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What to expect from BRICS summit in Brazil: A preview of priorities
The upcoming summit of BRICS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, scheduled to be held under the theme of "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance" on July 6 to 7, 2025, is set to mark a historic milestone. It...

William Langewiesche, pilot and acclaimed journalist
In the spring of 1991, a thick envelope arrived at the offices of The Atlantic Monthly magazine in Boston’s Little Italy, landing in a pile with all the other unsolicited mail. Inside was a cover letter with six words typed on white plain paper:...

Daily World Briefing, July 7
China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of...

Tech-Neutral Licensing Still Lags: Limited Arab Countries Examined Fully Embrace Open ISP Frameworks
(MENAFN- Arab Advisors Group) Arab Advisors Group has published a detailed analytical report entitled ISP Licensing Regimes in Seven Arab Countries: Comparative Regulatory Insights. This study examines and benchmarks the licensing frameworks that...

Kenya silences Uganda on first day of 2025 Rugby Africa Cup
Kenya sealed a nerve-wrecking 32-24 win to claim the bragging rights yet again over rivals Uganda as the Simbas booked a semi-final place against Zimbabwe in day one of the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup on Tuesday, July 8. Kenya were early off the blocks...

New US tariff hikes cast shadow on Asia
Vendors pick from piles of bananas at a wholesale market in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday. ELOISA LOPEZ/REUTERS The latest round of tariffs announced by the United States has again cast a shadow over the Asia-Pacific's economic outlook as...

BRICS Summit 2025: an interlude in the construction of a multipolar world
We expect greater progress in building mechanisms that can facilitate the advent of a new multipolar world order. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Since at least the beginning of Russia’s special military...
From ayahuasca rituals to a birthday in the favelas: Arles photography festival takes us on a trip
Artists have always been fascinated with imagining the invisible – but few have taken it quite as far as Musuk Nolte. The 37-year-old Mexican photographer has spent a decade working with the Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon region – and...

The three energy topics on everyone’s lips at the OPEC seminar
The blue logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is displayed on the facade of its headquarters building in Vienna, Austria, on June 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC says more than 1,000 ministers,...

Morocco Tops North African Countries in Global Citizenship Report 2025
Rabat — Morocco ranked 100th out of 165 countries in the 2025 Global Citizenship Report released by CS Global Partners. The country scored 50.5 out of 100 points, placing it in the lower tier of the global ranking. In the North African region, the...

Air Algérie orders 16 ATR 72-600s for newly unveiled regional airline
Air Algérie, Algeria’s flag carrier, has placed an order for 16 new ATR 72-600s, with plans to deploy the new aircraft to a recently unveiled new regional airline. Air Algérie and aircraft manufacturer ATR announced the agreement, which includes...

Falcons eye WAFCON quarter-final spot against Botswana
The Super Falcons will be looking to seal their place in the knockout rounds of the ongoing WAFCON tournament, when they face Botswana in their second group phase fixture in Casablanca, Morocco on Thursday (today), The PUNCH reports. The coach...

Asean, the preferred choice
KUALA Lumpur has been experiencing hotter than usual weather in the last few weeks, with scattered rain showers hardly providing any relief for city dwellers. And with the new electricity tariff that kicked in on July 1, many are wondering how...

“Just as we breathe again”: Trump’s tariff blow to Sri Lanka’s fragile recovery
The US alone imports over $ 1.5 billion worth of Sri Lankan apparel annually, making it the industry’s largest market Trump’s proposed 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, set to take effect on 1 August 2025, threatens to derail the island’s...

Manchester Airports Group records historic growth as it plans £2.5 billion investment across UK airports
MAG served 65 million passengers, expanded routes, and unveiled major investment plans to boost regional economies and sustainability across its airports. MAG has reported a record year, serving 65 million passengers for the first time in its...

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA
Bullock and the bank have copped plenty of criticism from both sides of the monetary policy debate over the past 14 months or so. Hawks reckoned the bank should have driven rates up much higher (in a move that certainly would have delivered a...

The Politics of the Football Terrace
I remember February 22, 2019, with vivid clarity—the day the Hirak anti-government movement erupted in Algeria. There was a collective intuition among Algerians that something was brewing. It was a Friday, a day that naturally lends itself to...

Oman participates in Arab forum for equality
ALGIERS: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the Fourth Arab Forum for Equality "Dialogue and Solutions" 2025, organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in the People's Democratic Republic of...

I’m a longevity doctor. These are my daily habits to stay young
Dr Mohammed Enayat is a London-based GP and the founder of the HUM2N Longevity Clinic. Here, he walks us through how he structures his day to ensure he lives a longer, healthier life. Wake up I’m up at 6am every day and the first thing I do is...

They've got lots of real estate on their balance sheet but can't turn it into cash
When the Orleans Parish School Board announced in April it would auction off six properties to generate money for the cash-strapped NOLA Public Schools, the plan generated buzz in the real estate community. Among the former schools and vacant lots...