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[allAfrica] Commercial Diplomacy Now 'Core Focus of U.S. Engagement with Africa'
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Rwanda: Inside Top 10 Medical Procedures Conducted in Rwanda
[New Times] The government has expanded its capacity to deliver advanced medical care, with at least 10 specialised procedures now performed locally that previously required treatment abroad. The progress achieved over the past five years is easing the cost of referrals and improving access to care.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:UK inflation surges to 3.5% in April as household bills spike
The U.K.'s annual inflation rate hit 3.5% in April, coming in above analyst expectations, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Taiwan arrests men who travelled from China in small boat
It is the third such incident this month, stoking security concerns.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Architect of Laborโs crushing win flags Duttonโs fatal flaw and outlines what PM must do next
Peter Dutton got stuck in โecho chamberโ and was too quick to import Donald Trump-style political tactics, Paul Erickson tells National Press ClubAustralia news live: latest politics updates Full federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe architect of Laborโs election victory says Anthony...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:US spy scandals show Western allies not as allied as portrayed
Denmarkโs Foreign Affairs Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, over highly charged allegations that Washington has instructed its intelligence agencies to step up espionage on Greenland [โฆ] The post US spy scandals show Western allies not as allied...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Global forest loss hits โfrighteningโ record high with climate-fuelled fires
Brazil and Bolivia led forest destruction in 2024 as drought worsened fires and land was cleared for large-scale agriculture and cattle-farming The post Global forest loss hits โfrighteningโ record high with climate-fuelled fires appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Footage shows helicopter rescue airlifting residents stranded in NSW floods โ video
Residents of the NSW mid-north coast have described their anxious wait to be rescued as unprecedented flooding struck the Manning River, inundating homes and businesses across the region. Sam Halloran posted this video on Facebook of a NSW police helicopter crew coming to their aid, and wrote: "We are now all out and safe including our two doggos"NSW floods: residents stranded โawaiting rescue since 1amโ as...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:A single incident brought Sydneyโs train network to a standstill โ again. Hereโs why it keeps happening
Poorly planned rail lines and a reliance on hand-delivered messages combined with 170-year-old infrastructure provides a picture of a network with myriad vulnerabilitiesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnce again, vulnerabilities of Sydneyโs rail network have been exposed, bringing the city to a standstill. Unlike train systems in most global cities,...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:NSW is copping rain and flooding while parts of Australia are in drought. Whatโs going on?
In some areas of NSW, more than 200 mm of rain has fallen in 24 hours. At the same time, dry conditions have gripped much of the continent.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Why do I procrastinate? And can I do anything about it?
Procrastinating can be a coping mechanism for anxiety, but usually only works in the short term.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Counts in Bradfield and Calwell become clearer, while Jacqui Lambie faces a possible problem in the Tasmanian Senate
Some seats are so close they may qualify for a re-count.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Nvidia chief calls US export curbs on AI chips to China 'a failure'
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said that companies are using locally-developed advanced technology as the US puts controls on the export of AI chips to China.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:In the wake of the Coalitionโs very public split, I can only offer this time-honoured break-up advice: work on yourself | James Colley
The Nationals say theyโre doing this โfor the right reasonsโ, and part of you has to respect that โ provided itโs the part incapable of adding up numbersYou might hear the clink of bottles into recycling bins this morning, the sounds of Fleetwood Macโs Rumours pumping out of a tinny phone speaker and the occasional pleading howl into the wind.The Coalition is going through a rough breakup.Sign up for Guardian Australia...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Francesca Albanese โ Anatomising Israelโs genocide comes at a cost
Francesca Albanese takes on death threats, smears and accusations of hate speech and anti-semitism for calling out Israelโs actions in the occupied territories. She doesnโt even get paid.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Earth Tremor Felt Across Gauteng - South African News Briefs - May 21, 2025
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Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Asia without America, part 3: liberal Taiwan in a realist world
Morninโ will come, and Iโll do whatโs right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight โ Bonnie Raitt This is the third installment of a series. Read parts one and two. Liberalism โ in the Wilsonian international relations sense โ has had a few very [โฆ] The post Asia without America, part 3: liberal Taiwan in a realist world appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:A sculpture made from 80 tonnes of sand, Mirrorscape is remarkable โ but too much is left unsaid
Mirrorscape, by the French artist Thรฉo Mercier, is on display at MONA. The commitment to realism is impressive โ but the lives behind this wreckage are invisible.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: A fragile truce as tempers flare
Just a week after a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade tensions, neither side can yet be confident that the other is holding up their end of the bargain.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labour on corruption charge
Augustin Ponyo Matata is found guilty of his part in embezzling about $245m.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:UN: Start Talks on Treaty to Ban โKiller Robotsโ
Click to expand Image The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots stands outside the United Nations in New York during the General Assembly in 2018. 2018 Clare Conboy (New York, May 21, 2025) โ Global momentum to prohibit and regulate โkiller robotsโ seems to be building, as evidenced by numerous countriesโ participation in the first United Nations General Assembly meeting on autonomous weapons systems, Human Rights Watch said...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Whatโs the obscure Australian online safety standard Elon Muskโs X is trying to dodge in court? An expert explains
The standard aims to prevent the spread of child exploitation and pro-terror content. But there are problems with it.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year
Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Extensive wildfires fueled record forest loss in 2024
Intense, persistent heat waves and severe drought are making devastating forest fires more likely. But new approaches can help local communities to save what's left.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US
For the last two months of their life in the United States, Josรฉ Alberto Gonzรกlez and his family spent nearly all their time in their one-bedroom Denver apartment. They didnโt speak to anyone except their roommates, another family from Venezuela. They consulted WhatsApp messages for warnings of immigration agents in the area before leaving for [โฆ] The post They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Hungary: Bill Threatens To Eviscerate Democracy
Click to expand Image Protesters demonstrate outside the parliament in Budapest against a bill empowering the government to sanction civil society groups and media deemed to threaten Hungaryโs sovereignty, May 18, 2025. 2025 FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images (Berlin, May 21, 2025) โ A bill introduced by a member ofHungaryโs ruling Fidesz party is designed to gut civil society and strangle freedom of expression and...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Interest rates are coming down. Hereโs what homeowners should know about refinancing
Refinancing means replacing your existing home loan with a new one โ either from your current lender or a new one. Why? To take advantage of better loan terms.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted
The Apostrophe Protection Society is going along very strongly; perhaps we need a Semicolon Supporting Society?
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:EU releases funding to keep Radio Free Europe afloat
The emergency funding would not cover Radio Free Europe across the globe, but only in select European and Asian countries. The pro-democracy outlet's funds were cut off by the Trump administration.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:EU lays groundwork to more easily offshore asylum
EU states can more easily turn back asylum seekers and send them abroad under freshly tweaked legislative proposals from the European Commission.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Trade tariffs bite: Japan's exports to the U.S. shrink for the first time this year
The country is among the hardest-hit by Trump's 25% tariffs on auto imports, that came into effect on April 3.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Africa: Commercial Diplomacy Now 'Core Focus of U.S. Engagement with Africa'
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The Trump administration is adopting a new commercial diplomacy strategy for sub-Saharan Africa "based on what we've seen that actually works," the acting head of the Africa Bureau at the U.S. State Department, Ambassador Troy Fitrell, said in a briefing on Tuesday.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:U.S. Intelligence Warns Israel May Attack Iranโs Nuclear Facilities Amid Diplomatic Tensions
U.S. intelligence sources reveal Israelโs possible plan to strike Iranโs nuclear sites, risking regional escalation despite ongoing U.S. diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Related: Iran Firmly Rejects New US Sanctions, Affirms Robust Defense Capabilities Amid Ongoing Nuclear Negotiations On May 21, 2025, U.S. intelligence officials disclosed to CNN that Israel is [โฆ]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:US judge warns deportations to South Sudan may breach court order
The judge orders the migrants to be kept in US government custody, holding the plane on the tarmac if necessary.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:PM Browne Thanks Venezuela for Reuniting Missing Antiguan Woman with Family After 32 Years
Prime Minister Gaston Browne expresses gratitude to President Nicolรกs Maduro and Minister Raรบl for facilitating the return of Denise Odelia Charles, an Antiguan woman missing for over three decades in Venezuela, highlighting strong Caribbean-Venezuelan solidarity. Related: Venezuela Rejects U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Strip TPS from Venezuelan Migrants On May 20, 2025, Denise Odelia Charles, [โฆ]
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