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Liberia: 'The Export of Raw Materials Is the Door to Poverty'
[Liberian Observer] Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called on the government of Liberia to end the export of raw materials and invest in value addition and infrastructure.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:
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Islamists were sent here to 'islamise' Europe, says female imam in Germany
Radical protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf saw hundreds of people showing support for Syria's Islamist regime, glorifying violence, and clashing with Kurdish demonstrators.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Timor-Leste certified malaria-free by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002.“WHO congratulates the people and government of Timor-Leste on this significant milestone,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Timor-Leste’s success proves...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:UniCredit lifts profit guidance, leaving behind the 'drag' of its Banco BPM bid
UniCredit raised its full-year net profit guidance, moving on from its now abandoned attempt to take over Italian peer Banco BPM amid a row with Rome.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | July 23rd – Midday
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Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:New entrance fee to visit Europe set to triple, says European Commission
The price for an ETIAS travel authorization to enter many parts of Europe is set to jump from 7 euros ($8) to 20 euros ($23), the European Commission said Friday.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Army Airstrikes Kill Dozens of Insurgents - Report
[Vanguard] The Air Component of Operation Fasan Yamma, has successfully eliminated no fewer than 95 terrorists in major airstrikes around Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Africa: Structural Reforms Viable Solutions for Africa's Growing Dev't Needs - Uneca
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Africa must implement structural reforms, expanding domestic resource mobilization, fostering regional value chains, and cutting raw commodity exports, as foreign aid is unsustainable for meeting growing development needs, UNECA emphasized.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Flood - Act Now Northern Elders Tell FG
[Daily Trust] The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on the federal government to take swift and decisive action in the face of an impending flood crisis threatening vast parts of Northern Nigeria.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:US Olympic committee bans trans women from women's events
US transgender women can no longer compete in women's events at the Olympics and Paralympics. The US committee updated its policy to align with President Donald Trump's executive orders on trans participation.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Lawmakers Move to Bar Civil Servants From Using Private Schools, Hospitals
[Daily Trust] The House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking to prohibit public and civil servants from patronising private schools and healthcare services, in a bid to revive confidence in Nigeria's public institutions.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf agree to settle sexual battery lawsuit
The English singer had accused the American actor of "relentless abuse" in a lawsuit filed in 2020.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:China and the EU: partners for mutual success
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union. Over the past half-century, China-EU relations have withstood the tests of global changes and maintained a stable momentum of development.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Typhoon fails to stop wedding in flooded church in Philippines
Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar were determined to get married on Tuesday, even if it meant wading through floodwaters inside a church in the Philippines.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Tensions, clashes and low expectations loom over EU-China summit
The expectations for the EU-China summit are so low that officials in Brussels claim as a victory the fact that it is happening at all.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:As Joyce and McCormack attack net zero and rejoice in not being ‘gelded’, Ley’s big challenge is now crystal clear | Tom McIlroy
Opposition from the Nationals looks likely to crash head-on with calls by moderate Liberals for the Coalition to stick with net zeroGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf there was any doubt Sussan Ley faced an impossible challenge keeping the Coalition together, proof arrived before breakfast on Wednesday.Ley was yet to even step up to her first question time opposite Anthony Albanese when she...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Trump says US has struck trade deal with Japan
US importers of Japanese cars will pay a tariff of 15% as part of a wider trade agreement.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Trump-Japan deal cheers markets, but may be ephemeral
A year ago, the notion of a 15% tariff on Japanese cars entering the US would have ignited uproar, with both sides braced for economic upheaval. Today, with US President Donald Trump unveiling a sweeping trade pact that halves previously threatened levies and secures a US$550billion Japanese investment in America, we’re seeing a recalibration, not […] The post Trump-Japan deal cheers markets, but may be ephemeral...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:"The template for heavy rock": Music legends pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Music legends including Elton John, AC/DC and Rod Stewart have paid tribute to the 'Prince of Darkness', following his death at the age of 76.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Kenny Kunene Suspended for Visiting DJ Sumbody Murder Suspect
[Scrolla] PA leader Gayton McKenzie says Kunene must step away from politics and will be removed as Johannesburg MMC for Transport. Kunene claims he was helping a journalist, but the DA says his excuse is laughable and shows links to criminal networks.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Startups Make Products From the Carbon in Fossil Fuels
At a San Antonio research campus, a four-story-tall contraption breaks apart the molecules of Texas shale gas, producing hydrogen and carbon. But that carbon doesn’t form CO2 gas and drift into the atmosphere where it fuels global warming. Instead, it comes out as black powder that can be stored in bins, moved by railcar and […]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Trump administration can end deportation protections for Afghans, court rules
The federal appeals court's ruling lifts Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon residing in the US.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Republican Excitement for Wyoming Rare Earth Mining Contradicts the Party’s Disdain for Renewables
At the foot of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains sits a mine potentially full of minerals crucial for renewable energy, yet capable of drawing praise from some of the United States’ most ardent supporters of fossil fuels. On July 11, the U.S. secretary of energy Chris Wright, the former CEO of a hydraulic fracturing company, joined former […]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Nine Governors Write to Regional Grid Operator PJM, Expressing Frustration Over Governance and Interconnection Delays
A bipartisan group of governors wants a larger seat at the table of PJM Interconnection, the regional electric grid operator that has had issues getting clean and affordable energy sources onto the grid in multiple states, including Virginia. Nine governors, including Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.), sent a letter to PJM last week asking for the […]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:A South Bronx Park is a Hive of Activity—for Bees and for New Yorkers Training for Green Jobs
The buzz of bees at Concrete Plant Park in the South Bronx is a hint to some grand ambitions for job opportunities in this once abandoned industrial site. For nearly 50 years, the massive silos near the Bronx River were home to a bustling private concrete enterprise. Abandoned in the 1980s, the seven-acre site rotted […]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Is Taiwan doing enough to repel a Chinese invasion?
The Han Kuang 2025 military exercises marked a major shift in how Taiwan prepares for war. For the first time, the annual national exercise combined ten days of live-fire combat training with a full-society readiness push. Civilians across all 22 counties and cities practiced air raid response, medical supply distribution, food rationing and emergency communications. […] The post Is Taiwan doing enough to repel a...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:‘Best year ever’: UniCredit delivers record earnings, raises 2025 outlook
UniCredit delivers record-breaking second-quarter results, boosting confidence with stronger full-year outlook and new share buy-back. CEO Orcel calls it the best first half in the bank’s history.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:No positive STI results to date as testing of children in case of accused childcare paedophile continues – as it happened
This blog is now closedMehreen Faruqi sanctioned for Gaza sign protest as Greens senator accused of ‘street theatre’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLey won’t weigh into Nationals leadershipThe net zero debate is still alive and kicking within the Coalition with some Nationals agitating loudly for the policy to be abandoned.The leader of the Nationals is a matter for their party room and I’ll...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:CNBC Daily Open: Japan markets rally on the country's 15% tariff rate — it's a new era of trade
In comparison with the 25% tariff Trump slapped on Tokyo earlier this month, a 15% tariff seems like a big improvement.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week
Parliament began it’s first full day and while the Government continues to ride high, a call from senior Nationals to drop the commitment to Net-Zero, leaves Sussan Ley in trouble.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:German shadow economy booms amid high taxes and state aid
While Germany's economy falters, the country is experiencing a rise in undeclared work. What role do taxes and generous state aid for the poor play in the surge?
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Yemen: Houthis' Attacks on Cargo Ships Apparent War Crimes
Click to expand Image The Eternity C sinks after it was struck by a Houthi missile on July 8, 2025, on the Red Sea. 2025 Houthi Media Center/Getty Images (Beirut) – The Houthi armed group inYemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The Houthis sunk both ships, killing and injuring several...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:How We Used Technology to Bring Families Back Into School Life
"Family engagement isn’t a side project. It’s how we create schools where every parent, guardian, and student feels seen, valued and connected — and ...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Childcare centres will have funding stripped if they’re not ‘up to scratch’. Is this enough?
New legislation gives the federal education department powers to suspend or cancel funding if a centre is not meeting quality and safety requirements.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Zelensky’s Regime Faces Protests Over New Legislation
Protesters in Kiev hurled insults at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, condemning his support for legislation that would undermine the independence of anti-corruption agencies. RELATED: Third Round of Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Set for July 23 Demonstrators assembled in the center of the capital, chanting “Zelya is the devil”—a mocking nickname for Zelensky—while others yelled […]
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: