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Visa-free agreement by Cuba and Pakistan

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A visa-free agreement has been signed by Cuba and Pakistan to facilitate the travel of officials of the two countries. Interior Secretary Azam Suleman and...
cybercrime

UK passport for only £2.30 a ‘serious threat’

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An investigation has revealed that criminals are selling resources to create a British passport for just £2.30, as UK cybercrime communities continue to thrive. The...
Ghana

Ghanaians don’t need visas for these six countries

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Passport holders from Ghana with an ordinary or diplomatic passport will no longer require a visa for the following six countries: India Iran Colombia ...
Fiji

National ID Card for all Fijians

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Fiji is about to roll out National Identification Cards for all its citizens. Fiji’s Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the ID card will be...

New York’s free ID programme offers new benefits

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New York City’s free identification card programme – IDNYC – will offer new benefits to the city’s 1.3 million cardholders starting next year. New York...

German visas sold to Lebanese clan

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German authorities are on the hunt for an embassy worker who allegedly sold visa documents to members of a Lebanese clan. German newspaper Bild am...

One hundred Francs Suisse banknote

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General information: Country : Switzerland Denomination: CHF 100 (franc) Dimensions: 144 x 70mm Material: composite substrate Date of issue: 12 September 2019 Issuing bank: Schweizerische Nationalbank   Remarks: The recently launched CHF 100...

‘VIP packages’ for illegal migrants

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For a hefty amount of money, Vietnamese migrants can sign up for the so-called "VIP package" to the United Kingdom. $50,000 will (illegally) get you...

Samoa’s Pacific Games banknote

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General information: Country : Samoa Denomination: WST 10 (tala) Dimensions: 140 x 72mm Material: polymer Date of issue: June 2019 Issuing bank: Central Bank of Samoa   Remarks: Issued to commemorate the 25th...

Moldova’s identity card

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The Moldova's identity card went into circulation 14 May 2019.  General information: Issuing authority: Moldova Type: identity card Dimensions: 86 x 54 mm Material datapage: polycarbonate Printing technology: laser...

Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]

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Update: Just a month after Kenya launched the rollout its new digital identity pilot program, the country’s High Court has ordered the process be...

The UAE Introduces a New 500-Dirham Polymer Banknote

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The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a new AED 500 (500-Dirham) banknote made of polymer. The announcement came...

Biometric Technologies of the Future: Earlobe Recognition

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Expert author Ravi Das has, in previous articles, described DNA recognition and Gait recognition as physical biometric technologies of the future. Here, he presents...

Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote

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On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...

Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs

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The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month. Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...