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TV tonight: our highlights for Friday, July 11, including Dexter: Resurrection
What to Watch
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July 10, 2025
Here's our TV tonight picks for Friday, July 11 (for more information about what's on TV, see our TV Guide)... Dexter: Resurrection, Paramount Plus He rises! After being shot by son Harrison (Jack Alcott) in spin-off Dexter: New Blood, fans...
Media reports more African nations facing US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to broaden its controversial visa restrictions to include citizens from 36 more countries—25 of which are in Africa—according to an internal State Department memo cited by The Washington Post over...
Sylvia Bongo relatives arrested in Gabon anti-drug operation
The Standard
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Gabon's President Ali Bongo looks on during the One Forest Summit at the Presidential Palace in Libreville on March 2, 2023. AFPCaption Three relatives of deposed first lady of Gabon Sylvia Bongo have been arrested in an anti-drug operation in the...
Kandinsky art to Roman jewels: Inside Louvre Abu Dhabi's newcomers
The National News
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Every summer, changes take place at Louvre Abu Dhabi without fanfare. There are no big banners or special announcements, yet the permanent galleries undergo a subtle shift. New loans and acquisitions are peppered throughout – not to disrupt the...
Filipino reggae artist Elias J TV to hold first U.S. tour in September
Manila Standard
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July 4, 2025
Filipino reggae artist Elias J TV will launch his first U.S. tour in September, with stops in Hawaii, California, and Texas. The tour will open in Waikoloa and Maui, followed by shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Redwood City, San Diego, and...
What Abidjan’s SICA Market Said About the Future for African Film, TV
Variety
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July 4, 2025
The third edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) wrapped last week, bringing together creators, government officials, and industry stakeholders from across the continent and beyond for a content market that blended...
Filipino reggae singer Elias J TV to launch first US tour in September
The Manila Times
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July 2, 2025
Filipino reggae singer Elias Gabonada Lintucan Jr., known professionally as Elias J TV, will launch his first US tour this September, spotlighting reggae across Filipino-American communities and music fans nationwide. The tour, which has been...
‘The Gringo Hunters’ Recap: Who Killed Terry And Why?
Digital Mafia Talkies
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July 11, 2025
Netflix’s The Gringo Hunters was a tedious watch, and I won’t deny that the inclusion of so many subplots, that were absolutely not needed, did make me a bit irritated. The narrative had potential, but the screenplay was just not able to do...
Olympique Marseille in active talks to bring back Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Business Upturn
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July 11, 2025
Olympique Marseille are in conversation with Aubameyang’s camp over a potential deal to bring back the striker to the club. Marseille is intrigued by the prospect of having the striker back to the club. The club are in active talks with player and...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
On July 9, United States President Donald Trump opened a three-day mini summit at the White House with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal – by subjecting his distinguished guests to a carefully staged public...
Here’s everything new Apple TV+ has coming in July
9to5Mac
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June 25, 2025
Apple TV+ had a strong first half of the year, and in July two popular returning series aim to continue that streak with new seasons. The biggest highlight is Foundation season 3, the latest chapter in Apple’s big-budget sci-fi epic. But new...
It’ll be difficult for us to accept Venezuelan prisoners, Nigeria tells Trump, U.S.
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria pushed back on accepting Venezuelans deported from the United States on Thursday, as US media reported President Donald Trump was urging African countries to take in deportees from around the world. Deporting people to third countries has...
Nine of the best TV shows to watch this July
BBC
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ShareSave (Credit: Ana Blumenkron/ Netflix)From Lena Dunham's new Netflix rom-com, set in London, to the return of Michael C Hall's murderous Dexter and a stunning new wildlife series. (Credit: Greg Gayne/ Amazon Prime Video)1. Ballard...
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Capital FM Kenya
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria’s foreign minister says the country will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the US, following visa curbs and threats of tariff hikes. Yusuf Tuggar told privately-owned Channels TV that...
Nigeria rejects US push to accept Venezuelan deportees
Modern Ghana
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Nigeria has pushed back on accepting Venezuelans deported from the United States, after US media reported President Donald Trump was urging African countries to take in deportees from around the world. Deporting people to third countries has been...
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Retires Early, Calls It “a Personal Choice,” Denies U.S. Pressure on Deportees
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Mark Toner, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, retires early citing “a personal choice” Toner also denies U.S. news media that the reason for President Trump’s meeting with President Boakai and four African leaders was to pressure them to take third...
World Cup Power Rankings: USMNT outside top 20
CBS Sports - Florida
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With the Gold Cup done and dusted, the 2024-25 international cycle is done and dusted. A year from now we will be in the teeth of the 2026 World Cup knockout stages, so what better time to assess who figures to be in the mix in 365 days time? Ten...
FIFA once again deals with New World TV for World Cup and WWC rights
Sportcal
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June 19, 2025
New World TV (NWTV), the Togo-based satellite television network operating across sub-Saharan Africa, has snapped up rights to soccer's next two FIFA World Cups – one men's edition and one women's. Both the men's 2026 World Cup (to be held across...
Roberto De Zerbi greenlights potential Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang return to Marseille
Get French Football News
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July 10, 2025
4Olympique de Marseille are exploring the possibility of bringing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (36) back to the club this summer – with the approval of head coach Roberto De Zerbi, according to L’Équipe. A year after his departure for Saudi Pro...