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EU Praises Fishmongers, CMAs at Project Closing Ceremony
Liberian Observer
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The European Union (EU) lauded Liberia’s fishmongers and Collaborative Management Associations (CMAs) as pillars of progress during the close-out of the Communities for Fisheries project—a landmark initiative implemented by the Environmental...
Today-History-Jul02
Cochrane Eagle
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July 2, 2025
Today in History for July 2: In 311, Miltiades was elected the 32nd pope of the Catholic Church. During his pontificate, Christianity was finally tolerated by Rome, following the Emperor Constantine's conversion to the Christian faith. Today in...
Khaman Maluach a 'testament' to African basketball as top-10 NBA draft pick
ESPN U.S.
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June 26, 2025
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – As Duke center Khaman Maluach stepped his 7-foot-2 frame on the 2025 NBA draft stage to shake commissioner Adam Silver’s hand, tears of joy rolled down his face as he thought back to his stunning journey from Africa. “I just had...
Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin
Newsday - New York
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BOGOTA, Colombia — Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin. The crackdown, coordinated by the United Arab Emirates, has...
Violence And Herding In The Central African Republic: Time To Act
The Nigerian Voice
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What’s new? Ten years of crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) have fostered new dynamics in the livestock sector, exacerbating conflict between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers. The government, which has treated transhumance primarily...
Trump vents online about service provider after conference call marred by glitch (Business)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 30, 2025
Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press - Jun 30, 2025 / 4:39 pm | Story: 559191 Photo: The Canadian Press President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he meets with Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, and Rwanda's...
MAGA Has A Kink For ‘Daddy Trump’ — And Therapists Say It Makes Perfect Sense
HuffPost
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July 1, 2025
Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images President Donald Trump is rebranding himself as "daddy." No longer content with his five adult children, President Donald Trump is now desperate to be America’s “daddy.” Last week, the secretary general of NATO,...
What’s Left of the UN
The Dial
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July 8, 2025
A recurring idea appears to be the merging of things, be it operational departments or entire agencies. One scenario mentioned in the memo suggests the merging of the department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs with the Peacekeeping...
Peace, According to Empire: How the Nobel Prize Became a Tool of Geopolitics
Pressenza
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July 9, 2025
In July 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a letter of nomination for U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the world we imagined decades ago—where the Nobel Peace Prize once evoked memories of Martin...
Africa's Forgotten Fishes: One in four freshwater fish species in Africa threatened with extinction
WWF International
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Posted on July, 10 2025 Over 3,200 freshwater fish species have been recorded in Africa, with 28 new freshwater fish species described in 2024 alone. Africa has the world's highest per capita catch of freshwater fish: 2.56 kg per person per year,...
Trump's Gold Card: 50% Applications May Come From Middle East Millionaires, Says Expert
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) There is“significant interest” from Middle Eastern millionaires in the US President Donald Trump's newly announced Gold Card residency programm , according to Armand Arton, CEO of leading immigration investment firm Arton...
Functional amyloid proteins confer defence against predatory bacteria
Nature
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Sockett, R. E. Predatory lifestyle of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 63, 523–539 (2009). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Lai, T. F., Ford, R. M. & Huwiler, S. G. Advances in cellular and molecular predatory biology of...
Will Trump's travel bans, student visa crackdowns hit home in Brevard?
Florida Today
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New restrictions on student visas and an expanded travel ban are impacting international students' ability to study in the U.S. Florida Tech is working to support its international students by advising them to keep their paperwork accessible and...
Texas Governor Abbott Signs New Law Mandating Display of 10 Commandments in Every Classroom
TFPP Wire
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June 28, 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a new law requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The move has stirred legal backlash, setting the stage for a court battle over religious expression in public schools....
'I deserve it!': Trump's obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize - and Netanyahu's 'PR stunt'
Ynet
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July 8, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu really wants to help the man currently living in the White House in Washington DC to achieve what appears to be one of his most important goals, and he is not alone. Many around the world, even during President...
Iranian Ayatollah Issues ‘Fatwah’ Calling For All Muslims To Seek Vengeance On US, Israel
TFPP Wire
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June 30, 2025
A powerful Iranian cleric has issued a new fatwah calling for global Muslim action against perceived enemies of Islam, naming threats to Iran’s leadership as enemies of God. The statement appears to be a veiled warning to the United States and...
A love letter to Durban and all its flaws
IOL
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Prolific author, Elana Bregin, is launching a new novel, Station Life Repair, which focuses on the intersection of lives and events, choices and circumstances of a series of characters living and working in Durban. Bregin will be in conversation...
‘Not something to celebrate’: As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN survive？
The Sentinel Colorado
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July 9, 2025
UNITED NATIONS | The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate. Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news...
Humza Yousaf's boast that NHS Scotland will treat Gaza injured was rubbished within a DAY by Scottish Government
Scottish Daily Express
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July 1, 2025
Humza Yousaf's boast that NHS Scotland was ready to treat injured Gazans was rejected TWICE by his own Scottish Government. The former First Minister used his only SNP Conference speech as leader to claim that "our hospitals will treat the injured...
Inside the Globe’s new Best of the Best list
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Confession: I’m pretty bad at shopping for clothes. I have little sense of style (something dedicated Starting Point readers might remember from getting a glimpse inside my...