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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...
List of 10 most expensive African countries to rent houses in 2025
TUKO
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June 29, 2025
The surge in urban migration in African countries has led to high demand for housing and escalating rental costs across the continent New York City is often considered the most expensive city and its used as a benchmark for rental indexing African...
Starvation and Profiteering in Gaza: Talking with Francesca Albanese
CounterPunch
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June 30, 2025
Photograph Source: Syeda Amina Trust – CC BY 2.0 There is not much more that can be said about the unfathomable levels of devastation the genocide in Gaza has reached. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied...
Before the bell, across the sea, behind the wall: Expanding Nigeria’s electoral reach
The Cable
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July 1, 2025
BY TOLULOPE OLOLADE FAMOROTI Democracy requires all eligible persons to vote and fully participate in the political process. Despite Nigeria’s 26-year history of democracy, systemic and administrative barriers continue to disenfranchise major...
Bigger role than ever for Jack Animam as Gilas Women aim for greater heights
FIBA Basketball
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SHENZHEN (China) - Jack Animam will have to embrace a responsibility far greater than what she has been used to as the Philippines hope to break new ground in the upcoming FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2025. At 26, the well-travelled center is now seen to...
No, we cannot cut down trees for concrete. Forests must stand in a growing Nairobi.
Greenpeace International
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June 30, 2025
In any developing world, people construct in forests, people do whatever they can do. You can’t say, ‘I’m keeping this tree here’ when development is taking place. The population of Nairobi is growing. — Francis Atwoli, June 2025 This statement by...
AP News: The Latest: Senate votes on amendments to Trump’s big bill ahead of July 4 deadline
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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Possible changes to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered in what’s called a vote-a-rama, though most of the amendments are expected to fail. After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate is rushing...
Tending to youths tender innocence
Nashville Herald - Tennessee
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June 30, 2025
A series of events in recent days offers insights into how societies might be squaring their obligations toward children. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification to access websites with largely adult...
Tending to youth’s tender innocence
Christian Science Monitor
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June 30, 2025
A series of events in recent days offers insights into how societies might be squaring their obligations toward children. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification to access websites with largely adult...
Twice-a-year shot could transform HIV prevention, but can the world afford it?
The Nation
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June 30, 2025
Around 40 million people across the world are currently living with HIV, a virus that has claimed more than 42 million lives since the beginning of the epidemic. But for the first time in decades, scientists and public health officials are daring...
National Rose Month celebrated at Queens Community College
News India Times
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June 30, 2025
Queens BP Donovan Richards, Public Advocate Williams, Anna Kril, Patricia Williams, Queens First Lady Tameeka Richards, QCC President Christine Mangino, Consolee Nishimwe, Allison Alexis, Assemblyman Weprin and Dr. Sumita SenGupta. PHOTO: Courtesy...
Mark White issues urgent warning as migrant crossings 'worsen by the day' - 'Boats just keep coming!'
GB News
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June 30, 2025
GB News Home and Security editor Mark White has delivered a stark assessment of the deteriorating situation in the English Channel, warning that migrant crossings are worsening daily with boats continuing to arrive. Speaking to GB News, Mark...
Collaboration aids Kenya's EV adoption
China Daily
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Taxi drivers in Mombasa, Kenya, try out a new Chinese brand electric vehicle on Aug 16. WANG GUANSEN/XINHUA Just off Nairobi's busy Mombasa Road, beside the untamed beauty of Nairobi National Park, a quiet revolution is gaining momentum — one that...
Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
American Renaissance
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July 1, 2025
U.S. diplomats in several overseas missions received an urgent cable from Washington this spring. They were told to ask nine countries in Africa and Central Asia to take in people expelled from the United States who were not citizens of those...
A Canadian building was named among the world's most beautiful — and no, it's not the CN Tower
Narcity
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June 30, 2025
When it comes to famous buildings in Canada, the CN Tower tends to hog the spotlight. Maybe your mind jumps to the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, the Royal Ontario Museum or Casa Loma in Toronto, or Montreal's iconic Habitat 67. You might think...
Adrian Gardiner: The visionary who pioneered rewilding at reserves in the Eastern Cape, isn’t done yet
BizNews
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Linda van Tilburg (00:00.01) Few people have the vision and determination to transform desolate land into thriving ecosystem, but Adrian Gardiner is one of them. He has just released a book written by Dean Allen on his journey of rewilding the...
What's on Trump's schedule this week after massive wins in the Middle East?
Fox News
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President Donald Trump reveals new details on Operation Midnight Hammer and U.S. foreign policy on Iran on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump's 24th week back in the Oval Office is set to...
America’s most unwanted and the urgent cable that reveals where Trump wants them to go
The Age
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June 27, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size United States diplomats in several overseas missions received an urgent cable from Washington...
Beyond the Ballot Box: Strive Masiyiwa’s redefinition of leadership through contribution
Nehanda Radio
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June 29, 2025
Growing up must be one of the most beautiful experiences in life. Yes, there are many beautiful experiences in life but growing up is unparalleled. It is not only the body that develops but even the intellectual part also grows. You realize you...
Donald Trump’s head-spinning foreign policy
Mint
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June 28, 2025
WASHINGTON—President Trump hasn’t sounded much like Donald Trump in recent days. He said the U.S. needed to attack Iran over a growing nuclear threat, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization wasn’t ripping off America and that Russian President...