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The Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025Presented By Pacific Barista Series
Sprudge - Oregon
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June 30, 2025
We are delighted to welcome you to the official announcement of The Sprudge Twenty, presented by Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series. This is the seventh class of Sprudge Twenty honorees, part of an annual tradition honoring and amplifying leaders...
20,000 small-boat migrants this year and counting: Labour's abject failure to protect our borders laid bare
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
Labour's abject failure to protect our borders was laid bare today as it emerged a record 20,000 small-boat migrants had reached Britain in the first half of this year. Nearly 900 arrived in Dover from France on Monday, the latest official figures...
Africa’s oil-producing club could soon welcome a new member- here's who might be next
Business Insider Africa
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June 26, 2025
The goal of Sierra Leone's first offshore 3D seismic survey in almost a decade is to explore the country's offshore oil basin's enormous potential. The six-week survey is a crucial component of initiatives to lower the risks involved in oil...
How many people cross the Channel in small boats?
BBC
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ShareSave Almost 20,000 migrants came to the UK in small boats in the first six months of 2025 - a 48% increase on the same period in 2024. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs" bringing migrants to the UK. How many...
Trump does UN’s job on world stage, leads on peace while secretary-general earns more at anti-US body
Fox News
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President Donald Trump touted his administration’s progress achieving peace deals across the globe, which he said is possible because world leaders "respect our country again." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following President Donald...
Twenty-six UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in July 2025
U Chicago News - Illinois
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Twenty-six members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships. Provost Katherine Baicker, along with Profs. Jean Decety, Robert Gertner, John Heaton, John Levi Martin and Robert...
American Firms Sign $2.5 Bln Deals At US-Africa Business Summit
RTTNews
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July 1, 2025
U.S. Companies have signed deals and commitments worth more than $2.5 billion with African partners during the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit. A U.S. consortium led by Florida-based Amer-Con Corporation signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement...
2027: NNPCL’s Positivism And Gathering Of Termites
New Telegraph
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June 29, 2025
As politicians realign and strategise for the 2027 general election, now is the worst time for any patriotic citizen to be appointed to lead a government agency in Nigeria, especially the major organisations that are critical to the success of...
US-Africa Business Summit yields over $2.5 billion in deals, commitments
Nairametrics
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July 1, 2025
The United States Department of State has said that the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit yielded more than 2.5 billion dollars in new deals and commitments between U.S. and African partners. The U.S. Department of State said the summit, which was...
Blood and its components can be transported safely with drones by following guidelines: ICMR study
The Hindu
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June 30, 2025
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Blood and its components can be transported safely using drones by following standard guidelines, which can be particularly helpful in ensuring the availability of blood in emergencies...
Ignorance of History
Circle ID
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June 28, 2025
An international institutional battle of sorts has been playing out in a segment of the trade press over the past couple of weeks over the venue of the Oct 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27). The treaty conference held under the...
Why Ghana’s Creative Industry Needs Bold Investment – and How Fidelity Bank is Stepping In
CNR Citi Newsroom
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June 30, 2025
INTRODUCTION Ghana’s creative industry is fast becoming a vibrant engine of culture and commerce. From music and film to digital content, fashion, and visual arts, this sector is contributing significantly to jobs and economic activity despite...
$3.5bn Nigeria’s Services Account Deficit Highlights Weakness In FX Generation
Daily Independent
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June 29, 2025
0 LAGOS – Nigeria’s services account recorded a net deficit of $3.5 billion in the latest quarter, equivalent to 7.0 percent of GDP, rising from $3.2 billion (6.8% of GDP) in the previous quarter. The persistent deficit underscores long-standing...
Migrant crossings hit a record 20,000 in six months
The Times
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More than 20,000 migrants have crossed the Channel this year, setting a new record high for the first six months of a year. In June 5,170 migrants crossed the Channel in 80 boats, which was also a record month for this year. Home Office figures...
$2.5bn In Deals Sealed At US-Africa Business Summit
New Telegraph
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July 1, 2025
The United States has announced that the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit generated over $2.5 billion in new trade deals and investment commitments, reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic partnerships across the continent. According to a...
US, Africa summit yields $2.5bn in new trade deals
Punch
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July 1, 2025
The United States says the 17th US -Africa Business Summit yielded more than $2.5bn in new deals and commitments between US and African partners. The US Department of State said the summit, which held from June 22 to 25, attracted more than 2,700...
Why Ghana's creative industry needs bold investment and how Fidelity Bank is stepping in
GhanaWeb
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June 30, 2025
Introduction Ghana’s creative industry is fast becoming a vibrant engine of culture and commerce. From music and film to digital content, fashion, and visual arts, this sector is contributing significantly to jobs and economic activity despite...
Esther Dyson to deliver keynote at 12th Angel Fair Africa in New York City
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
Renowned angel investor and tech visionary Esther Dyson will headline the 12th edition of Angel Fair Africa (AFA@12) as keynote speaker when the event makes its historic debut in the United States on 19th September, 2025. Hosted at Google’s 9th...
Mass graves everywhere, but where are the killers?
Lanka News Web
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July 1, 2025
*This article was originally published on 30.09.2017 Dr. Lionel Bopage Introduction Sri Lanka’s armed conflicts have touched the whole Island, affecting all its ethnicities and faiths. By 2013, Sri Lanka recorded the second highest number of...
China-Backed EV boom powers Kenya’s shift to electric motorcycles
Switch TV
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July 1, 2025
NAIROBI – On the edge of Nairobi National Park, within sight of Mombasa Road traffic, a quiet shift is taking place inside the Roam electric motorcycle plant. The facility, staffed by over 300 workers, is churning out up to 20 electric motorcycles...