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Uganda: Sixteen MPs Warm to People's Front for Freedom Ahead of 2026 Polls
[Nile Post] Sixteen current and former Members of Parliament have thrown their political weight behind the newly formed People's Front for Freedom (PFF), signaling growing momentum around the party's rise ahead of the 2026 general elections.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:
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South Asia women are aging faster than peers in Europe, US
Age is a stigma in South Asia when a woman's worth is tied to her ability to have children. It's also a medical issue when menopause starts a decade earlier than the global average.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Chef's food decoration at Chinese pre-school poisons 233 children
The kindergarten students are being treated in hospital after eating food with inedible paint.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.โPerched above the Bolin Creek Trail, 46,000 tons of coal ash appeared to be intact Monday afternoon, the moundโs slopes anchored by bushes and vines. But at the foot of the ash pile outside its fence, the force of the floodwaters from Tropical Depression Chantal had evicted large trees from the banks of [โฆ]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding
SHILOH COMMUNITY, Ala.โPastor Timothy Williams said heโs not giving up his fight for justice. Itโs a battle that has garnered national headlines and brought prominent leaders, including then Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, to the small, historically Black community with the goal of addressing repeated flooding caused by the elevation of US-84, a project overseen [โฆ]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Donโt despair, Australian mortgage holders โ another rate cut is a question of when, not if
The direction of travel is clear, we might just take a bit longer to get thereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDo not despair, mortgage holders of Australia: we didnโt get a rate cut on Tuesday, but they are still coming.The Reserve Bank board showed it doesnโt give a fig about popular opinion and held its cash rate target at 3.85% at its July meeting. Continue reading...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Russiaโs formal recognition a shot in the arm for the Taliban
On July 3, Moscow formally recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Recognition has opened a new chapter in the Talibanโs outreach to the outside world. Russia and the former Soviet Union have had a complicated history, to say the least, with Afghanistan, the Mujahideen forces and the Taliban. From having lost the [โฆ] The post Russiaโs formal recognition a shot in the arm for the Taliban...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Zachary Rolfe accuses NT coroner of going โfar beyond her remitโ in Kumanjayi Walker inquest โ as it happened
This blog is now closedRBA interest rates: Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate on hold at 3.85%Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland zoo to reopen two days after woman loses arm to lionessA woman has lost her arm after being attacked on Sunday at a Queensland zoo by a lioness, which the zoo insists โwas not hungryโ or maltreated.We can confirm that she was attacked by a lioness....
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Trump says Ukraine will receive more weapons after US pause on shipments
The US president says he is "not happy" with Russia's Vladimir Putin and that Ukraine is "getting hit very hard".
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Deep-sea mining: The rush to mine the unknown
With the backing of the US government, a Canadian company is poised to sidestep UN laws and start vacuuming what it deems battery-grade metals from international waters.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Federal Court says RCMP must hand over solicitor-client information in terror plot case
The Federal Court says the RCMP must hand over solicitor-client informationto the country's national security review agency โ allowing a long-stalled review into whether the Mounties mishandled the case of a Canadian convicted of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attacks in the U.S. to move ahead.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Africa: All of Africa Today - July 8, 2025
[allAfrica] Nigerian University Lecturers Threaten Nationwide Strike Over delayed SalariesThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which represents the teaching staff at universities in Nigeria, has directed its members at institutions where salaries remain unpaid for June to stay away from work. ASUU warned that the group would embark on a nationwide strike if the government continues to delay payments. In an...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Australia unexpectedly holds policy rate as it awaits more inflation data
The RBA said it was waiting for "a little more information to confirm that inflation remains on track to reach 2.5 per cent on a sustainable basis."
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Ecuadorian Indigenous Peoples Criticize Noboaโs Draft Bill on Protected Areas
Ecuadorian indigenous leaders call for constitutionally required consultation before the approval of a new protected areas law that Noboaโs government is trying to enact, warning that it threatens their ancestral lands.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Trump Imposes 30% Tariff on South African Goods - South African News Briefs - July 8, 2025
[allAfrica] Trump Imposes 30% Tariff on South African Goods
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Interest rates are on hold at 3.85%, as the Reserve Bank opts for caution over mortgage relief
The surprise decision to hold rates isnโt a change in direction โ itโs a pause for more information.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Nigeriaโs push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to a rocky start
The West African nation wants to supply refined lithium to the EV battery industry to diversify its economy away from oil - but early processing efforts are facing challenges The post Nigeriaโs push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to a rocky start appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:โGas belongs to the peopleโ: WA premier Roger Cook urges federal Labor to adopt reserve policy
Cook says WAโs own policy has meant cheaper gas for local market as Albanese government embarks on six-month review of regulationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe West Australian Labor premier, Roger Cook, has encouraged his federal counterparts to consider a gas reserve on the east coast as it mulls a regulatory overhaul to shore up...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again
Following a series of eruptions three weeks ago, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun spewing hot ash and lava again.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Rare earths: how these critical minerals impact Australian industry and global politics โ video
What do tariffs, Australian mining, geopolitics and the trade war between China and the US have to do with tiny magnets made from rare earth minerals like yttrium and scandium? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explainsChina has a stranglehold on the worldโs rare-earths supply chain. Can Australia break it?Commonwealth to invest a further $200m in rare earth mining project backed by Gina Rinehart Continue reading......
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:First malaria treatment for babies approved for use
Until now, there had only been drugs for older children which carried an overdose risk for the young.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:U.S. Will Provide Weapons to Ukraine Following Brief Halt
The United States will continue to back Kievโs regime despite the temporary halt of military aid deliveries.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Peru: Congress Undermines Fight against Organized Crime
A demonstrator holds a sign which reads, "For our lives, we march today", as people attend a protest against crime and insecurity, in Lima, Peru March 21, 2025. 2025 REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda Laws passed by Peruโs Congress have undermined the independence and capacity of judges and prosecutors to fight organized crime.Homicides, extortion, and illegal mining have exponentially grown in the last years, affecting the...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:High school students find common ground on the debate stage
DES MOINES, Iowa โ Macon Smith stood in front of a nearly empty classroom 1,000 miles from home. He asked his opponent and the two judges in the room if they were ready to start, then he set a six-minute timer and took a deep breath. โWhen tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,โ he began. [โฆ] The post High school students find common ground on the debate stage appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:The US has high hopes for a new Gaza ceasefire, but Israelโs long-term aims seem far less peaceful
President Trump is talking up a proposed 60-day ceasefire deal in Gaza. But recent history shows a truce is unlikely to lead to lasting peace.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:What makes a good AI prompt? Here are 4 expert tips
Being โAI fluentโ is quickly becoming as important as being proficient in office software once was.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Trump delays tariffs on some Asian countries until August
Trump says the US will impose a raft of levies after pausing his Liberation Day tariffs.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Are chemicals to blame for cancer in young people? Hereโs what the evidence says
Cancer rates are rising among younger people aged under 50. Hereโs what we know about the causes โ and what the evidence says about the role of plastics.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan's central bank has its work cut out
Latest wage data highlights that inflation could be taking a substantial bite out of incomes in Japan, despite incomes in the country rising.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:As US equivocates on Ukraine, Europe heads in the right direction
Recent news from Ukraine has generally been bad. Since the end of May, ever larger Russian air strikes have been documented against Ukrainian cities with devastating consequences for civilians, including in the countryโs capital, Kyiv. Amid small and costly but steady gains along the almost 1,000km long frontline, Russia reportedly took full control of the [โฆ] The post As US equivocates on Ukraine, Europe heads in the...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:We all became detectives in Erin Pattersonโs trial. But as a crime writer I canโt help wonder, at what cost? | Candice Fox
The true crime industry is making professional crime solvers of all of us. We must not lose sight of the victimsFrom the moment we saw Erin Patterson sobbing and wiping her eyes in her driveway in Leongatha, we started to judge her. The tone of her voice. The mournful tilting back of her head as she tried to control her emotion. The strange examining of her own fingers for tears. Was the performance real, or was she...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu Says He Is โCloseโ to Finding Countries to Accept Palestinians Amid Genocide Allegations
During his meeting with President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed he is near securing countries willing to take in Palestinians who want to leave, while the UN denounces an ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. Related: Trumpโs New Tariffs Spark Stock Market Slump Amid Rising Global Tensions In a July 7, 2025 meeting with [โฆ]
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Video shows French police slashing migrant boat in crackdown
Video captured by a BBC News crew shows French police slashing a boat filled with migrants trying to cross into the U.K. The crackdown comes ahead of a summit this week between the French president and British prime minister.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Being kind to people โ the new challenge for the public service
Anthony Albanese is calling for a kinder Australia. But new research shows a lack of kindness in the public service is causing distress and even harm to clients.
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