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Rovos Rail Pride of Africa: £1k-a-ticket train that is one of the world’s most luxurious | World | News

Rovos Rail Pride of Africa: £1k-a-ticket train that is one of the world’s most luxurious | World | News

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One of the most luxurious train journeys in the world will cost you over £700 per person. The Rovos Rail Pride of Africa is a luxury railway journey that explores the south of Africa through train safaris. Established in 1989, Rovos Rail has earned an international reputation for world-class travel experiences, combining magnificent scenery with the glamour of the golden age of travel. Journeys on the train can last anywhere between 48 hours and 15 nights, linking some of the continent’s greatest destinations. Many of the available journeys include trips between Angola, Tanzania and South Africa which include visits to Cape Town, Victoria Falls, copper and diamond mines, safari parks, savannahs and more. It aims to give passengers the “opportunity to view the continent’s diverse wildlife and landscapes” with the chance to see elephants, antelope, cheetahs, canyons, vineyards and waterfalls.  The wood-panelled trains can carry up to 72 passengers in 36 suites and are also available for charter, while the Events Train caters for up to 250 guests and is suitable for daytime journeys.  Each …

It’s all the media’s fault

It’s all the media’s fault

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Well, we finally know who to blame. President Joe Biden unexpectedly (for the White House press pool, at least) showed up on the Howard Stern Sirius XM radio show Friday. It was a mutual love fest that surprisingly provided some insight — but you had to be a subscriber to listen. Stern, who dressed up in a suit a little too small for his expanding girth (according to him) fawned over Biden for a bit before asking him a few noteworthy questions. Biden confirmed he’d be willing to debate Donald Trump. That was the big news. But at one point the president turned the tables and asked Stern in essence, why does the media suck today? Stern blamed social media and Bident said he “hasn’t figured it out yet,” but that the “free press isn’t speaking up as much as it used to.”  “Everyone is scared,” Stern argued. Biden agreed. Excuse me? As Samuel L. Jackson said in “Pulp Fiction”: “Allow me to retort.”   Yes, the press sucks. If you need to understand how …

Young Latinos who could decide the 2024 race are disillusioned by the candidates

Young Latinos who could decide the 2024 race are disillusioned by the candidates

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TEMPE, Ariz. — Young Latino voters in key swing states have the numbers to potentially sway the 2024 presidential election. But interviews with nearly two dozen young Latino students on college campuses in battleground states revealed many are currently unmotivated to back a candidate or even cast a ballot. The students in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia spoke passionately about Israel’s war in Gaza, the rising cost of living, immigration and abortion. Almost everyone interviewed said TikTok is where they get most of their news. Amid the palm trees at Arizona State University, senior Darien Guerrero, 22, said he leans Republican. What he cares about most is the “great threat of climate change.” But voting in November wasn’t high on his to-do list. Climate change “is a problem that is bigger than us, bigger than the elections, the parties or anything. This is a human civilization problem,” said Guerrero, a biology major. He added that those in power often seem to be in the way of his generation’s efforts to fix the issue. In the western …

The climate crisis is a sexual health and reproductive rights emergency

The climate crisis is a sexual health and reproductive rights emergency

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In the wake of Earth Day, West Africa is facing a historic and deadly heatwave, last month was the tenth hottest month in a row in the U.S., and Americans and people across the globe are already bracing for what scientists are predicting will be yet another record-breaking summer with more extreme heat and weather events in store. Those of us paying attention know it to be true: the climate crisis is here. Climate change is perhaps the defining crisis of our time and our rapidly changing climate will undoubtedly affect every aspect of human life – including people’s sexual and reproductive health. Women and girls disproportionately bear the brunt of climate-related events and environmental stress – women comprise 20 million of the 26 million people estimated to have been displaced already by climate change. As the climate crisis ravages our world, many have ignored the detrimental impact it has on women’s lives, their access to health care and their agency to create the families and futures of their choosing. But we can no longer …

As rumors swirl about her successor, UK ambassador to US plans to stay as long as she can – POLITICO

As rumors swirl about her successor, UK ambassador to US plans to stay as long as she can – POLITICO

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The stand-off has led to speculation that Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, might even ask for the appointment process to be rerun if he becomes Britain’s next leader. Asked if the handover was turning out to be unusually eventful, Pierce on Thursday deployed a wry guillotine. “The Foreign Office is very boring about two things and two things only,” she said. “One is that it does not reveal the contents of diplomatic conversations, and we don’t comment on future appointments.” But she paid tribute to congressional leaders for supporting the passage of $61 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine. The package, which was part of a wider raft of support for Israel and Taiwan, was signed by Biden this week. “The central message, which is going to give Ukraine a huge psychological boost,” Pierce said, “is that America is behind her, and Congress is behind her, and our will to support Ukraine is undimmed.” “So, I salute the congressional leadership in the House and in the Senate on both sides … and it’s a collective …

Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle’s American Riviera faces woes after CEO search disaster | Royal | News

Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle’s American Riviera faces woes after CEO search disaster | Royal | News

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Meghan Markle has failed to find a CEO to head her brand, American Riviera Orchard – despite having several candidates interview for the position. The 42-year-old, who stepped down as as senior working royal in 2020, launched her new cooking and lifestyle business in March. Speaking of the hire search, which is said to have started five weeks ago, a California-based source said: “The initial CEO search has not panned out so far.” In an interesting development, Meghan is reportedly said to be in talks with Netflix to help enter a commercial partnership with American Riviera Orchard. The source added: “This is something new for Netflix. It would run the lifestyle business with Meghan, developing products as spin-offs from the show. “If a partnership is agreed, it’s likely that Netflix would install its own CEO to run operations.” According to MailOnline, Meghan’s brand will “focus on home, garden, food and lifestyle wares” and will be “highly lucrative”. PLEASE FIND THE LATEST ROYAL UPDATES BELOW. Source link

Oil refinery in Russia region damaged in Ukraine drone attack: Authorities

Oil refinery in Russia region damaged in Ukraine drone attack: Authorities

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Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region was damaged in a Ukraine drone attack, local authorities said on Saturday. There were a total of nine attacks on the tank farm and distillation column, Roman Siniagovskyi, head of the Slavyansk administrative district, said on Telegram. “The tank farm was not damaged due to the organized protection system. The distillation column was. The fire was eliminated by joint efforts of responsible services,” Siniagovskyi said. A fire broke out in small area at the refinery, local emergency services said, and was later extinguished. Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday its air defense units had intercepted and destroyed 66 Ukrainian drones over the territory of the Krasnodar region, and two more over the Crimean peninsula. Source link

Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race

Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race

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The West Midlands has been described as an electoral “bellwether” by experts. (Alamy) 8 min read21 min Conservative nerves are on a knife-edge ahead of the local elections this week, and those still hoping their party might have a fighting chance of avoiding obliteration at the next general election will be paying particularly close attention to the West Midlands. Polling data has indicated a narrow race for the West Midlands mayoralty between Conservative incumbent Andy Street and Labour’s candidate Richard Parker. Electoral experts predict that the winner will be a “bellwether” for how the demographically diverse region could swing at the general election. A loss of Street in the Midlands or Teeside’s Tory mayor Ben Houchen in the North East when voters go to the polls this Thursday is also widely considered to be the next possible touch-point for a fresh combustion of the volatile parliamentary Conservative party.  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must call a general election before the end of this year, and a chaotic few years for his party has translated into near-certainty that …

Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of misdemeanor in death of man who called for help

Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of misdemeanor in death of man who called for help

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DENVER — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian Glass, which drew national attention and prompted calls for police reform focused on crisis intervention. But jurors could not reach a verdict on those charges and only found him guilty of reckless endangerment, which is typically punished by a maximum four months in jail, The Denver Post reported. A second-degree murder conviction would have carried a sentence of years in prison. Prosecutors alleged that Buen needlessly escalated a standoff with Glass, who exhibited signs of a mental health crisis. But the defense said Buen shot Glass to protect a fellow officer, which made the shooting legally justified. A second officer indicted in Glass’ death previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Six other officers have been charged with failing to intervene. District Attorney Heidi …

Royal Family member you never see who is way richer than Kate, Camilla and Andrew combined | Royal | News

Royal Family member you never see who is way richer than Kate, Camilla and Andrew combined | Royal | News

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One Royal Family member who is hardly ever seen by the public is one of the richest, being worth more than Princess Kate, Prince Andrew and Queen Camilla. David Armstrong-Jones, the 2nd Earl of Snowdon, is thought to be worth up to £30m dwarfing the £8m worth of Princess Kate and the £4m value of Camilla and Andrew. The former Viscount Linley has previously said he is driven by money and used to run a successful high-end carpentry business for years until he finally downed tools in 2022. The earl is the son of the late Princess Margaret and inherited most of his fortune from her and the proceeds from the 2006 sale of her valuables. He has also dabbled in the restaurant industry with his friend and second cousin Patrick Lichfield and was also chairman of Christie’s auction house. But despite the earl’s large fortune, he is not the richest royal, with Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William and King Charles III all worth more. The King is the richest …