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Nigeria, others emerge key drivers of intra-African trade
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 6, 2025
As African countries look to improve intra-African trade, which currently stands at 15 per cent, a new report has revealed that Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, and South Africa are key drivers of intra-African trade. The five countries alone...
EUR and European Equities lacklustre ahead of ECB and Trump-Merz meeting - Newsquawk Europe Market Open
Zero Hedge
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US President Trump is to meet with German Chancellor Merz at 11:45EDT/16:45BST today. US President Trump said the "debt limit should be entirely scrapped..."; separately, he banned travel from certain nations APAC trade was mixed, European futures...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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June 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
DXY lacklustre & US equity futures firmer but off best ahead of the ECB, US data and Trump-Merz - Newsquawk US Market Open
Zero Hedge
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US President Trump is to meet with German Chancellor Merz at 11:45EDT/16:45BST today. European bourses opened flat before climbing, which supported US futures, but are now off best. FX markets broadly contained as EUR awaits the upcoming ECB rate...
U.S. Travel Ban Targets 19 Nations, Reshaping Immigration And Trade
MENAFN
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June 5, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring entry to the United States for citizens from twelve countries and imposing new restrictions on seven others. The White House and Department of Homeland...
“I offer assurance of my prayers”: Pope Leo XIV Expresses Spiritual Solidarity with Victims of Deadly Stampede in CAR
ACI Africa
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July 2, 2025
CAR’s Minister of National Education, Aurélien Simplice Zingas, provided details about the June 25 tragic incident. He said, “Following a technical breakdown, a team from Enerca (Central African Energy Company) intervened to carry out repair work....
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 Disestablished; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 10 Established
Seapower Magazine
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July 3, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Cmdr. Garret Pankow, commanding officer of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, changes command with Cmdr. Jonathon Maurus, as he assumes command of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 10 during a ceremony at...
Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths
International Christian Concern
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July 3, 2025
By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains a persistent...
This federal policy would compromise scientific research | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
I have been a research scientist, a professor and research director for over 40 years. Among all the unscientific and unhealthy changes that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made or proposed, arguably his most...
The next war comes to a city near you
Bangkok Post
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July 2, 2025
I was to visit Ukraine this week, but didn't make the trip. Because the same war I would have seen there had already come to Los Angeles. World War III is well underway, but it's not a global contest between hegemons, or alliances of nations....
African countries without a functional national airline as of June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 3, 2025
Emirates instantly brings the UAE to mind, and Qantas proudly flies as 'The Spirit of Australia. These national carriers are symbols of national pride, identity, and ambition. But while many countries have them, some African countries are still...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...
What the grooming-gangs inquiry needs to ask
Spiked
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July 3, 2025
Keir Starmer was left with no choice but to commit to a national statutory inquiry into the grooming-gangs scandal, following the publication of Louise Casey’s damning national audit last month. This inquiry is long overdue and it is vital that no...
10 Years of Multilateral Religious Freedom Work
Diplomat magazine EU
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July 3, 2025
By Knox Thames Ten years ago, on June 15, 2015, something remarkable happened. For arguably the first time ever, a group of countries decided to work collectively to advance religious freedom for people of different faiths outside their own...
Demand for ejiao has soared — which is bad news for donkeys
Irish Examiner
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July 3, 2025
‘The bridge of asses’, the famous geometry theorem, defeated many a pupil. Most unfairly, children unable to grasp it were dismissed as ‘dunces’. Even the ‘law’, despite its majesty, can be ‘an ass’. The American expression, ‘a pain in the ass’,...
Trump's Travel Ban Will Not Make Americans Safer
Reason Magazine
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July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump recently banned travel and immigration to the United States for nationals of a dozen countries, insisting that this would protect the U.S. from terrorists and criminals. The ban applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the...
Qatar garners widespread praise for security, stability and peace diplomacy
The Peninsula
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July 3, 2025
The Peninsula showcases voices of confidence in Qatar’s safe, welcoming environment Clockwise from top left: Dr. Kamal Hamidou, Dr. Abdulrahman AlShami, Dr. Abdelmotalab Siddig Makki and Dr. Yasir Mahgoub Elhussein Doha, Qatar: In wake of recent...
Lived experiences of migrant men witnessing and surviving sexual violence in European transit spaces
Globalization and Health
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July 1, 2025
Men’s views and understandings of sexual violence Throughout the research, sexual violence was a term that was understood and used in different ways. Various terms were cited, sometimes used interchangeably. Sexual violence was most often...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
Dune: Awakening's Huge 1.1.10.00 Update Has a Long List of Patch Notes
IGN
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July 3, 2025
Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has deployed a raft of changes to prove it's responding nimbly to player feedback. Previously, Funcom launched Dune: Awakening's Public Test Client and then extended the PvE zone of the Deep Desert from about 10%...