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National dialogue calls for united front against plastic pollution
Business and Financial Times
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders in Ghana’s environmental sector have called for urgent reforms, stronger enforcement, and clear national direction to address the growing problem of marine litter. The event, held in Accra, July 8, 2025- forms part of the three-year...
IMO council: Oyetola begins ‘Door-to-Door’ campaign
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 10, 2025
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has intensified a wide-reaching diplomatic campaign to secure Nigeria’s election into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. Oyetola, who formally flagged...
Predictive Discovery’s DFS for Bankan delivers good returns
Mining Review
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July 1, 2025
Australian gold reserves developer in West Africa Predictive Discovery Limited’s definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Bankan gold project in Guinea has delivered returns with post-tax project NPV5% of US$1.6bn, IRR of 46% and payback period...
Singapore Straits Piracy Surges: Critical Trade Route Faces 50% Increase in Maritime Crime
gCaptain
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July 10, 2025
The Singapore Straits, a vital maritime corridor handling approximately 30% of global trade, is experiencing an alarming rise in armed robbery incidents, according to a new report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting...
Ghana deepens commitment to maritime security and fisheries ...
Modern Ghana
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The Ghana Navy has officially commenced the fourth edition of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), a pivotal event aimed at addressing the growing security challenges in Africa’s maritime domain. The event which...
Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo
CBS News
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Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of...
World Cup Power Rankings: USMNT outside top 20
CBS Sports - Florida
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With the Gold Cup done and dusted, the 2024-25 international cycle is done and dusted. A year from now we will be in the teeth of the 2026 World Cup knockout stages, so what better time to assess who figures to be in the mix in 365 days time? Ten...
Yanga hijack Simba’s bid for CS Sfaxien star Balla Conté
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. In a strategic move to bolster their squad for the upcoming 2025/26 season, Mainland Premier League champions Young Africans SC (Yanga) have reportedly sealed the signing of CS Sfaxien’s versatile midfielder, Balla Moussa Conté. The...
Six new ambassadors accredited by the President of the Republic
Ver Angola
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According to a statement from the Presidency of the Republic, to which VerAngola had access, the "certification ceremony took place in the Grand Hall of the Presidential Palace" this Thursday morning. "The diplomats presented to the President of...
Moo Deng: Why is the internet obsessed with a viral baby hippo?
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Spike in piracy, armed robbery cases in straits of Malacca and Singapore in first half of 2025
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
SINGAPORE – The number of piracy and armed robbery cases in the straits of Malacca and Singapore in the first half of 2025 was four times that for the same period in the previous year. There were 80 such incidents reported between January and June...
Everything Coming To Max in July 2025
Hypebeast
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July 1, 2025
With June coming to an end, Max debuted its slate of new programming for July 2025.Next month’s list is led by the streaming premiere of Sinners starring Michael B. Jordan, as well as feature films like On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, Opus, Death Of A...
Fortieth anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing
Greenpeace International
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July 10, 2025
On July 10, 1985, at 11:48 p.m. and 11:51 p.m., two extremely powerful bombs planted by the French secret services sank the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour in less than four minutes in an attempt to stop a campaign against...
U.S. Hails Ivanhoe Rail Access Deal
Liberian Observer
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The Government of Liberia’s landmark rail agreement with Ivanhoe Atlantic has received a new wave of endorsement from the United States, following a high-level meeting between President Joseph N. Boakai and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State...
Rare pygmy hippo born in Kansas zoo offers hope for endangered species
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species that’s becoming rare in the wild. The yet-to-be-named male pygmy hippo calf, born June 26, is the fifth offspring of parents...
Convicted Pirate Gets Another Three Years in Prison for 2017 Attack
The Maritime Executive
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A convicted pirate leader has had another three years added onto his sentence for a kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea in 2017 - a rare example of a court proceeding for a pirate from the Niger Delta. The story of the arrest of Itoruboemi Benson...
Technology Transfer Is Rwanda’s Latest Pricey Export
KT Press Rwanda
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July 10, 2025
5 IREMBO is Rwanda’s national online service portal that allows citizens to apply and pay for government services electronically. It is a hot potato outside Rwanda is now exporting something new—and it’s not coffee, tea, or minerals. The country...
Exploitation of food delivery workers laid bare in new film set in Paris
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 30, 2025
Story of Souleymane is bookended by the anticipation and aftermath of a life-changing interview, one where Guinean asylum seeker Souleymane (Abou Sangaré) finds out if he'll be granted residency in France. All background noise is momentarily...
Module 3: Just transitions
Dialogo Chino
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July 10, 2025
In this third and final module, we will explore how human rights can help advance the just dimension of green energy transition projects in the Global South that involve Chinese investments or finance. A number of participants highlighted the...
Real Madrid completes golden square in Club World Cup
Sharjah24
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Thrilling match In a thrilling match, Real Madrid faced Borussia Dortmund, where substitute French striker Kylian Mbappé scored a spectacular overhead kick in the dying minutes at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, USA. This victory set up a...