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The most expensive vacation destination of 2025 isn’t where you think
The Manual - Oregon
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August 30, 2025
New research from Faye Travel Insurance reveals where Americans are traveling in 2025, and how much they’re spending. While Europe remains the most popular destination overall, the priciest vacations are taking Americans much farther from home....
Spanish Tourist Sparks Fury After Pouring Beer Into Elephant’s Trunk In Kenya
Zee News
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A Spanish tourist has come under fire after posting videos of himself pouring beer into an elephant’s trunk in Kenya, prompting multiple investigations and outrage on social media. In the viral footage he was seen drinking from a beer can which he...
Moving Gold, Moving Economies: The rise of migrant women in Zimbabwe’s mining sector
Independent (Uganda)
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August 30, 2025
Women are transforming the economic landscape of an entire region, bringing energy, skills, organisation – and a sense of future – to a haphazard, dangerous trade. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Faith’s hands are calloused, her nails stained with...
Tourist causes anger on social media after giving elephant beer in Kenya
The New Zealand Herald
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August 30, 2025
“We don’t even allow people to go near the elephants.” The sanctuary, which is home to about 500 elephants, said it treated cases similar to the one posted “extremely seriously” and remained committed to the wellbeing and dignity of its animals....
Ulman, the nomadic cameraman illuminating Harare’s beauty
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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His recent take on the landscape and architecture of Harare central business district (CBD) has impressed many locals and instilled a new sense of wonder and pride. FROM the days of analogue photography, Zimbabweans have been familiar with...
Tourist slammed for popping a beer on safari — and feeding it to an elephant: ‘This should never have happened’
New York Post
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August 29, 2025
Peanuts only, please! A Spanish tourist is under fire after viral footage showed him pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk at a wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. The obnoxious act, reported by the BBC, has been slammed by conservationists as dangerous...
Tourist Sparks Anger After Pouring Beer Into Elephant’s Trunk.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - Several investigations are underway in Kenya after a Spanish man posted videos of himself pouring beer into an elephant’s trunk. The clips caused widespread anger on social media according to a BBC report. In one video, the man...
Hat-trick heroics see Sri Lanka hold off hosts Zimbabwe
FBC News
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August 29, 2025
[Source: Reuters] Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka took a last-over hat-trick to steer the tourists to a dramatic seven-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first One-Day International at the Harare Sports Club. Zimbabwe needed 10 runs off...
Tourist sparks outrage as he pours BEER down elephant's trunk in Safari stunt
The Mirror
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August 29, 2025
A tourist has sparked outrage after a shocking video showing him pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk during a safari in Kenya started circulating online. Footage shows the Spanish man drinking a can of Tusker, a popular Kenyan beer, before...
Madushanka's last-over hat-trick sinks Zimbabwe
Rediff
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IMAGE: Dilshan Madushanka picked up four wickets, including a hat-trick, to guide Sri Lanka to a seven-run win over Zimbabwe. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka took a last-over hat-trick to steer the...
Madushanka’s hat-trick heroics see Sri Lanka hold off hosts Zimbabwe
Channel News Asia
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August 29, 2025
HARARE :Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka took a last-over hat-trick to steer the tourists to a dramatic seven-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first One-Day International at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Zimbabwe needed 10 runs off...
Tourist pours beer Into elephant’s trunk and others block animals on migratory routes in Kenya
IOL
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Wildlife conservationists in Kenya are reeling after a video surfaced of a Spanish tourist pouring beer into the trunk of an elephant at the Ol Jogi Conservancy in Laikipia County. The clip, which has since been deleted, drew widespread...
Why not everyone is profiting from Africa’s luxury tourism boom
El País
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August 29, 2025
Africa is in vogue as a tourist destination, and governments and companies from different countries are looking to ride that wave to attract a booming sector: luxury tourism. In 2024, nearly 74 million people visited the continent — 13.6% more...
Shocking moment idiot tourist feeds an elephant BEER during safari sparking outrage
The U.S. Sun
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August 29, 2025
A TOURIST has been slammed after a shocking video emerged of him feeding an elephant a beer. The man filmed himself drinking from a can of Tusker beer, before pouring the beverage into the trunk of a bull elephant. 3 Footage of a man feeding beer...
Ramaphosa joins Zimbabwe agricultural show as guest of honour
The South African
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August 29, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Harare at the invitation of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Ramaphosa, who touched down on Friday, is attending the official opening of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show as the Guest of Honour and...
Ramaphosa in Harare: More than 120 South African companies doing business in Zimbabwe
IOL
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President Cyril has arrived in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, at the invitation of President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, on a working visit. While in Zimbabwe, Ramaphosa will participate, as the guest of honour, in the official opening of the...
Travel Abroad Aboard the International Film Festival
The Vineyard Gazette - Massachusetts
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The Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival returns next week for its 20th year. The festival takes place from Sept. 2 to 7 at the film center in Vineyard Haven, and will feature more than a dozen features from around the world, as well as...
Air Zimbabwe introduces flights between Harare and Mutare
The News Hawks
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August 28, 2025
National flag carrier Air Zimbabwe is set to introduce flights between Harare and Mutare – which were there during the Rhodesian era – ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel Expo in the Eastern Highlands city next month. In a statement, the...
Trunk and disorderly: Shocking moment tourist feeds elephant BEER during safari in Kenya
Daily Mail
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August 29, 2025
By ADAM POGRUND, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 04:19 EDT, 29 August 2025 | Updated: 04:51 EDT, 29 August 2025 A tourist has sparked fury after he shockingly poured beer down an elephant's trunk during a safari in Kenya. Footage shows a Spanish man...
Tourist pouring beer down jumbo's trunk sparks anger
Star
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The videos posted to Instagram were removed following a backlash from Kenyans in the comments./SCREENGRAB Several investigations have been launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant's trunk -...