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Towards a people-centred police force
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
The federal government is on a mission to reform the Nigeria Police Force for better service delivery in order to make it people-centric. SUNNY IDACHABA writes on the efforts in the light of the poor perception of Nigerians about the institution....
New World Bank Group resident representative for Solomons, Vanuatu
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Group’s country-level leadership to better support...
Childhood vaccination coverage was falling across the globe even before Covid
STAT - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
Childhood vaccination coverage has made leaps since 1980. But progress has significantly slowed in the last two decades. That is according to a study published in The Lancet Tuesday, which found stagnation and wide variation in childhood...
The Playbook for America: We Thought We Saw it All with Freedom Torches and Edward Bernays Fomenting Regime Change in Guatemala, Chile
Dissident Voice
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July 4, 2025
Speaking with Dan Kovalik about his co-authored book, Syria: Anatomy of Regime Change Another rousing talk with a true socialist, Dan Kovalik, from Pittsburgh, here, pre-airing on my Radio Show, Finding Fringe on kyaq.org. Here’s today’s (July 1)...
From South Africa to Azania? Name change proposal sparks debate
George Herald
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July 4, 2025
The ATM, which hopes to table the proposal in parliament, argues that South Africa is a colonial label imposed by the British and the Boers. Generic image. Photo: Canva NATIONAL NEWS - The Republic of Azania is what South Africa could be called,...
Drone Warfare And Its Impact On Africa, Ukraine And Beyond
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) From the deserts of Sudan to the streets of Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, drones are reshaping modern warfare. Once limited to counter-terrorism by a select few powers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now ubiquitous, with...
Warfare rewired: drones and civilian risk
Swissinfo
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July 4, 2025
A Ukrainian soldier launches FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, which is in service with the Ukrainian army, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Aug. 2, 2022. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the...
Maine's immigrant farmers keep growing despite cuts to USDA's local food program
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 3, 2025
It’s a sunny, sticky late June afternoon and Habiba Salat bends over tidy rows of knee-high vegetables in a sprawling field at Liberation Farms in Wales. "What are you working on right now?" asked Maine Public reporter Nora Saks. "I’m weeding my...
Navy 'Angels' Delivering Relief Supplies to Indonesia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.01.2005 Courtesy Story U.S. Navy helicopters "appeared like angels" as they delivered supplies to Aceh province, Indonesia, according to the provincial governor. Navy Capt. Rodger Welch told reporters during a...
IMD 15-day rain alert: Heavy rain, floods & landslides forecast for these cities
India Times
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July 4, 2025
IMD 15-day rain alert: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 15-day rain alert starting July 4, 2025, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by risks of floods and landslides across several key regions including...
UN drought report offers grim picture
Energy Live News
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July 2, 2025
The silent catastrophe creeping across the globe isn’t a war or pandemic – it’s drought. While we’ve had a heatwave during the spring and early summer, parts of Europe are in full on drought under a ‘heat dome.’ But is this just part of the new...
China a key backer of UN-centered system for peaceful development
China Daily Global
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LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the United Nations this year is an apt time to reflect on the crucial role China has played in maintaining global peace and security, one of the three pillars on which the UN was...
New proposal for tax on premium flyers
Business Traveller
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A new proposal for a tax on premium flyers, defined as first and business class tickets, and private jets, has been launched at the UN Financing for Development conference in Seville (FFD4). The “aviation solidarity coalition on premium flyers”...
The elusive peace here and there
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
There are no fewer than seven theatres of war in the world today which have invited more than our passing attention. I am referring to the major ones which have been in focus for a while, much more so currently. These are Russian versus Ukraine;...
IsDB President Calls for Agile, Inclusive, and Risk-Tolerant Financing to Advance Resilience in Fragile Contexts
Islamic Development Bank
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Seville, Spain, 1 July 2025 – Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, has urged global financial leaders to adopt financing approaches that are agile, inclusive, and risk-tolerant to confront today’s overlapping...
Matawalle commissions 84 CNG powered vehicles for armed forces
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 1, 2025
The minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Matawalle, Tuesday, commisioned 84 Compressed Natural Gas powered vehicles for the armed forces of Nigeria. Blueprint report that the vehicles were converted in collaboration with...
Trump’s bill of tax and welfare cuts passes step in House | First Thing
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
Good morning. Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill passed a procedural step in the House of Representatives at close to 4am local time, paving the way for the possible passage of the legislation later today as lawmakers continue to...
Africa Spain Summit: epicentre of Euro-African political and economic dialogue
Atalayar
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July 3, 2025
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit will be held in Madrid from 6 to 8 July. This platform for action is in line with Africa's...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...
Trump wants to cancel billions in spending for the UN. Why that’s bad news for Haiti
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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No country in the Caribbean region is as heavily dependent on outside assistance as Haiti, where a patchwork of United Nations humanitarian aid agencies provides everything from food for malnourished children to shelters for displaced families,...