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Navigating global uncertainty: What the Israel‑Iran Crisis means and how we can prepare
Business and Financial Times
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July 1, 2025
Our global economic environment feels more precarious as tensions between Israel and Iran build due to threats to close the Strait of Hormuz and unexpected military confrontations. The effects of these developments extend well beyond the Middle...
The Club World Cup: Becoming more competitive and entertaining than expected, By Yusuf Bangura
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
Perhaps, if this tournament turns out to be hugely successful, as I expect it will be, it may be just what African club football needs to get its act together. African club fans may begin to ask an uncomfortable question: “why aren’t we in the...
Tanzania edges toward trade, industry recovery
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
TANZANIA’S trade and industrial sectors are showing strong signs of recovery, driven by improved business conditions and expanding market opportunities across the region and beyond. The exports have steadily increased from 6.38 billion US dollars...
“The Silence,” by Zadie Smith
The New Yorker
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June 30, 2025
A great silence opened up inside her. But that made it sound more dramatic than it was. It happened by degrees, creeping up slyly. And at times, in certain places and situations, it was expected and welcome—on a long walk, or when a person...
Adventure Is Out There
Tallahassee Magazine - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Shane Reynolds is a true Floridian. He was born in Pensacola, raised in Fort Walton, and lives in Destin. As a kid, Reynolds didn’t stray too far from home. “My dad liked to be home, and that was his thing,” he says. “My mom, on the other hand,...
Aviation: BAGASOO expands mandate, introduces $1 passenger safety levy
The Sun Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
West Africa’s aviation safety improves from 40% to 63% From Sola Ojo, Abuja The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) has introduced a $1 passenger safety levy as part of major reforms to enhance...
“Jubilee,” by Jhumpa Lahiri
The New Yorker
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June 30, 2025
And so as the Queen was celebrating a quarter century on the throne and I was eager to face a new decade, my mother, at thirty-eight, was bracing to face the rest of her life as an orphan. Until then, death and distance blurred together, letters...
Dr Kelej drives change
Business Ghana
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Dr. Rasha Kelej drives an impactful change in public health landscape in Africa and beyond by providing 2282 scholarships to doctors from 52 countries The selection for each scholarship will be based on request by First Lady Office, Ministry of...
Every sector is battered, says Sanusi
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Rwanda, Nigeria among 10 African countries with weakest currencies The Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, has lamented the worsening state of Nigeria’s economy, stating that every sector in the country is battered and in decline. Represented...
Borussia Dortmund vs Monterrey Predictions, Picks & Odds for Tuesday's FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16 Match
Covers
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Photo By - Imagn Images. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham in FIFA Club World Cup action. We’ve got more FIFA Club World Cup action on Tuesday with Dortmund and Monterrey meeting in Atlanta. The German side are favorites but they’ve had...
Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Africa is a country
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Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...
Immigration News Today: Trump Officials to End Deportation Protections for Haitian Immigrants
Documented - New York
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June 30, 2025
Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. Washington D.C. U.S. is...
Prashant Kishor slams PM Modi during Siwan visit, says people of Bihar not "going to fall for hoax"
The Economic Times
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June 29, 2025
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) Founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his visit to Siwan, accusing him of ignoring key issues like unemployment and student migration in Bihar. Speaking to the media during his 'Bihar...
Prashant Kishor slams PM Narendra Modi's Siwan visit: ‘Bihar not going to fall for hoax’
Hindustan Times
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June 29, 2025
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) Founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his visit to Siwan, accusing him of ignoring key issues like unemployment and student migration in Bihar. Jan Suraaj is led by Prashant Kishor...
How Tinubu’s foreign policy benefits the common man, By Ademola Oshodi
Premium Times
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June 28, 2025
Presidents Tinubu and Macron in Paris. Some may ask: What is Tinubu’s foreign policy really about? It is about results. Nigerians are seeing cheaper food, more stable currency, safer borders, and new jobs. These diplomatic missions have yielded...
7 Years of Fire and Purpose: ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala’s Unyielding War on Corruption
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Seven years ago, on a day like this, Sierra Leone began writing a bold new chapter in the war against corruption, one inked not in fear or compromise, but in audacity, reform, and relentless pursuit of integrity. That chapter began with the...
Former Trump advisor says US ‘will make Africa great again’
I Witness News
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June 27, 2025
By Kenton X. Chance ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — Jason Miller, a communication strategist and former advisor to President Donald Trump, says that Africa should ally itself with the United States as Washington “will make Africa great again” as...
In conversation | Grandson of Haitian president ousted by CIA breaks family silence in ‘Talk to Me’
Haitian Times
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June 23, 2025
Overview: Rich Benjamin, grandson of ousted Haitian president Daniel Fignolé, unpacks family secrets and U.S. intervention in Haiti in his memoir Talk to Me. The anthropologist explores identity, exile, and the legacy of political trauma across...
In the Garden with Felder: Mowing higher and watering deeper for the summer
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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June 28, 2025
Here it is early summer, and I’m looking to avoid extra garden work in this heat and humidity while going proactive for a better autumn. I will get to ways to reduce our two most demanding chores in a minute. But most of us are preoccupied with...
Russian naval ship 'disguised' itself while passing through English Channel
BBC
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Ned Davies, Joshua Cheetham & Matt MurphyBBC Verify ShareSave A Russian warship disguised itself using a fake ID signal while travelling through the English Channel with two sanctioned oil tankers, a BBC Verify investigation has found. The Boikiy...