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easyJet Pilot Suspended for Drunken Nude Hotel Antics In Cape Verde
Reports have emerged concerning the drunken antics of an easyJet pilot last week in Cape Verde. While staying in a luxury hotel in the African nation between flights, he is said to have got drunk and walked around the facility in a state of...

Drunk easyJet pilot strips naked in Cape Verde hotel bar at 2.30am - hours before he was due to fly holidaymakers back to the UK
By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO Published: 04:01 EDT, 11 August 2025 | Updated: 04:04 EDT, 11 August 2025 A drunk easyJet pilot stripped naked at a hotel bar in Cape Verde hours before he was due to fly passengers back to the UK. Witnesses say they saw the...
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Hurricane Erin lashes Outer Banks with strong winds and waves
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on...

Angola and Cape Verde exchange experiences in the field of tourism
According to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism, VerAngola had access to, the delegation has been in Cape Verde since Monday, aiming to deepen cooperation in the tourism sector. "A technical delegation from the Ministry of Tourism has been...

Hurricane Erin's waves flood the Outer Banks as the storm's reach stretches up the East Coast: Live updates
Simply put, today is the day that Hurricane Erin will do its worst along the U.S. East Coast. We're already see the large waves and coastal flooding in North Carolina's Outer Banks, but this large storm's trek northeast is also pushing ocean...

Hurricane Erin: NJ Announces State Of Emergency, Outer Banks Face Coastal Flooding
Last Updated:August 22, 2025, 03:08 IST As of Thursday morning, the hurricane was located approximately 285 miles east of Cape Hatteras, according to the NHC. The storm surge has caused significant damage, breaching protective sand dunes and...

India Exim Bank signs $40 mn credit line agreement with ECOWAS Bank to boost trade with Africa
New Delhi: The Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) and ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) have signed a commercial credit line agreement of $40 million. The agreement will create new opportunities for Indian businesses to...

Whose interest is Pura serving? Customers or GSM Companies?
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh On its website, PURA defined its functions as thus, “To facilitate PURA’s regulation of public utilities, section 13(1) of The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Act, 2001 (among other things) mandates...
North Carolina's Outer Banks Threatened By Hurricane Erin
North Carolina's Outer Banks is being threatened with coastal flooding as Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic Ocean. Mandatory evacuation orders for the area were issued yesterday, with residents being told they needed to be out by this morning....

Hurricane Erin triggers evacuation orders in North Carolina's Outer Banks
Hurricane Erin likely to bring dangerous rip currents to East CoastHurricane Erin was on a path to head up the Atlantic Ocean and will probably bring dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast this week, the National Hurricane Center in Miami...

Sand, an overexploited resource at the heart of global tensions
Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share Sand is at the heart of unprecedented geopolitical tensions, being...

City and state investments boost New Bedford’s creative economy
New Bedford is prioritizing investment in its creative sector through grants and support for local artists. Massachusetts is a leading state in arts funding, with a $26.9 million budget signed by Gov. Maura Healey to support artists and cultural...

The Energy Report: Anonymous Tipster
Yes, the unnamed sources are back, and they are claiming that OPEC+ may consider another oil production increase at Sunday’s meeting. And you know what? They may! Then again, they may not. Yet with signs of tightening supply and more risk to...

Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as Portugal observes national day of...
Another 21 people were injured in Wednesday’s crash, she said. They included Portuguese people as well as two Germans, two Spaniards and one person each from France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, South Korea and Cape Verde, she said. The...

Cannabis Contenders Compete for HCA
In an irregular Select Board session held on Wednesday, September 3, members heard presentations from four hopeful cannabis store owners, all looking to open the third proposed Bourne dispensary: Bourne Cannabis, Cannal Retail, NLM Inc., d/b/a...

Merck Foundation CEO Meets Zimbabwe First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to Discuss the Strategy to Build Healthcare Capacity and Support Girl Education
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Harare, Zimbabwe – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was...

Lisbon funicular crash: What we know about the victims and cause of tragedy that killed 16
Portuguese authorities are investigating what caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to derail, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22 more when it crashed into a building. The prosecutor general's office said coroners had so...

Mapped: Where Lisbon funicular crash that left 16 dead took place
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Lisbon tram passenger tells of moment he thought he and his grandson 'were going to die': More victims of crash that killed 16 are named
A Lisbon tram passenger has told of the terrifying moment one of the carriages on the city's famous Elevador da Glória derailed, killing 16 people and injuring 21 more. Abel Esteves, 75, his wife and grandson were among 40 passengers in the lower...