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Beyond the hope: The unspoken transportation risks of the 24-Hour Economy
Graphic
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July 7, 2025
In the latest chapter of ambitious national blueprints, Ghana is being sold the 24-Hour Economy. The vision, as always, is breathtaking: a bustling Volta Lake transformed into a superhighway for commerce; modern ports clearing goods in minutes,...
Cuban women's volleyball team denied US visas and forced to miss huge tournament
Irish Star
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July 2, 2025
Rich Jones Assistant Sports Editor 21:59 ET, 01 Jul 2025Updated 22:00 ET, 01 Jul 2025 The Cuban women's national volleyball team was barred from participating in a tournament in Puerto Rico due to new visa restrictions implemented by U.S....
Killer virus spreading across Europe 'highly likely' to reach UK
Cornwall Live
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July 4, 2025
New instances of a lethal virus have been identified in holiday destinations popular with British tourists, and experts have warned it could reach the UK. The virus has been labelled as the current most significant threat to public health,...
Symptoms of killer virus spreading across Europe - 'highly likely' to reach UK
The Mirror
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July 4, 2025
New cases of a killer virus have been detected in holiday hotspots loved by British tourists - and experts have warned it could reach the UK. It’s been described as the current biggest threat to public health, after breaking out in Iraq and...
Killer virus symptoms as 'highly likely' it will reach UK - detected in Spain
Wales Online
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July 4, 2025
09:38, 04 Jul 2025Updated 09:39, 04 Jul 2025 New instances of a deadly virus have been identified in popular holiday destinations frequented by Brits, and experts are warning it could soon reach the UK. The virus, known as Crimean-Congo...
Intrigues, Interstate Rivalry Undermine Actualisation of Single African Air Transport Market
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Chinedu Eze The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was...
A surprising visit to Georgia's Jewish community
Ynet
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July 7, 2025
Even during challenging times for Israelis, affection for Israel radiates throughout Georgia. Locals speak Hebrew, street signs appear in Hebrew – sometimes even in small villages outside major cities. During a visit to one town, a Georgian man...
Almost One Million Cigarette Butts Collected on Global ‘No Butts Day’
Pressenza
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July 7, 2025
Utrecht, July 6th, 2025 On July 5th thousands of volunteers around the world collected 964,000 cigarette butts from their streets and nature. No Butts Day is an annual event that mobilises people from every continent. They call on governments to...
Des Moines refugee agencies get some federal funds to…
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Two Des Moines resettlement agencies say they have continued to provide aid and support to new arrivals and existing refugees despite President Donald Trump's stop-work order. In one of his first acts in office, Trump cancelled flights for...
‘I miss watching people’s phones get stolen in real time’ – Content creator Elsa Majimbo reminiscing about SA
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 3, 2025
Elsa Majimbo described her time in South Africa as feeling like an indie film — cool, liberating, and unforgettable. Kenyan content creator and model Elsa Majimbo misses South Africa, and unlike the average tourist, she doesn’t miss the country’s...
Showbiz: ‘I’ve never wanted to run from my father’s incredible legacy but I do want people to hear my voice’
ATV Today
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July 6, 2025
Judi Dentures casts her views over recent showbiz and telly stories… Sorry you didn’t get Oasis tickets cards launch for gutted fans With Oasis’ long-anticipated reunion tour finally underway just 10% of the 14 million people that tried for...
‘9-1-1’: Oliver Stark Reveals How Bobby Will Inspire Buck as Captain
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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The 118 is going to need a new captain when 9-1-1 Season 9 begins. Near the end of Season 8, their beloved captain, Bobby (Peter Krause), died after being infected with a super strain of CCHF (Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever) for which they only...
Rain eases but wind remains as storm clean up begins
About Regional
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July 3, 2025
Residents discovered damage to the Shelley Beach viewing platform in Moruya. Photo: Catherine Reilly. The NSW South Coast is starting its recovery after damaging winds and heavy rainfall lashed much of southeast Australia. An east coast low has...
Bordering on the absurd
The Anglo-Celt
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Second ‘Border Biennale’ set to take place later this month Previous Next An exhibition in Townhall Arts Centre lights the fuse on the second instalment of the ‘Border Biennale’. Internationally renowned artist Rita Duffy co-curates the show with...
61 missing after boat sinks near Indonesia’s Bali – rescue agency
Cebu Daily News
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July 3, 2025
DENPASAR, Indonesia — At least 61 people were missing after a ferry sank off the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, a local search and rescue agency said Thursday. The vessel sank around 11:20 pm (1520 GMT) on Wednesday in the Bali Strait...
Davey Highben clears the chaos with ‘Future Salad Days’
Matternews - Ohio
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July 1, 2025
In conceptualizing “Future Salad Days,” which kicks off with a free, daylong celebration at the downtown gallery Blockfort on Friday, July 4, artist Davey Highben traveled backwards through time. First, it’s 1991 and Highben is a 17-year-old...
Photos of cute baby animals might be the only therapy you need today
AOL
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Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as looking at a loved one. These 50 baby animals...
Master P’s Ultimate Guide To New Orleans Includes His Last Performance, College Basketball And A Po’Boy
Forbes
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Percy 'Master P' Miller is evolving from Master P to Coach P in his new position as President of ... More Basketball Operations.University of New Orleans Rap legend Master P has seen the world. His lifetime of careers, from founding and running No...
Khaman Maluach a 'testament' to African basketball as top-10 NBA draft pick
ESPN U.S.
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June 26, 2025
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – As Duke center Khaman Maluach stepped his 7-foot-2 frame on the 2025 NBA draft stage to shake commissioner Adam Silver’s hand, tears of joy rolled down his face as he thought back to his stunning journey from Africa. “I just had...
Sandy Gall obituary, unflappable journalist
The Times
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Sandy Gall earned his stripes as a foreign correspondent covering several vicious skirmishes in the Congo in the early Sixties, when he narrowly avoided being shot. Arrested and accused of being a spy, he was plunged directly into Congo’s “Heart...