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ASX closes down 0.92pc as tariffs roll out in earnest
Townsville Bulletin
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August 1, 2025
Trump rolls out tariffs to dozens of countries ASX retreats 0.92pc in response Utilities stays the course, lifting 0.7pc You get a tariff… You get a tariff… You get a tariff! Reminiscent of Oprah on a particularly bad hair day, Trump was handing...
Closing Bell: ASX cops body shot, down 0.92pc as Trump swings tariff bat
Stockhead
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August 1, 2025
While we may have avoided higher import taxes today, the ASX still took a beating from the tariff bat. Pic: Getty Images. Trump rolls out tariffs to dozens of countries ASX retreats 0.92pc in response Utilities stays the course, lifting 0.7pc You...
Preview: Road to throne at African Nations Championship
Xinhua News Agency
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by sportswriters Wang Qi, Hua Hongli and Li Zhuoqun NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Can African heavyweights like Morocco and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reclaim their dominance, or is it time for a dark horse to emerge as Senegal did...
Helio Sousa named new Kuwait coach
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – Portuguese Helio Sousa has been appointed as coach of the Kuwait men’s team, the country’s football association (KFA) announced yesterday. The 55-year-old succeeds Juan Antonio Pizzi, whose contract expired earlier this year. During...
Out of Africa: France pulls forces from key bases
World Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 31, 2025 PARIS — It’s a turning of the page in Franco/African diplomatic relations. Now for the first time since the decolonization of the French colonies in the early 1960’s, there will be no...
Golar LNG Strengthens Africa Commitment As Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Federico Petersen Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Speaker Lineup
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 31, 2025/APO Group/ -- Federico Petersen, Chief Commercial Officer of marine LNG infrastructure operator Golar LNG, has confirmed his participation as a speaker at African Energy...
JRFE urges African states to back moratorium on deep-sea mining
Business and Financial Times
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July 31, 2025
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY The Journalists for Responsible Fisheries and Environment (JRFE) has appealed to African governments to support the global call for a ban, moratorium or precautionary pause on deep-sea mining (DSM) as world leaders meet...
Africa: The Club of Five and the Sociopath
International Viewpoint
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On 9 July 2025, President Trump received five African leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a working lunch. Countries, according to Trump, "all very vibrant places with very valuable land, great minerals, and...
Buhari, Galadima’s revelation and Nigerias field of landmines
The Cable
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July 31, 2025
An epic event passed two weeks ago without significant notice. It was as if a giant comet scurried through the sky without anyone showing interest, or an incubus beast running on a tarmac without any notice from the control tower. In the bitter...
Tuesday 29th July 2025 Football Match Resul
The Nigerian Voice
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Carabao Cup Barnet vs Newport County 2-4 International Friendlies Senegal vs The Democratic Republic of Congo PP Algeria vs Mauritania 2-2 Friendly Matches St George Willawong vs Brisbane Roar 1-1 Jong Sparta vs SC Telstar 5-0 Chatham Town vs...
Gateways to the Red Sea: The case for Israel–Somaliland normalization
Atlantic Council
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July 31, 2025
MENASource July 31, 2025 • 1:52 pm ET Print this page Gateways to the Red Sea: The case for Israel–Somaliland normalization By Amit Yarom Often described as a rare island of stability amid regional fragility, Somaliland is increasingly attracting...
Netflix Sets Secret Game of Thrones Reunion as 3 Body Problem Gets an Exciting Season 2 Update
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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July 31, 2025
Netflix's sci-fi series 3 Body Problem has just received the best update. The show premiered in Mar. 2024, and was a smash hit. Per Tudum, 3 Body Problem Season 2 is officially in production. Over a year after the Season 1 premiere, the series...
Terrorism: A growing concern in West-Africa
The Standard Gambia
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July 31, 2025
- Advertisement - By Ricky Peters The Gambia finds itself in a relatively secure position, buffered by Senegal and its strong military. However, Senegal is facing increasing pressure from terrorist groups seeking to expand their reach,...
Stronger together: AfDB and Japan deepen partnership at TICAD 9
African Business
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July 31, 2025
This article is part of a series produced in collaboration with the African Development Bank in light of its sixtieth anniversary. Please visit our dedicated portal to read about the Bank's history and its activities on the continent. The African...
With qawwali and couscous, a New York café is bridging cultural chasms – and winning loyal fans
Scroll.in
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A few months ago, when Sadia Khatri, a young writer from Karachi, was helping organise a tribute in New York for Sabeen Mahmud, the Pakistani human rights activist killed in 2015, she didn’t think twice before suggesting that it be held at Barzakh...
Djibouti is the next arena for US-China competition in the Red Sea
Atlantic Council
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July 31, 2025
As China rapidly expands its footprint along the Red Sea, one small African nation constitutes an important focal point in great power competition. Despite only being about the size of the state of New Jersey, Djibouti hosts at least eight foreign...
Africa’s plan to bring electricity to 300 million by 2030 takes hold
The Citizen
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Abuja. Nigeria is leading the way to make Mission 300 a reality. It’s one of Africa’s boldest electrification drives yet. The Mission aims to connect 300 million people in Africa by 2030 through national reforms, regional coordination, real-time...
#OpEd: Buhari, Galadima’s Revelation And Nigerias Field Of Landmines, By Adewale Adeoye
Sahara Reporters
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An epic event passed two weeks ago without significant notice. It was as if a giant comet scurried through the sky without anyone showing interest, or an incubus beast running on a tarmac without any notice from the control tower. In the bitter...
Nichols CEO on “pleasing” H1, UK growth and overseas strategy
Just Drinks
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July 31, 2025
Nichols, the UK-based soft-drinks business behind the Vimto brand, today (31 July) reported rising first-half revenue and underlying profits, even as the cost of investment in ERP weighed a touch on reported earnings. For 2025 as a whole, the...
‘Kindness Lands Him in Jail’: Lasana’s Tunisian Roommate Says
The Fatu Network
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July 31, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dawda Baldeh Barely six hours after we published the story of Lasana Baldeh, a Gambian migrant who is currently serving a 25-year sentence in Tunisia, his host, Mr. Dacosta, has provided a detailed explanation of his story. -...