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First female IOC president starts work with challenges for LA '28
Newsday - New York
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GENEVA — The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago. Take Los Angeles, host of the next...
Philippines names squad for Asian Youth Games
Gulf Daily News Online
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A SUBSTANTIAL delegation of around 200 athletes will be flying the flag of the Philippines in the third Asian Youth Games 2025, taking place in Bahrain later this year. This was revealed by Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) president Ramon...
Olympic president Kirsty Coventry starts work with strong IOC, challenges for Los Angeles
KRCG - Missouri
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GENEVA (AP) — The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee's first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago. Take Los Angeles, host of the...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:40 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Cal Raleigh breaks Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher before All-Star break CHICAGO (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s 1970 record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 5:46 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Cal Raleigh breaks Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher before All-Star break CHICAGO (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s 1970 record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:16 p.m. EDT
Lancaster Online - Pennsylvania
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June 20, 2025
Cal Raleigh breaks Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher before All-Star break CHICAGO (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s 1970 record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading...
Nuggets from AfDB’s 2025 annual meetings, by Femi Adesina
Eagle Online
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June 23, 2025
For five days (May 26-30), over 5,000 delegates and participants from 81 countries gathered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The venue was the Sofitel Hotel in that country’s commercial...
Politicians, Academics, Actress: Meet the 15 nominees for ambassadorial roles
GhanaWeb
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June 23, 2025
Exercising his executive powers, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated fifteen individuals to serve as Ambassadors, Consular-Generals, and High Commissioners in his first batch of diplomatic appointments. In a formal letter dated June 10,...
The Implications for Global Governance of China and Russia’s Post-2022 Alignment
CEPA
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June 23, 2025
Executive Summary The political alignment of China and Russia is best defined as a friendship rather than a classical alliance. While they are committed to coordinating and supporting each other, the relationship does not entail the strict...
Sports News | Olympic President Kirsty Coventry Starts Work with Strong IOC and Challenges for Los Angeles Games
Latestly
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June 21, 2025
Geneva, Jun 21 (AP) The world Kirsty Coventry walks into as the International Olympic Committee's first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago. Take Los Angeles, host of the next...
Turkish intelligence knew of ISIS safe houses before Reina attack, yet took no action
Nordic Monitor
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June 17, 2025
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish intelligence was aware of ISIS safe houses in Turkey harboring terrorists, including 42-year-old Abdulkadir Masharipov (aka Abu Mohammed al-Horasani), who carried out the 2017 Reina nightclub attack in Istanbul...
Unapproved Visa Applications To Europe Costs Africans Nearly $70 Million In 2024
Travel Noire
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June 23, 2025
In 2024, Africans across the continent reportedly spent nearly $70 million on denied visa applications to European destinations. For those 12 and older, the standard Schengen visa application fee is €90 ($103.72) per person. The LAGO Collective is...
African Teams Have Been Impressive At 2025 Club World Cup –Nigerian Football Administrator
Complete Sports
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June 23, 2025
A Nigerian football administrator and Tripple 44 Academy founder, Samuel Olatunji-Okuku, has hailed the performance of Africa’s four representatives at this year’s FIFA Club World Cup in the United States of America. The quartet of Al Ahly, Wydad...
Olympic president Kirsty Coventry starts work with strong IOC and challenges for Los Angeles Games
KSAT - Texas
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June 21, 2025
GENEVA – The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago. Take Los Angeles, host of the next...
Sparring with death behind the clouds
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 21, 2025
Aerophobia or aviophobia is a (specific) mental disorder afflicting the fearful who may experience significant anxiety and even panic attacks when faced with the prospect of flying or once they are airborne. Research has shown that aerophobiacs...
Viewpoint: Public toilet concerns over new Maidenhead development
Windsor Express
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June 22, 2025
Toilets in Nicholsons Centre are well used I strongly support Andrew Ingram’s call (Viewpoint, June 13) for public toilets to be provided as part of the town centre redevelopment. The current ones in the Nicholsons Centre are well used and not...
HEADLINES 6/23: US attacks Iran to local Chick-Fil-A for kids
Knox TN Today - Tennessee
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June 23, 2025
HEADLINES from around the world, nation, state and area. Readers should engage critically with the headlines by querying the search engine of choice (ex: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo) to discover the truth behind the headlines, seeking reliable...
Festival Beverly Hills Returns on July 20
Beverly Hills Courier - California
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June 21, 2025
The third annual Festival Beverly Hills returns to Beverly Gardens Park on July 20, from noon to 6 p.m. The day of music, dance, interactive workshops, and culinary delights will showcase diverse cultures from around the world. The festival is a...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – Okonjo-Iweala
New Mail
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June 21, 2025
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally to unlock the subregion’s $500 billion economic potential and secure...
Nigeria Secure Historic Double As First African Flag Football Champions
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAIRO, Egypt, June 22, 2025/APO Group/ -- Nigeria's women's and men's teams have been crowned the inaugural IFAF African Flag Football champions as the sport marked a major milestone on its journey to a first...