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Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal
MTV Lebanon
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he deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, a regional climate monitoring body said...
Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa
CADTM
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base –...
Iraq Launches Najaf Refinery Expansion Project
Iraq Business News
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July 9, 2025
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the Najaf [Al-Ashraf] refinery, a strategic project that will increase refining capacity by 70,000 barrels per day. The ceremony, held on...
She fought for the girl that the world left behind: the inheritance of the UN of Natalia Kanem
The European Times
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July 10, 2025
She returns, again and again, to one image: that of a ten -year -old girl – standing on the verge of adolescence, her uncertain future and her rights still in doubt. “Will she be able to stay in school, finish her studies and make her way around...
Israel Kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 9, 2025
A surge in deadly violence has gripped the quiet northern town of al-Dabbah, exposing the growing threat posed by the rampant spread of weapons across Sudan in the absence of effective state control. At least eight people were killed over just two...
UN’s food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts
Associated Press
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July 11, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The World Food Programme said Friday it is suspending food and nutritional assistance across crisis-hit West and Central African countries as a result of U.S. aid cuts, which are grinding the organization’s operations to a...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to...
“ Cooperation is the greatest innovation in humanity ”, declares the UN chief at the Brics summit
The European Times
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July 9, 2025
Speaking during the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he underlined the human impact of environmental devastation and climate change. And as environmental disasters are increasing, sustainable development objectives are also left...
Good Ol’ Boy Racism Chokes Out History and Health
ecoRI News - Rhode Island
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July 4, 2025
Today we celebrate the birth of a nation built by slaves on stolen land. Two and a half centuries later, the United States of America still treats people inhumanely because of their skin color, sexual orientation, gender, or religion. It’s 2025,...
Coming together to express horror in Gaza
The Age
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July 9, 2025
The risks of AI Danielle Wood nominates the increased usage of AI as her No.1 discussion point for the upcoming productivity roundtable. She acknowledges there are risks that require increased regulation. While the focus of the roundtable is to...
Pretoria urges G20 to acknowledge unjust exploitation of Africa’s mineral wealth
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has called on the G20 to champion a fairer global system that stops exploitative extraction of Africa’s mineral resources. Speaking at the G20 Sherpa...
In the wake of Kerrville, how so-called Christian Mike Johnson is leading a satanic cycle of suffering
The Advocate
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July 8, 2025
I like to try to abide by Pope Francis’s timeless credo “Who am I to judge?” However, in the case of House Speaker Mike Johnson, I make an exception. The self‑professed “Christian” has repeatedly judged me, as a gay man, and my community, so I...
Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The group says that led to children being held in “cage-like detention facilities or shipped off to untold destinations.” In Springfield, there are more than 1,200 American-born children of Haitian immigrants younger than 4, according to the Clark...
Suspicions surround international legal trade in Galápagos iguanas
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
The mega-diverse Galápagos archipelago is home to more than 9,000 species, most of them endemic, including four species of threatened iguanas. A new study has uncovered how traffickers obtain valid CITES permits for trafficked animals — Galápagos...
Letters: Supreme Court upholds Trump’s inhumane policies
The Mercury News - California
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July 8, 2025
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Court decision upholds inhumane policies I’m stunned by the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to allow our country to send immigrants to foreign countries such as...
In the eye of the storm
International Politics and Society
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July 10, 2025
The Middle East is once again confronted with a geopolitical test. While the world watches the dangerous power struggle between Iran and Israel, a country that lies geographically, historically and politically between the fronts must ask itself a...
General aviation gains stable rates with underwriting surplus: WTW
Insurance Asia
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July 11, 2025
Around $100m in premiums are typically placed around 1 July. The general aviation (GA) insurance market remains stable and competitive, supported by excess underwriting capacity and strong loss histories, according to a report by WTW. Unlike the...
Minister Lamola urges G20 to end exploitation of Africa’s mineral wealth
IOL
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has called for a fairer, more equitable global order and an end to exploitative resource extraction practices that disadvantage Africa, stating that the G20 must drive...
Despite RFK Jr’s hesitancy the HHS is quietly looking at developing two new vaccines
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Binance launches world’s first Shariah-compliant multi-token staking
Khaleej Times
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Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has launched Sharia Earn in the UAE, the first multi-token staking service that meets the principles of Islamic finance, opening new doors for halal...