Nigeria, by investing in human capital and infrastructural development as well as silently empowering the...