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Police arrest 11 people linked to Balkan cocaine ring, including suspected member of ‘Pink Panthers’ jewelry heist gang Blogging Sole

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Balkan police have arrested 11 suspected members of a criminal syndicate responsible for trafficking cocaine from South America to Europe, Croatia said on Wednesday, in its latest move to crack down on traffickers. Among those arrested was a suspect also wanted for his alleged membership of the famous “Pink Panthers“Jewelry robbery gang. The arrests took … Read more

Egypt tour boat sinks during Red Sea diving trip, leaving 16 people missing Blogging Sole

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Egyptian authorities said Monday they had rescued 28 people from a tourist boat that sank off the coast of the Red Sea, but that a search operation was still underway to find 16 others missing. Egypt’s Red Sea governorate initially reported that 17 people were missing, but later revised that figure to 16. The luxury … Read more

More tourists die after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos and several people are arrested Blogging Sole

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Vang Vieng, Laos — Second Australian teenager fell seriously ill after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos died in a Bangkok hospital, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, 19, was in critical condition and on life support following her poisoning in Laos more … Read more

NGO offers foreign scholarships to transgender people Blogging Sole

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NGO offers foreign scholarships to transgender people Blogging Sole

LAHORE: With educational opportunities scarce for gender minorities in Pakistan, a local NGO has stepped in to create an international platform for the development of the country’s transgender people. The Gender Guardian (TGG), a non-governmental organization working on the training and education of transgender people in Pakistan, has partnered with various foreign NGOs to enable … Read more