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Jackson Lears: The Righteous Community
London Review of Books
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July 24, 2025
Six weeks after President George W. Bush launched what the White House called a Global War on Terror, in October 2001, the journalist Bob Woodward asked the vice president, Dick Cheney, when the war would end. ‘Not in our lifetime,’ Cheney said....
European Stocks Close Weak On Tariff Concerns, Some Weak Earnings Updates
RTTNews
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July 16, 2025
European stocks closed weak on Wednesday as concerns about tariffs, and reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will sack Fed Chair Jerome Powell sometime soon, hurt sentiment. Investors also digested a slew of corporate earnings updates that...
Past their prime? Tool use declines with age in wild chimpanzees
University of Oxford News
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July 11, 2025
Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they grow older, according to the long-term video observations used in the new study. This provides solid evidence that old age leads to gradual withdrawal...
Banks, miners lower as ASX slumps
Brisbane Times
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July 16, 2025
The laggards Financials were the biggest mover, dropping 1.4 per cent amid falls for all the big four banks. NAB, which is facing questions over chief executive Andrew Irvine, slumped 3.4 per cent, while Commonwealth Bank lost 1.2 per cent,...
Centers of Excellence Offer African Military Leaders Space to Study Security Challenges
Africa Defense Forum
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July 15, 2025
Ask experts for solutions to Africa’s myriad security challenges, and many are likely to call for greater cooperation, training and professionalism among the continent’s armed forces. For many military and security personnel, the path toward that...
Happy ‘Bastille Day’! Memories of Celebrating ‘Le Quatorze Juillet’ in Spectacular Style
Lyme Line - Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: On this French National Holiday, we are pleased to republish a column from our oft-times Paris-based correspondent Nicole Logan (no relation), which she wrote in 2023 about the huge parade in Paris that celebrates the most memorable...
Key decision to decide Australia’s future
The Geelong Advertiser
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July 14, 2025
Australia’s over reliance on unexpected high iron ore prices to fix the national budget could be coming to an end, with a key choice from China to decide Australia’s future. The Prime Minister held a roundtable on Monday with key local mining...
Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2025: Guests Discuss Green Development And Pathways For Practical Implementation
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) On July 5, 2025, the Eco Forum Global Guiyang officially opened in Guiyang with great ceremony. Government officials, experts, scholars, and business leaders from around the world gathered to engage in in-depth discussions under...
1st Congress of Ambassadors at MSU Held
Business Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Scouting the Grove: From Boots on the Ground to AI in the Sky
UF/IFAS
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July 9, 2025
In today’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape, staying ahead of grove health issues is more important than ever. Traditional methods of scouting for pests, diseases, and irrigation problems are effective but labor-intensive, especially on...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo services to drive Ghana’s trade...
Modern Ghana
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Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
News Ghana
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July 7, 2025
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...
Modern Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
2025 WAES: Regional integration crucial for West Africa’s economic future
Daily Post
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July 9, 2025
Nigeria’s regional trade dominance is hampered by infrastructure and policy issues. The 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) highlighted the need for digital identity, youth potential, and private sector partnerships to boost intra-ECOWAS trade...
Navy to host IMDEC 2025 to tackle maritime security, boost blue economy
Business and Financial Times
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July 9, 2025
By Christabel Danso ABEAM The Ghana Navy is set to host the 4th edition of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC 2025) from july 8-9 in Accra. The two-day event aims to bring together over 500 high-profile...
Defence Sector Secrecy: CISLAC, TI Seek Global Standard Practice
African Examiner
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July 12, 2025
Posted by Ignatius Okpara Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Saturday, July 12th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the backdrop of persisted alledged corruption and secrecy shrouding Nigeria’s defence sector and amidst escalating...
Kagame’s Rwanda: The Discomforting Student No Class Can Ignore
KT Press Rwanda
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July 11, 2025
52 What makes Kagame, and Rwanda itself, so discomforting. They are the student who aces the test, but whose performance makes everyone else in the classroom feel exposed — underprepared, slow, or uninterested. In the heart of Nairobi, a group of...
US Embassy hails secret HPX deal
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 8, 2025
The United States Government, through its Embassy in Monrovia has lauded the weekend secret multi-user railway deal signed between the Government of Liberia and American owned -HPX/ Ivanhoe Atlantic. By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, July 8, 2025:...
Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
Harmattan hazards: How coastal west Africa can escape the Sahel’s fate
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo, are under pressure from two threats: jihadists and putschists. In these west African coastal states, armed Islamist groups increasingly cross northern borders, wreaking havoc. Civilian governments are...