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Politics meets reality TV as ‘Nigeria House of Commons’ launches on YouTube
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
As Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections, the Africana League, a civic organisation, has launched a reality show to boost political awareness and youth engagement in governance. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, Africana...
Business community ‘disappointed’ at status quo in policy rate
Business Recorder
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July 30, 2025
KARACHI: The business community in Pakistan expressed disappointment over the central bank’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11%, arguing that it had undermined business sentiment and posed challenges for industrialists,...
Business Notes: New creamery to sell gelato, Nordstrom Rack coming to Williamsburg area
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 29, 2025
Udder Nonsense, a new creamery specializing in gelato and cheese, will begin selling its products at the new Market 5 complex along Route 5 in Charles City next month. The creamery is the latest business venture for Steve Rose, who founded...
President Trump To Impose 25% Tariff On Key Ally, India From August 1
Sahara Reporters
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United States President, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from India starting on August 1. Trump said India would also face an unspecified penalty on August 1, but he did not elaborate on the...
Political argument turns violent at Winder auto shop
Barrow News-Journal - Georgia
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A political argument at a Winder auto business ended in gunfire and the arrest of a local business owner on multiple charges. Two other individuals were detained for questioning but later released without charges. According to Winder Police...
President Trump expected at Mount Rushmore next July 4
Hill City Prevailer - South Dakota
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July 30, 2025
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that President Donald Trump will come to Keystone in 2026. The confirmation came from Sgt. Amanda Swanson as she spoke with the Keystone Town Board at its July 23 meeting. Swanson spoke about...
Trade gap widens as imports rebound
The Manila Times
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July 30, 2025
THE country’s trade deficit rose to $3.95 billion in June from a month earlier as imports recovered and exports growth surged, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. The shortfall rose from $3.63 billion in May but was...
Minister of Culture Mourns Lotfy Labib: A Man Who Combined the Honor of Combat with the Beauty of Art
Sada Elbalad
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July 30, 2025
Wed 30 Jul 2025 | 02:03 PM Dr. Ahmed Fouad Hano, Minister of Culture, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the esteemed actor Lotfy Labib, who departed from our world today after an honorable artistic and national journey. Throughout his...
Minister Mitov Assures Interior Minister Has Both Fire-fighting Equipment and People
Bulgarian News Agency
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At a briefing here on Wednesday, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov said that the Ministry has both firefighting equipment and people. He described as irresponsible comments made in Parliament earlier in the day regarding the equipment available to...
Company denies corporate manslaughter after ceiling collapse at Pontins holiday park that killed grandmother
LBC
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30 July 2025, 15:35 | Updated: 30 July 2025, 15:38 Grandmother Wendy Jones was killed by a ceiling collapse at Pontins in 2019. Picture: Handout The parent company of Pontins holiday parks has pleaded not guilty to corporate manslaughter after...
Global LEO satellite comms services spend set to hit $14.8bn in 2026
Computer Weekly
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July 30, 2025
Research from Gartner has pointed to the emergence of low-Earth orbit (LEO) consumer and business use cases that are driving communications service providers (CSPs) to expand the market to the point of enabling LEO satellites to become a...
Economic report says Upstate Medical University's impact $3.2 billion to economy
WAER - New York
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July 30, 2025
Upstate Medical University’s medical students and workforce generate $3.2 billion dollars annually, and the lion’s share stays here. A new economic impact report commissioned by Upstate shows in 2024, the medical university created about 24,000...
Trade Enforcement Developments in US Clean Energy Supply Chains
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
Recent actions by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) signal growing trade enforcement momentum across critical segments of the clean energy supply chain. Through a combination of new investigations and preliminary determinations, the agency...
GLOBAL: GENA Solutions: ‘Renewable methanol sets new records’
Bunkerspot
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July 30, 2025
Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 30 July 2025 The energy analytics company GENA Solutions has reported that renewable methanol has ‘set new records’, as the ‘the total renewable methanol capacity under development has surpassed 41 million...
GLOBAL: Baker Hughes acquiring Chart Industries in $13.6 billion deal
Bunkerspot
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July 30, 2025
Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 30 July 2025 US energy technology and oil services company Baker Hughes is buying the clean energy and industrial gas engineering and manufacturing firm Chart Industries with an $13.6 billion all...
GLOBAL: Xeneta tracks ‘dramatic decline’ in freight rates due to tariff wars
Bunkerspot
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July 30, 2025
Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 30 July 2025 ‘Any savings made through falling rates will pale in comparison to the financial impact of the tariffs, so even the most optimistic shippers must face up to the reality of the US...
Trade Show for Fire Survivors This Weekend
Pasadena Now - California
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Fire survivors in Altadena will have access to rebuilding resources at a community trade show this weekend. The Altadena Rebuild Trade Show will take place Sunday, Aug. 3, at Loma Alta Park Gymnasium. The free event runs from noon to 4 p.m....
Trade tribunal launches expiry review of anti-dumping orders against concrete rebar imports
Law360 Canada
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By John Schofield ( July 30, 2025, 10:22 AM EDT) -- The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has initiated an expiry review of anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders affecting concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) imports from China, South...
Minister launches start-ups at ‘Stakeholders Meet’
The Kashmir Monitor
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July 30, 2025
SRINAGAR, JULY 30: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Information Technology, Science and Technology, Transport, Satish Sharma, today reaffirmed the government’s commitment towards transforming Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture...
TRADE DEADLINE BUZZ: The New York Yankees Are In On Washington Nationals Ace MacKenzie Gore
WTSP - Florida
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Right now, the Washington Nationals have yet to make any significant trade with MacKenzie Gore, Kyle Finnegan, Michael Soroka, and Josh Bell. Yankkees in on Gore? Author: wtsp.com Published: 10:14 AM EDT July 30, 2025 Updated: 10:14 AM EDT July...