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India to set up its first marine insurance group amid western sanctions
Mint
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July 13, 2025
The plan is to get domestic companies to provide insurance cover to Indian ships, which now depend on global clubs for securing ships and cargoes, the secretary said in an interview. The need for an India-focused P&I entity has also been felt to...
USMNT to face Ecuador, Australia in October World Cup tune-ups
The New York Times
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July 14, 2025
The U.S. men’s national team will face Ecuador and Australia in a pair of friendlies in October as it continues preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The Americans will take on the South American side on Oct. 10 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas,...
Dialogue Key To Avert Global Collisions
The Rising Nepal
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World politics shows more negative than positive trends. The conflict between India and Pakistan has been shelved. Kurds and Turkey have agreed on disarmament. But Turkey loathes Israel’s regional dominance and the end of the power balance in the...
Trump’s first six months: A threat to our planet and its peoples
AntiCapitalist Resistance
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July 20, 2025
The election of Trump represents the coming to power of a neofascist leadership in the main imperialist country of the world, who is actively fueling the genocide of the Palestinian people. This represents a further shift to the right in the...
Paul Hastings, AZB & Partners lead M&A legal advisory in APAC for H1 2025
Retail Banker International
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July 15, 2025
Paul Hastings and AZB & Partners have emerged as the foremost legal advisers in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the first half (HI) of 2025 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to the latest league table from GlobalData, a data and...
Patria Portugal a Former Ombudsman Could Receive a Reduced Jail Sentence in the Coming Days
Newsroom Panama
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July 14, 2025
On Monday, July 14, the Ministry of Government issued the list of 188 prisoners who are eligible to receive reduced sentences in the coming days, as established by the Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama. Among those who will benefit...
The Construction and Real Estate Digest with Daniel KONTIE: Understanding why real estate properties are priced in US$: Demystifying the causes and impacts
Business and Financial Times
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July 7, 2025
Before I entered the real estate industry, I used to question why properties in Ghana are most often priced in US Dollars even though the national currency is not the US Dollar. I became an ardent critique of the practice and frown at any property...
Hannibal native among first female physicians t…
Hannibal Courier Post - Missouri
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Dr. Caroline Holman Skinner, (1858-1948) a circa 1897 graduate of the old Homeopathic College of Missouri, is recorded to be among the first three women doctors to practice medicine in St. Louis. She served on the staff of the Deaconess Hospital...
“They’re Melting Living Flesh in Hours”: Scientists Horrified as Swarm of Flesh-Eating Flies Begins Rapid Takeover of U.S.
Sustainability Times
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July 19, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🐜 New World screwworm resurgence threatens livestock and human health in North and Central America. 🌡️ Possible causes include higher temperatures and flies adapting their behavior to avoid sterile males. 🚜 Eradication efforts focus...
I moved our family of four from the US to France & pay just $2,235 for everything – but the grocery stores blew me away
The U.S. Sun
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July 19, 2025
ONE woman up and left America with her husband, two children, and dog five years ago and has since been enjoying an affordable lifestyle across the globe in France. The expat has come to love not only the rich culture and beautiful landscape of...
India to attract foreign copper firms with overseas mining ties: Govt report
The Hindu Business Line
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July 4, 2025
India imported 1.2 million metric tons of copper in the fiscal year to March 2025, up 4 per cent from a year earlier | Photo Credit: UNKNOWN India on Friday unveiled a series of steps to increase copper output, including encouraging foreign firms...
The King, the disquiet at Highgrove and the gardeners’ exodus
The Times
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The King appeared in a circlet of feathers and a scarf draped ceremonially around the shoulders of his cream suit. It was a nod to the traditional cultures and forms of healing that underpinned his inaugural “Harmony Summit” at Highgrove House...
Punjabis falling prey to ‘human trafficking’: NAPA seeks scrutiny of ads by travel agents
The Indian Express
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July 20, 2025
Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has called for stringent scrutiny of foreign job advertisements by travel agents in Punjab, claiming people from the state were falling prey to human trafficking and deceptive migration...
Durbin Reveals Devastating Insights Into Florida ICE Detention Facilities In Exclusive Site Visit
Mount Carmel Register - Illinois
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Staff site visits provide new, incriminating insight into the cruelty of the illegal Trump mass deportation agenda, including overcrowding, inhumane conditions, no access to medical care, and difficulty accessing legal counsel CHICAGO – Today,...
This 90 Day Fiancé Star's Too Mean-Spirited About Her Ex (She's Hurting Her Own Reputation)
Screen Rant
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July 20, 2025
One 90 Day Fiancé diva keeps trashing her ex, and it's not Yara Zaya, who finally called it quits with Jovi Dufren - it's actually Jasmine Pineda, who's using her fame to make it crystal clear that she's happier than ever following her split from...
We need a totally different Europe
LINKS
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July 16, 2025
First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. “The fear of war has really been gaining ground among young people.” Onno, vice president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB) youth movement, is worried. “TikTok is overflowing with videos about...
Your Guide To Planning A Foreign Retirement
Forbes
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Thessaloniki, Greece, on the Aegean Sea, is among 96 places in 24 countries that Forbes recommends for retiring abroad. iStock/Getty Images Baltimore-reared Larry Swift was already living abroad, working as a security contractor in Saudi Arabia,...
From the JFK Documents File: CIA Operative William Pawley Planned with Right-Wing Cuban Terrorists to Sabotage Cuba’s Sugar Supply in the 1960s
CovertAction Magazine
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July 19, 2025
William Pawley [Source: latinnewsagency.blogspot.com] Pawley ironically believed U.S. funding to exile operations would be putting money down a rat-hole because Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was in control of Cuba and had the support of...
Merck Faces Pressure Over Global Tax Practices
Fair Observer
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July 12, 2025
Big pharma competes bitterly with the tech giants for the title of the most dodgy corporate sector in the world. Given this battle, it is astonishing that, on May 27, 2025, nearly one-quarter of shareholders at Merck & Co. (MRK, known outside of...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Stash Reaches a Whopping $644MN
TechBullion
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June 26, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email El Salvador is known for many things, such as its Holocene volcanoes and abundant coffee production, but few things have put the country on the map like one of its boldest financial moves did. More recently, El...