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Visit Reykjavík’s Biggest Street Food Festival This Weekend
Iceland Review
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July 19, 2025
Reykjavík’s most flavourful summer event, Götubitahátíðin 2025 (Iceland’s edition of the European Street Food Awards) is currently underway at Hljómskálagarður Park. The event has brought nearly 40 food trucks, pop-ups, and outdoor kitchens from...
US passport falls to 10th place in global power rankings
Denver 7 - Colorado
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July 23, 2025
The United States passport, once providing access to nearly every country and territory in the world, has now fallen to 10th place in global rankings. According to the latest quarterly report from the Henley Passport Index, Singapore still holds...
Nashville airport expands service domestically and internationally
Nashville Post - Tennessee
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In April, BNA celebrated the milestone of reaching 100 nonstop destination flights. Nashville’s airport has made an effort to become more of an international hub recently, adding nonstop international destinations to both Reykjavík (through...
Exclusive: Sterling K. Brown and Ernest Kingsley Junior on globe-trotting adventure Washington Black
What to Watch
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July 23, 2025
The globe-trotting adventures of a gifted young boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation are the subject of Hulu/Disney Plus’ lavish, time-jumping period drama Washington Black. Based on Esi Edugyan’s novel of the same, the vibrant 19th century-set...
The War Room: Battling operational supply chain volatility
FutureIoT
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July 23, 2025
In 2025 and 2026, COOs in Asia are navigating a volatile and uncertain global environment. The OECD Economic Outlook emphasises the importance of proactive risk management, strategic diversification, and digital transformation in navigating this...
Vast Majority Priced Out of Reykjavík’s New Apartments
Iceland Review
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July 19, 2025
A new government report has revealed that the vast majority of people in Iceland cannot afford to finance a new apartment in the capital region, despite a growing number of properties on the market. According to the Housing and Public Works...
I tested the viral 'rawdogging' trend on 7-hour flight and it was excruciating
Daily Express
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July 23, 2025
Cyann giving it her best on the flight (Image: Cyann Fielding/ Mirror) Viral 'rawdogging' videos have taken the internet by storm, featuring individuals enduring lengthy flights without indulging in any form of entertainment, food, water or...
US passport continues to drop in power
USA Today - Virginia
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The U.S. passport dropped to its lowest rank ever, tied for 10th place with access to 182 destinations. Singapore holds the most powerful passport, providing visa-free access to 193 destinations. The U.S. passport's decline is attributed to...
US Falls to Record Low in Powerful Passport Ranking
Newsweek
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July 23, 2025
The American passport, once ranked the most powerful in the world, has now slipped to 10th place for global mobility—its lowest ever position. The 2025 Henley Passport Index has dropped America's rating three spots from last year, after a decade...
Norwegian Goes Big for 2027 With More Ships, Ports, and Overnight Stays
Cruise Hive
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July 23, 2025
Key Aspects: Norwegian Cruise Line ships will operate from 30 homeports around the globe. Its new build, Norwegian Luna, due to debut in 2026, will sail from New York during summer 2027. Several ships will offer voyages to Alaska, from Seattle,...
European Stocks Close On Strong Note On Trade Deal Optimism
RTTNews
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July 23, 2025
European stocks closed on a strong note on Wednesday as prospects of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU increased after U.S. President Donald Trump announced trade deals with Japan and the Philippines. The "largest ever" U.S. trade deal with...
Ireland had the second most expensive food prices in the Eurozone last year
The Journal
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July 23, 2025
FOOD PRICES IN Ireland were the second most expensive in the Eurozone last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The survey compared the prices of food, drinks and tobacco across 36 European countries in 2024. It...
Scandinavian Minimalist Design Gains Ground in Cairo Homes
Egyptian Streets
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July 19, 2025
In Egypt, where daily life is shaped by constant commotion and movement, a growing segment of Egyptians is turning to minimalist interior design. Originating in the 1930s in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, the style of design was...
Israeli-founded cyber startup set to be snapped up by Datadog in $1 billion deal
The Times of Israel
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US-based cloud monitoring and security software firm Datadog is in advanced talks to buy Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup Upwind Security for as much as $1 billion to bolster its security offerings for cloud applications, a source familiar...
DSLR cameras were ditched prematurely – and here's how we've all lost out!
Digital Camera World
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July 23, 2025
DSLRs never stood a chance when mirrorless cameras arrived. Not because mirrorless cameras were any kind of breakthrough in imaging technology, but because they had the entire weight of the camera marketing industry behind them. Don’t get me...
Deep sea life is more connected than we ever realized
Earth.com
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For years, the deep ocean has been painted as Earth’s final frontier – a shadowy, silent place that is cut off from the rest of the world. But new research is showing that this picture isn’t quite right. Life in the deep sea may not be as cut off...
Spirit Airtlines adding Key West route, here's when
Ocala Star Banner - Florida
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Spirit Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale and Key West starting November 6, 2025. The service will initially operate four times a week before increasing to daily flights on December 18. This new route marks...
Where to watch Germany vs. Spain UEFA Women’s Euro semifinal for free
Syracuse.com - New York
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July 23, 2025
Spain continues its dominance in the UEFA Women’s Euro as Germany skirted past a tough France team with penalty kicks. Spain and Germany will face off Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET with a spot in the UEFA European women’s final on the line. How to watch:...
Eddie Karanja calls 'Washington Black' a story he had to tell
United Press International (UPI)
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1 of 5 | Eddie Karanja stars in "Washington Black," premiering Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Hulu NEW YORK, July 23 (UPI) -- Halo and Sandman actor Eddie Karanja says he hopes audiences feel inspired and see themselves in his epic new miniseries,...
Ancient ‘alien’ brittle stars linked to relatives across the globe by a deep-sea evolutionary superhighway
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
A global study of deep sea creatures called brittle stars has linked ecosystems on a “superhighway” reaching from southern Australia to the north Atlantic, uncovering close evolutionary ties across oceans. Researchers analysed DNA from 2,699...