GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations and partners say more migrants and refugees in Africa are heading northward toward the Mediterranean and Europe, crossing perilous routes in the Sahara where criminal gangs subject them to enslavement, organ removal, rape, kidnapping for ransom and other abuses. A report released Friday by the U.N. refugee and migration […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nearly 140 migrants have reached Greek shores over the past 24 hours, making the dangerous sea voyage across the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said Friday. One man, who had set off from North Africa, drowned off the southern island of Crete. Greece, along with Spain and Italy, is a key entry point […]
An Australian woman who won a cruise said she would have to pay thousands of dollars to redeem it. Her Virgin Voyages cruise was canceled due to Red Sea tensions, forcing her to rebook. The cruise line offered Europe or Caribbean trips, but she said flights were too expensive. An Australian woman who won a […]
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless during the dry season, they resemble jumbled roots emanating from a thick trunk, making it appear as if someone had yanked the tree from the ground, flipped it on its head and jammed it […]
Virgin Voyages’ new ship is on its way. The adults-only cruise line announced its fourth vessel, Brilliant Lady, will begin sailing in September 2025 from New York. “The world has been waiting for us to announce Brilliant Lady’s debut, and she’s almost here,” the line’s CEO Nirmal Saverimuttu said in a news release. “At Virgin […]