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Wizz Air services from Budapest to Jeddah and Riyadh Budapest Airport has welcomed the launch of Wizz Air’s twice-weekly routes to both Jeddah and Riyadh. With the further launch of a Wizz Air link to Dammam in April, Budapest will offer over 53,000 one-way yearly seats to Saudi Arabia. Having recorded 12.2 million passengers in […]

1/2 Former West Texas A&M biologist Dr. Richard Kazmaier has been sentenced to six months in prison for illegally importing wildlife parts. He did not import living animals, but skulls, skeletons and taxidermy mounts for several species, including the king bird-of-paradise pictured. Photo By Wikimedia Commons Jan. 11 (UPI) — Former Texas A&M University biologist […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday. The White House initially said that there was no evidence of a cyberattack behind the outage that ruined travel plans for millions […]

ASEAN chair Indonesia will set up a special envoy’s office to deal with the post-coup crisis in Myanmar and not allow that country to hold the regional bloc hostage, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wednesday.  As holder of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ chairmanship for 2023, Indonesia will work according to the five-point consensus, […]

Gunditjmara, Gunnai and Djab Wurrung woman and Victorian Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has drawn a line in the sand for the federal government when it comes to securing her support and the support of the Greens for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Key points: Lidia Thorpe says her support of the Voice hinges on Aboriginal deaths in […]

New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The traditional spice box known as a “masala dabba” is one of the necessities in an Indian kitchen. A masala dabba typically comprises several small metal cups, with each containing a particular spice. Indian spices are used in a variety of products, such as sauces, bakery goods, frozen foods, […]

An ex-West Texas A&M biology professor was sentenced to six months in prison by a federal judge in Amarillo after pleading guilty last year to importing protected wildlife into the United States without declaring them or obtaining the required permits, according to the Department of Justice. Dr. Richard Kazmaier, 55, also faces three years of […]

Tanzania tour operators will embark on executing a strategic destination-marketing blitz in the middle of this month. Under the auspices of Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), through United Nations Development Programs (UNDP) support, among other initiatives, this will endeavor to recoup the multi-billion-dollars tourism industry. The marketing plan will deploy a high-profile delegation led […]

Abstract Background Brazil and Scotland have used mRNA boosters in their respective populations since September 2021, with Omicron’s emergence accelerating their booster program. Despite this, both countries have reported substantial recent increases in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. The duration of the protection conferred by the booster dose against symptomatic Omicron cases and severe outcomes […]

Trapped sediment cuts water storage capacity of large dams UN study warns of 26 pc loss in capacity by 2050 Environment January 10, 2023 United Nations warn that large dams across world are under a serious threat to their water storage capacity due to sedimentation A study by the United Nations warns that large dams […]