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Trump hosts five African leaders as tariffs, aid cuts bite
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump meets with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday as the U.S. leader ramps up a trade war that threatens developing nations that depend on trade with the world's largest economy. Trump is...
History comes alive at Garst Museum: Annie Oakley, pioneer life and more
Journal News - Ohio
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A visit to The Garst Museum in Greenville was on this year’s schedule. The National Annie Oakley Center, part of the museum, features exhibits dedicated to the famous Ohioan’s personal and professional life. “We knew a little about Annie Oakley...
What Trump’s Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump’s 50 percent tariffs. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests — 9:55 p.m. By the Associated Press Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of...
The Latest: Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump's 50% tariffs
Newsday - New York
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country’s economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to...
Trump hosts West African leaders as the region reels from sweeping US aid cuts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The White House said “this discussion and lunch dialogue with African heads of state was arranged because President Trump believes that African countries offer incredible commercial opportunities which benefit both the American people and our...
‘There is no issue with ECOWAS Protocols, but lack of implementation by member states’
Business Day
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July 6, 2025
Tony Elumelu is a Nigerian diplomat and director of private sector at ECOWAS Commission. In June, the diplomat, who has worked in many countries in the region, represented the commission, for the first time, at Accra Weizo, a travel expo, where he...
The Gambia 2026: A nation’s reckoning, a Republic reborn (Part 2)
The Standard Gambia
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Lamin K Janneh V. Institutional collapse: governance as ritual, not reality Institutions in The Gambia have become sacred in name but hollow in function. Public service is no longer a mission; it is a mechanism for resource...
Algeria Deepens Trade Ties With Other African Countries As It Gears Up For Africa's Biggest Marketplace
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Algeria is working towards increasing its share of trade with other African countries by tapping into opportunities created by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a keynote address during the Algeria...
Veronic Aisha Malack: The Gambian Trailblazer Redefining Women’s Football
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh In the sun-drenched streets of Abuko, The Gambia, a young Veronic Aisha Malack chased a football with a defiance that would define her life. Surrounded by brothers and sisters, she kicked up dust on...
Presidents of five African nations to meet with Trump at White House
The Standard
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump (centre), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP] US President Donald Trump will welcome five African...
The Best Action on SuperSport this week
Modern Ghana
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SuperSport on DStv and GOtv presents another amazing week of sporting action from around the world, headlined by the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, Wimbledon, the Tour de France, LIV Golf in Spain, the speed demons of MotoGP, and so much more!...
Singer Akon’s plans for $6,000,000,000 futuristic ‘Wakanda’ city ditched
Metro
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July 4, 2025
The city has been compared to the fictional country of Wakanda, from Marvel’s Black Panther (Picture: Hussein Bakri/BAD Consultant/Semer Group) Singer Akon’s plans for a $6 billion city in Senegal have been abandoned in favour of something more...
From Black Eden to Migrant Prison: ICE’s second largest detention center nationwide opens 80 minutes from Leelanau County
Glen Arbor Sun - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
More than 200 people rallied in Grand Rapids on April 17, to protest the opening of GEO Group’s for-profit ICE detention center in Baldwin. Photo by José Guadalupe Jiménez Jr By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor In These Times originally published a...
Mauritania’s president to attend Trump’s Africa mini-summit with Sahara diplomacy in view
Hespress
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July 6, 2025
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani will travel to Washington next Tuesday to take part in a mini-summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 at the White House. The meeting will bring together leaders from...
Scoot adds routes in Southeast Asia
Asian Aviation
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July 8, 2025
Singapore Airlines’ low-cost carrier Scoot announced the launch of new flight services to Da Nang and Nha Trang in Vietnam, and Kota Bharu in Malaysia. These flights will commence progressively between October and November 2025. Subject to...
City and Porto strike Sainz agreement as Metz winger eyed
Pink Un
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After weeks of talks and negotiations, there has been a breakthrough for the 24-year-old, with a £14.25m package being agreed by the two clubs. That figure includes add-ons with Norwich holding a sell-on clause in the agreement. Sainz is now...
When Arsenal can complete Noni Madueke transfer with clear Chelsea timeline revealed
Football London
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July 8, 2025
Noni Madueke's 2024/25 season is already the longest of his professional career. It is 52 games and counting in all competitions for club and country. With at least one more to come, maybe two, he will be due a rest at the end. Madueke missed a...
The Nubian Vault: Reviving Ancient Techniques for Modern Solutions
ArchDaily
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July 8, 2025
Colorful houses in Aswan showing vault construction. Image © Public Domain Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1031878/the-nubian-vault-reviving-ancient-techniques-for-modern-solutions The colorful...