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Tag: Sri Lanka

Backpacking in Asia, Africa? Think Twice Before Bringing This Key Item
Travel

Backpacking in Asia, Africa? Think Twice Before Bringing This Key Item

March 28, 2024March 29, 2024

This article contains affiliate links. Whether you sprain an ankle high in the Hindu Kush, break an axle in…

Some Unlikely Countries That Have Digital Nomad Visas
ArchivesTravel

Some Unlikely Countries That Have Digital Nomad Visas

April 21, 2023July 12, 2023

With East Asia reopened for tourism, the COVID-19 travel insanity is well and truly over, and there are going…

Much of South Asia Poised to Follow Sri Lanka into Economic Ruin
Global Economy

Much of South Asia Poised to Follow Sri Lanka into Economic Ruin

July 27, 2022

PICTURED: Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka on April 13, 2022 in front of the Presidential Secretariat. PC: AntanO. CC…

There is an Opportunity this Spring to Go Back in Time
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

There is an Opportunity this Spring to Go Back in Time

December 15, 2020June 30, 2023

I knew when the possible implications of the rapidly spreading coronavirus back in February became clear, that I didn’t…

Several Countries Warn Against Travel To Sri Lanka, But Tourists May Be Exactly What They Need
Travel

Several Countries Warn Against Travel To Sri Lanka, But Tourists May Be Exactly What They Need

May 2, 2019

A series of bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday killed 290 people and wounded more…


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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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EU Citizens Gather 1 Million Signatures for Referendum to Repeal Israel’s European Relations

Andy Corbley April 19, 2026

It’s been reported to be the fastest that any petition to the European Commission has gathered 1 million signatures,…

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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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