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Meet Louise Thompson, an African American woman from Fairbanks, Alaska who was born in 1914 before World War I and once catered for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family.

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralidharan is all set to expand his soft drink business to Karnataka, and a manufacturing unit will be set up in the Chamarajanagar district.

Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, will soon have a museum commemorating June 19, 1865, the day more than a quarter of a million enslaved people living in Texas learned they were free.

What do reliable railways, green energy, access to electricity, cellular connectivity and expanded Wi-Fi coverage have in common?

Human Appeal, a leading global humanitarian charity, revealed that a delegation of UN officials visited one of its key projects in northwest Syria offering shelter and relief to thousands of internally displaced families.

An Asian elephant in central Thailand has given birth to a rare set of twins, in what caretakers have described as a miracle.

As Jamaica moves to revamp its constitution ahead of removing Britain’s King Charles III as Head of State and become a republic, one of the changes supported by both Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding is that all dual Jamaican citizens, including those from the U.S., should be able to serve in the Jamaican parliament.

Abu Dhabi is paving the way for international investors to capitalise on opportunities provided by the recently launched AgriFood Growth & Water Abundance (AGWA), which is tapping into a USD 21.08 trillion (AED 77.4 trillion) industry with immense potential for growth and job creation.

A thousand BTS fans queue in Seoul for a hug from Jin, who is back to his role as K-pop idol after 18 months of military service.

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) PAMAC Summit is getting underway in Jamaica.

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) just announced its participation as a Platinum Sponsor in the Caribbean Week, hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), in New York City from 16-21 June 2024.

UN Tourism has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the sector’s resilience and increasing its importance for inclusive development in Small Island Developing States. 

South Korea is dangling market reorientation and technological expertise to gain access to African countries, joining a list of global powers wanting a slice of the continent’s resources, The East African reports.

The national body of the Alumni association of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate, and modern equipments to the Polytechnic for it to produce high quality graduates.

Days before his state visit to the United States, Kenya President William Ruto, emphasized his country’s digital economy and its plans for technological growth.

Chihuahua City, the capital of the northern Mexican state of the same name, has become a reference point for exports, thanks to the arrival of major multinational companies 50 years ago.