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Armwrestling African Championship: Over 400 athletes, officials from 20 countries set to storm Abuja
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
The countdown is real — just 16 days to the biggest show of strength Africa has ever seen! From July 23–27, 2025, Abuja will become the battleground for elite warriors as the 14th African Armwrestling Championship and 7th Para-Armwrestling...
Trump and Netanyahu take victory lap to mark strikes on Iran nuclear facilities
The Daily Citizen - Arkansas
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump that he was nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize as the two took a victory lap on Monday to hail their recent joint strikes on Iran 's nuclear...
This Day In History – July 7
Jamaica Observer
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July 7, 2025
Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwaska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win her fifth Wimbledon singles crown this day in 2012. Today is the 188th day of 2025. There are 177 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1993: Hurricane Calvin hits the...
Netanyahu and Trump meet at White House to discuss ceasefire talks, hostages
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 7, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump might look to take a victory lap on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran, hailed by both as an unmitigated success.But as they meet at the White House for the...
Patricia McGraw, lifelong proponent of Afrocentric education, has died
Arkansas Times
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July 7, 2025
VISIONARY: Patricia Washington McGraw. Credit: Courtesy Arkansas Black Hall of Fame We’re a bit late with this news, but we still wanted to spread the word that Little Rock native and lifelong educator Patricia Washington McGraw died on June 25....
COLUMN: TANZANIA TRENDS. SMART data: Tanzania’s magnet for investors
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
APROMISING country with massive growth potential but all you’ve got is last year’s budget speech, a PDF from the National Bureau of Statistics, and three PowerPoint presentations with no interactive data. The potential is obvious agriculture,...
From Dar to Stockholm Kiswahili feels global
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: BACK home in Dar es Salaam, the sun played its part with a warm and breezy weekend, while in Stockholm (in this late spring) tulips were still showing off and Swedes debated if the sun was ever going to return, something...
Trump and Netanyahu may take Iran victory lap but Gaza looms over visit
1News
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump might look to take a victory lap after their recent joint strikes on Iran, hailed by both as an unmitigated success. But as they meet at the White House for the third time...
Suit seeks info on third-country deportations
Minnesota Lawyer
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July 7, 2025
In Brief Refugees International and NILA file FOIA lawsuit over U.S. deportation deals. U.S. using ad hoc agreements to deport migrants to third countries. Supreme Court ruling allows deportations without due process safeguards. Legal experts...
UK restores diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus
The National News
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Britain said it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday as Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Damascus. “There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” said Mr Lammy. “It is in our interests to support the new government...
Willfully Obtuse
Hot Air
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June 30, 2025
After a week that saw Donald Trump bring about a ceasefire between Iran and Israel after blowing up the three nuclear sites of Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, negotiating and presiding over the signing of a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, a...
USA Eyes DRC’s Coltan as Key to Peace, Investment, and Supply Chain Security
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 30, 2025
A recent peace agreement signed in Washington between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda is raising eyebrows—not only for its geopolitical implications but also for its economic undercurrents. The lengthy document includes a...
Trump: America’s Golden Age Has Just Begun
myMotherLode - California
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July 7, 2025
President Trump delivered a speech in Iowa after the House passed the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ last Thursday. Trump was Monday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are his words: “In the last election, the people gave us a historic mandate to cut...
Starmer faces humiliation yet again as flagship 'one in, one out' migrant deal to tackle the small-boats crisis 'set to be scuppered by the EU'
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
Keir Starmer's flagship plan to tackle the small-boats crisis is in jeopardy following EU objections. The Prime Minister had planned to use a summit with Emmanuel Macron this week to sign a new 'one in, one out' deal with France which would have...
Trump calls for ceasefire deal in war in Gaza as signs of progress emerge
9News
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June 29, 2025
A top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, was set to travel to Washington this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there...
Campaigners Seek Government Intervention to Support People with Intellectual Disabilities
KT Press Rwanda
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June 29, 2025
2 Disability Inclusion Rwanda, a local advocacy organization, is urging the government to take stronger, more targeted action to support people with intellectual disabilities, a group they say remains among the most marginalized in society....
U.S. deports eight to South Sudan after legal battle
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
The United States has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men, convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery, had either completed or were near...
Pakistan's passport improves ranking with 100th spot worldwide
Dunya News
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Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan's passport improves ranking with 100th spot worldwide Close In 2021, it was ranked at 113th Published On: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:46:41 PKT (Web Desk) - Pakistani passport holders can now travel to 32 countries either...
Why major hotels are growing their presence in Africa
Hotel Management Network
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July 3, 2025
Africa is emerging as one of the most dynamic regions attracting major hotel chains seeking growth opportunities. Over recent years, well-known brands like Hilton, Marriott, Radisson Blu, and Hyatt have significantly ramped up their presence on...
Britain must hold Emmanuel Macron’s feet firmly to the fire over France’s abject failure to stop the boats
The Sun
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July 5, 2025
Time net closed on Macron’s failures BRITAIN must hold Emmanuel Macron’s feet firmly to the fire this week over France’s abject failure to stop the boats. The president will be accorded all the royal trappings on his state visit, including a...