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US stocks tracked the gains in European peers but with the upside capped amid the second batch of Trump tariff letters - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
Zero Hedge
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US stocks edged higher to track the gains in their European counterparts despite peaking around the US open, with a second wind seen in the latter half of trade. The sectors were predominantly in the green and were led by Utilities, Communication...
Vietnam makes meaningful contributions to global human rights progress
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 11, 2025
Throughout the 59th session of the UNHRC, Vietnam’s delegation demonstrated a proactive, constructive, and responsible approach—engaging in dialogue, contributing to resolutions, and co-sponsoring major initiatives. Ambassador Mai Phan Dung...
BALKAN BLOG: Can Croatia become a European energy and transport hub?
BNE Intellinews
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Croatia has ambitions to become a gateway for energy and trade in Europe, using its position on the Adriatic to link global markets with Central Europe. But as the small country ramps up investments in new gas pipelines, and the modernisation of...
Image Applications Southern Europe’s land and sea sizzles 01/07/2025 101 views 0 likes View
ESA
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A powerful heatwave has been gripping large parts of southern Europe and North Africa, pushing air temperatures beyond seasonal norms and triggering widespread health and wildfire alerts. Among the hardest-hit countries are Spain, France, Italy,...
Why ‘Global’ Conferences Aren’t Global
E-International Relations
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July 1, 2025
The world’s most pressing problems are being solved by the people least affected by them. In conference rooms from Davos to Geneva, decisions about poverty, climate change, and global health are made by those who can afford $400-a-night hotels and...
Wanyonyi and Moraa headline at Monaco Diamond League tonight
Switch TV
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July 11, 2025
Wanyonyi, Moraa to Lead Kenya’s Challenge at Monaco Diamond League Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Mary Moraa are set to spearhead Kenya’s campaign at the Monaco Diamond League tonight, as the global athletics stage heats up in the tenth round of the 2025...
Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
On July 9, United States President Donald Trump opened a three-day mini summit at the White House with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal – by subjecting his distinguished guests to a carefully staged public...
Conor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure
The New Yorker
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July 11, 2025
Conor McPherson’s small 1997 masterwork “The Weir” has been one of the most reliable treasures of the Irish Repertory Theatre. First directed by Ciarán O’Reilly in 2013, revived in 2015, and released as a digital performance in 2020, O’Reilly’s...
New Su-34 Strike Fighters Delivered to the Russian Air Force Following Major Expansion of Production
Military Watch
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July 10, 2025
<p >The Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new batch of Su-34M strike fighters, following a significant increase in production at the Chkalov Aviation Plant in Novosibirsk to approximately double the levels seen before 2022. Head of...
Promise and pressure of cost-competitive green hydrogen
ESI Africa
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July 9, 2025
The economic feasibility of exporting green hydrogen from Africa to Europe by 2030 is in question. The study Mapping the cost competitiveness of African green hydrogen imports to Europe provides some answers. As at December 2023, Africa’s green...
US threatens new tariffs, triggering more uncertainty
Global Times
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Shipping containers are loaded and unloaded onto ships at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump has sent letters to multiple countries dictating new US tariff rates on their countries' imports to the USA....
Trump sends tariff letters to seven more countries
Yahoo Finance
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July 9, 2025
A group of African countries have said they will cut their tariffs on US goods, Donald Trump has claimed. He told reporters: “We treat Africa great in many different ways, including with tariffs. “Parts of Africa charge us tremendous tariffs, as...
Is it safe to travel to Tunisia? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East
The Independent
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June 30, 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...
Alswaha: Saudi Arabia launches several initiatives aimed to shape AI era
Saudi Gazette
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July 10, 2025
Saudi Gazette report GENEVA — Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha affirmed that Saudi Arabia has launched a series of initiatives aimed at addressing the global challenges in computing, data, and algorithms for...
As Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism
Geopolitical Economy
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July 10, 2025
The Global South-led organization BRICS has been growing in size and influence, and this has frightened some Western politicians. Donald Trump is particularly rattled. After he returned to the White House for his second term as US president, Trump...
Security Vacuum in Sahel and rise of Jihadist powers from the dead: US counter terrorism needs a wake-up call
Organiser Weekly
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The Sahel region has faced multiple crises for decades, but it is far from being a weakened state that is slipping into further turmoil. Terror groups are resurging and establishing the Sahel as their base. In recent years, jihadist groups have...
Morocco Charts Path to Low-Carbon Future Through Strategic Carbon Markets
Morocco World News
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July 9, 2025
Rabat — Morocco’s Energy Transition Minister Leila Benali outlined on Tuesday the country’s ambitious low-carbon vision at the second “Scaling of Carbon Markets in Africa” conference in Casablanca. She said the North African country views carbon...
New Zealand ramps up AML regime
ICLG
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The introduction of a new bill designed to launch a ‘smarter’ AML/CFT framework that puts bus... The introduction of a new bill designed to launch a ‘smarter’ AML/CFT framework that puts businesses first while clamping down on criminal activity...
GCR Upgrades ShafDB’s Long and Short-Term Issuer Ratings, Maintains Stable Outlook
Fresh Angle
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Global Credit Ratings (GCR), has affirmed and upgraded Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s (ShafDB) international and several key national scale ratings, reflecting the Bank’s strengthened capital position, risk management improvements, and growing...
The Cave of Cervantes
Atlas Obscura
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In 1575, Miguel de Cervantes, after fighting on behalf of Spain during its war against the Ottoman Empire and being badly wounded in the Battle of Lepanto, left the army with his younger brother Rodrigo and boarded a ship for Spain. During bad...