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Africa: Critical Minerals and Tech Dependency - a Key G20 Issue for Africa
[ISS] As global powers and the tech industry compete for African minerals, the continent needs tech diplomats to negotiate fairer deals.
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Guangdong Museum Opens Botero Exhibition
The exhibition features more than 80 works by the Colombian artist, including sculptures, paintings, and drawings. On Thursday, the Guangdong Museum opened an exhibition dedicated to Colombian artist Fernando Botero, marking the return of his work to China for the first time since 2016. The show is part of an Asian tour that will also [β¦]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:EU chief von der Leyen survives rare confidence vote
The outcome of the vote was not a surprise - but the fact it came about at all was not a positive signal for von der Leyen.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Meet the British expat finding connection in Shenzhen through maths, family life and park runs
British expat Martin Crozier calls Shenzhen home. Through park runs, maths meetups and family life, he shows how the fast-growing tech city offers both high speed and deep connection.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:It Just Got Easier to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Wisconsin
Nuclear power was one of the few zero-emissions electricity sources whose federal tax incentives remained mostly intact last week following President Donald Trumpβs signing of a massive budget bill. Considering that the bill guts incentives for wind and solar, nuclear may become a more enticing option for power companies, grid managers and state governments. But [β¦]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Slovakian music festival Rubicon featuring Kanye βYeβ West cancelled
Following a petition calling for controversial rapper Kanye 'Ye' West to be dropped from the line-up of the upcoming edition of Rubicon in Bratislava, the festival has been cancelled entirely. Here's everything you need to know.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Uganda's Army Chief Accuses U.S. of Secret Talks With Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda's army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has accused the United States of secretly negotiating with Somalia-based jihadist group Al-Shabaab, which he described as a persistent threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Can Ukraine drone builders help rearm Europe?
Drone manufacturers in Ukraine may soon be permitted to export their technology β and their hard-won experience β to European neighbors. But what exactly does the continent want?
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Southern Africa: Caster Semenya Wins in Court but Still Banned From 800m Race
[Scrolla] European judges ruled that Caster Semenya was denied a fair trial over the testosterone rules that ended her Olympic career. But the ruling does not lift the ban that stops her from competing unless she takes medication to lower her natural testosterone.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Mining firms power UK stocks to record high after 50% U.S. copper tariff confirmed
London-listed miners popped Thursday with the coppor market in turmoil, as investors digested better economic news from China.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Economic apartheid: South Africaβs transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine
South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:'Concentration camp': Israel's planned new city in Rafah, explained
'Concentration camp': Israel's planned new city in Rafah, explained Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Thu, 07/10/2025 - 12:01 What we know about Israel Katz's 'humanitarian city', how it seeks to realise Trump's ethnic cleansing plan and what international legal experts think Members of a private US security company direct displaced Palestinians as they gather to receive relief supplies at a distribution centre in the...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:EU's von der Leyen sails through no-confidence vote
Ursula von der Leyen, the EUβs most powerful official, coasted to victory after a no-confidence vote on Thursday. Some of her centrist supporters used the motion to air grievances and secure policy promises.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:European Commission to Review Polish Governmentβs Criticism of Grok
Previously, Xβs AI disseminated content praising Adolf Hitler. On Thursday, the European Commission confirmed that it will examine the Polish governmentβs criticism of Grok, the artificial intelligence model developed by social media platform X, which disseminated content praising Adolf Hitler. RELATED: Elon Muskβs AI Grok Sparks Global Outrage After Praising Hitler: The Risks of Unregulated [β¦]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:More survivors rescued from water 48 hours after brazen Houthi strike sinks Red Sea ship
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militantssankthe Greek ship Eternity C and said they wereholdingsome of the missing crew.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Rescuers pluck 4 survivors from the water after Houthi-struck ship sinks in Red Sea
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militantssankthe Greek ship Eternity C and said they wereholdingsome of the crew still missing.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Srebrenica: Survivor speaks for Bosnians who no longer can
Hasan Hasanovic lost his twin brother and father in the Srebrenica genocide. He himself managed to escape. He has made it his life's work to speak about the massacre and interview other survivors.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Srebrenica: Survivor speaks for those who no longer can
Hasan Hasanovic lost his twin brother and father in the Srebrenica genocide. He himself managed to escape. He has made it his life's work to speak about the massacre and interview other survivors.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Human rights court rules Olympic champion Semenya did not get fair hearing in sex eligibility case
Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of migrants moved from Crete to Greek mainland as arrivals from Libya surge
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece would suspend asylum processing for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa for three months.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Get Funds Flowing: Lessons from the Boston Foundation
In times of crisis, funders donβt have to sacrifice values to move quickly.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:European leaders urge investment as Italy-Ukraine recovery conference kicks off
The two-day event is expected to finalise individual deals of guarantees and grants to unlock more than 10 billion in investments, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:What Russiaβs Embrace of the Taliban Means for Afghan Women and the World
Russiaβs recognition of the Taliban provides much sought-after legitimacy to a regime that is enforcing the worldβs most extreme version of gender apartheid.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Bishop of major Catholic diocese exempts parishioners from Mass over fears of ICE raids
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to the decree to highlight the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement actions.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders
There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 of the mighty edifices. And then imagine that they had dissolved into over two billion tons of sand and dust particles.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:UN voices concern over Greeceβs suspension of asylum applications
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Thursday raised alarm over Greeceβs decision to suspend the submission of asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa, warning it risks breaching international law and undermining the countryβs longstanding commitment to protecting those fleeing conflict and persecution.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:International Criminal Court: War crimes, systematic sexual violence ongoing in Darfur
Systematic rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons of war in Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned on Thursday, as part of a widening investigation into what its Deputy Prosecutor said are escalating atrocities against civilians in the conflict-ridden region.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:She fought for the girl the world left behind: Natalia Kanemβs UN legacy
When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesnβt begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:UN warns of record civilian casualties in Ukraine
UN agencies on Thursday warned of devastating recent attacks across Ukraine due to Russian strikes, record civilian casualties recorded last month β and growing deprivation facing children under fire across the country.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:UNICEF deplores βunconscionableβ killing of families lining up for aid in Gaza
The head of the UN Childrenβs Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the βunconscionableβ killing of children during an aid distribution in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Fight to end AIDS: βThis is not just a funding gap β itβs a ticking time bombβ
Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV β but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Will a 'Free Tibet' die with the Dalai Lama?
As a spiritual and political leader, the Dalai Lama has spent his life building a nation in exile, but potential disputes over his rightful successor could mean the end of an independent Tibet.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Top UN human rights officials have voiced serious concern over the imposition of sanctions by the United States targeting Francesca Albanese, a UN-appointed independent expert on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:US Naval Revival in the Indo-Pacific Ramps Up
Recent budget legislation in the U.S. directs tens of billions toward revitalizing U.S. shipbuilding and repairing the industrial base.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Slovak rap festival featuring Kanye West called off
Protest groups had raised a petition against West's appearance at the Rubicon festival in Slovakia.
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