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Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa
CADTM
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base –...
Trump slap massive tariffs on Iraqi goods, excludes oil
The New Arab
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July 11, 2025
Despite the imposition of tariffs, both Washington and Baghdad have signalled a desire to maintain constructive ties. [Getty] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 30 percent tariff on Iraqi imports, a move Baghdad says will have...
Starmer accused of reducing migrants to ‘commodities to be exchanged’ with ‘one-in-one-out’ deal
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Binance launches world’s first Shariah-compliant multi-token staking
Khaleej Times
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Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has launched Sharia Earn in the UAE, the first multi-token staking service that meets the principles of Islamic finance, opening new doors for halal...
Sir Ragg’s grandson brings heirloom home
The Fiji Times
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July 10, 2025
The grandson of one of Fiji’s prominent businessmen and politicians, Sir Hugh Ragg, visited Xavier College in Ba this week to hand over a prized family heirloom. Richard Chalmers, 84, visited the school built on a portion of his grandfather’s land...
General aviation gains stable rates with underwriting surplus: WTW
Insurance Asia
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July 11, 2025
Around $100m in premiums are typically placed around 1 July. The general aviation (GA) insurance market remains stable and competitive, supported by excess underwriting capacity and strong loss histories, according to a report by WTW. Unlike the...
In war, incentives matter more than courage
The Economist
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July 10, 2025
Of all human activities, war is the least rational. It costs a fortune. It spreads death and misery, from the killing fields of Sudan to the tunnels of Gaza. It is often started out of personal hubris or blind patriotic zeal: think of Napoleon’s...
Great European Eclipse 2026: When is it and how to view the eclipse
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The Most Tragically Lonely Animals in the World
AOL
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Some creatures are built for life on their own. Others find themselves isolated by bad luck or circumstance. Around the world, you’ll find a handful of animals living with no company at all—sometimes the last of their species, sometimes just out...
Solar eclipse 2026: A traveller’s guide to the best places to be when the light goes out
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
National insurance supervisory authorities in Africa
Atlas Magazine
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Country Insurance supervisory authorities Year of establishment Algeria Ministry of Finance, Insurance Supervisory Commission (CSA) 1995 Angola Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros (ARSEG) (Angolan Agency of Regulation and...
Syria, Ukraine and Gaza among countries to receive heritage funds from Aliph
The Art Newspaper
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July 10, 2025
ALIPH, the Geneva-based cultural heritage protection agency, has announced more than $16m in its latest funding round, with support going to Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, as well as a dedicated focus on the effects of climate change on cultural...
The odds are stacked: What retail options traders can learn from the Jane Street episode
The Hindu Business Line
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July 5, 2025
Through the last two weeks, Jane Street has been in the news for all the wrong reasons! Just days ago, there were reports that one of the co-founders of Jane Street had been ‘duped’ into funding AK-47s for a coup in Sudan. However, that...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to...
Marco Rubio Drops the Hammer
American Thinker
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July 11, 2025
In a long-overdue repudiation of international lawfare cloaked as human rights work, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has slammed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’s so-called “special rapporteur” for Palestinian territories,...
UN: Fighting continues to drive families from North Darfur
Radio Tamazuj
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July 10, 2025
The situation in Sudan’s North Darfur State remains alarming, as fighting continues to drive families from their homes, the UN has said. In his press briefing on Wednesday, Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General António...
Shell Discusses Investment Opportunities in Iraq
Iraq International News Agency
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July 10, 2025
Today, the Executive Vice President of Shell Oil Company, Mr. Richard Howe, was received by Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, in Baghdad. The meeting discussed areas of cooperation in developing Iraq’s energy sector and investment...
5 awkward quotes from Donald Trump during his meeting with 5 African leaders
Business Insider Africa
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July 10, 2025
Following the historic peace deal Trump was able to broker between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.S. president scheduled a meeting with 5 other African leaders to discuss trade, regional security, and investment. The meeting,...
EU must cut Israel ties
Press TV
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Almost 58,000 people have been killed by the Israeli regime in Gaza since the start of the genocide. Now 187 civil society organizations and trade unions from across Europe have published a joint letter demanding that the EU suspend all official...
Which Middle Eastern countries are targeted by Trump's tariffs?
The New Arab
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July 11, 2025
On Wednesday the US imposed a new round of tarrifs on countries, including Libya, Algeria and Iraq [Andrew Harnik/Getty Images] US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping expansion of global tariffs, targeting a new round of countries...