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Nigeria: Dangote Asks Wealthy Nigerians to Invest in the Country for Growth, Devt
[Vanguard] ...Says he defied odds to build $20bn refinery
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How US conservatives use religious outreach to shape African policy
Through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they are pushing a narrow, unprogressive theology in Africa, disguised as family-strengthening initiatives
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Malcolm Turnbull on Australiaโs โdumbโ defence debate
The former prime minister warns of a โrecklessโ degree of โdelusionโ in Canberra about AUKUS, saying it risks costing Australia far more than anyone wants to admit.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Policy uncertainty to blame for SA running out of gas in two years
Gas imported from Mozambique is scheduled to end by mid-2027
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Accuses France of 'Neo-Colonialism' in Paris Mansion Row
[RFI] Equatorial Guinea sharply criticised France at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday, labelling its actions as ''neo-colonial'' in a long-running dispute over a lavish, multi-million-euro mansion in Paris that was confiscated by French authorities.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Trump says Indonesia trade deal features 19% tariff; Jakarta confirms call with U.S. president
Trump in a Truth Social post called it "great deal, for everybody," and said it followed direct dealings with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:UK inflation hits hotter-than-expected 3.6% in June
Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation would reach 3.4% in the twelve months to June.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:โWhy the hell did we ever drop it?โ: Labor should push for new carbon tax, ex-Treasury head says
Australia has no hope of curbing emissions without โworldโs best carbon policyโ, Ken Henry tells National Press ClubFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal Labor should make the case for a new carbon tax, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says, describing the measure as โthe worldโs best carbon policyโ.Speaking in Canberra about ways to...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:South Africa: E-Hailing Drivers Call for Industry Regulation - South African News Briefs - July 16, 2025
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Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Humpback whale delays ferry service in Sydney Harbour โ video
A ferry service was delayed after a humpback whale was spotted by commuters on Sydney Harbour near Fort Denison about 8am on Wednesday. It swam to Circular Quay โ the city's central ferry terminal โ before moving east towards the defence base of Garden Island then to Watsons Bay and north towards BalmoralโInquisitive, relaxedโ humpback whale swimming in Sydney Harbour delays ferries and boats Continue reading...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Why is Israel bombing Syria?
Syriaโs foreign ministry says a number of soldiers and civilians have been killed by coordinated Israeli drone attacks and airstrikes near the two countriesโ border.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Myanmarโs โFrontline Poetsโ: An Interview With Joe Freeman
Confronting the junta with words and the realities of a war they started.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Thai Police Raid More Properties Linked to Cambodian Tycoon
Thailand has accused Kok An, who also serves as a senator for Cambodia's ruling party, of involvement in large-scale scamming operations.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:What Trumpโs pique with Putin means for Ukraine war
At face value, Donald Trumpโs announcement about his plans on Russia and Ukraine looks like a major policy change. Speaking from the Oval Office on July 14, where he had been meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the US president said he would send โtop-of-the-line-weaponsโ to help Kyiv and โ unless a ceasefire deal [โฆ] The post What Trumpโs pique with Putin means for Ukraine war appeared first on Asia Times....
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Driver held for hit-and-run death of world's 'oldest' marathon runner
Police in India arrest a man they say was driving the car that hit Fauja Singh in his village on Monday.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Disputes on raw materials and trade overshadow EU-China summit
The EU and China are at loggerheads over a series of trade disputes, including Chinaโs control over the worldโs critical raw materials, ahead of their joint summit in Beijing next week.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: Britain was once known as a โnation of shopkeepers.โ Now, not so much
Ian King takes a look at the shocking decline of Britainโs high streets and why, to the locals, they have an increasingly alien feel.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Why do โฌ300bn of European familiesโ savings leave the EU every year?
The EUโs core challenge is not merely market fragmentation, but a structural underdevelopment of capital markets and a macroeconomic model that exports its own savings. Recognising this distinction matters, writes economist Judith Arnal.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:The 'world-first' plan to grow food above landfill
A company plans to use greenhouses above pits filled with waste to grow low-cost food for locals.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Can Australia reach its 2029 housing construction target? Data shows weโre already falling behind
Want the best charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch hereAustralia will have to build housing at a significantly faster rate than it has in the last couple of decades to meet the governmentโs target of 1.2m new homes between June 2024 and 2029.To hit the target we need about 240,000 new dwellings every year, and new data shows we are already falling behind. The most recent State of the Housing...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:The inevitable and fraught militarization of space
US President Donald Trumpโs plans to build a space-based Golden Dome missile defense shield have drawn immediate criticism from China, which has framed it as arenewed American push to โweaponize space.โ This program, announced in anexecutive ordersigned in January 2025, echoes former President Ronald Reaganโs 1980s Strategic Defense Initiative, or โStar Wars,โ which was never [โฆ] The post The inevitable and fraught...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as โsustainableโ, NGO warns
Amid suspected fraud in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a new report says the airline industry should stop calling all alternatives to kerosene "sustainable" The post Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as โsustainableโ, NGO warns appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Americaโs child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse
Lรฉelo en Espaรฑol. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. โ Maggiโs home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. Itโs a place where after just a few weeks in Maggiโs family-run child care program this spring, one preschooler started calling Maggi โmamaโ and Maggiโs husband โpapa.โ Children who have graduated from Maggiโs program still beg [โฆ] The post Americaโs child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Africa: Facebook Is the Most Toxic Social Media Platform for Climate Activists - New Survey Suggests
[Global Witness] [16th July 2025] - Facebook is the platform where most climate activists report having experienced abuse worldwide, a first ever survey today suggests.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Teacher and parent held for breaking into school to steal exam papers
The attempt by a high school teacher and a student's father was foiled when the security alarm went off.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Why is South Korea retrying a spy chief who assassinated a president?
Hearings began Wednesday in a retrial of Kim Jae-gyu, who was executed for killing Park Chung-hee.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Poets Accuse Israel of Erasing Palestinian Culture and Life
Forty-six poets gathered at the 35th Medellรญn International Poetry Festival signed a joint statement denouncing Israelโs war in Gaza and what they described as a long-standing campaign to erase Palestinian identity.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Parliament slams SA Tourism for underperformance, overspending by R24.1m
The marketing agency missed key targets amid allegations of procurement irregularities and weak internal controls
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Labubu firm sees profit soaring by at least 350%
Sales, branding and tight cost controls have helped Pop Mart's profits balloon in the first half of 2025.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Nvidia wins as Trump retreats on China AI chip ban
Nvidia, the worldโs most valuable company, received a political and commercial green light on July 15 that could be a game-changer for the global economy in more ways than one. The company secured Trump administration approval to resume selling advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips โ specifically the H20 โ to Chinese firms, reversing previous export [โฆ] The post Nvidia wins as Trump retreats on China AI chip ban...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Denounces Gaza Genocide as One of the Cruelest in Modern History
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights, condemns the ongoing genocide in Gaza, exposing how Israeli apartheid and global capitalism profit from Palestinian suffering and calling for urgent global solidarity. Related: Francesca Albaneseโs Bravery To Be Remembered in the Future: President Maduro During the recent Collective Action in Defense of Palestine meeting in [โฆ]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life
The reality of drone-assisted health care may be closer than we think.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:We travelled to Antarctica to see if a Mฤori lunar calendar might help track environmental change
The Mฤori language describes 12 distinct types of snow. Researchers are identifying them in Antarctica as part of a project that connects Western science with Indigenous knowledge.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Epstein files may be released after Trump reversal following MAGA outrage
New information about the Jeffrey Epstein case may soon be made public after a reversal from U.S. President Donald Trump and weeks of criticism โ the loudest of which has come from within the MAGA movement.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Hereโs what the groupโs all about.
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