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Ask the Meteorologist: How were Chantal, Fran similar and different from one another?
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 8, 2025
People in Chapel Hill and Durham were able to use Hurricane Fran as a baseline to compare what they just saw with Tropical Storm Chantal. In fact, the picture at the top of this article was taken by Casey Neal. It shows the sign in the Eno River...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company acquires Voltic and West African Refreshments Limited
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The West African beverage landscape is set for a significant shake-up as Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) announces the finalisation of a major agreement to acquire two key subsidiaries operating in Ghana: Voltic (GH) Limited and West...
Festival MED 25: Loulé, a City Filled with the Sounds of the World
World Music Central
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July 8, 2025
Loulé cast aside its provincial character and, for three days, became a vibrant musical capital of the world. Around 25,000 people gathered to celebrate another edition of Festival MED, which, in its twenty-first installment, once again proved...
Former Bafana Bafana star reportedly linked with surprise move back to the PSL
Briefly
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July 8, 2025
Former Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns winger Lerato Chabangu has reportedly been linked with a surprise move back to the PSL Chabangu has been offered an opportunity to come out of retirement and play for a newly promoted club South Africans...
World Bank strips Namibia of upper middle income status over falling Gross National Income
Business Insider Africa
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July 7, 2025
This change, detailed in the World Bank’s FY26 Updated Country Income Classification report, is primarily due to a decline in the country’s Atlas The figure falls below the new threshold of US$4,495 required to maintain upper-middle-income status....
The U.S. Is About To Slap The World's Most Positive Country With A Travel Ban
The Travel
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July 7, 2025
The "New American Travel Anxiety" is real, and it's not limited to foreigners planning to visit the U.S. amid the Trump administration's controversial border policies. Experts also revealed that Trump's tariffs are impacting almost half of...
Dexter will be next named storm of hurricane season
Naples Daily News - Florida
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About 24 hours after landfall, Chantal is now a tropical depression, as it wanders across Virginia. The National Hurricane Center is tracking four tropical waves, including one in the Caribbean. Temperatures across Florida July 7 are expected to...
Festival MED brings music to Loulé
The Portugal News
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In a press release, the Mayor, Vitor Aleixo, said that “Everything is ready for another edition of the MED festival. In 2025, Cape Verde is the guest country and we could not be happier about everything that also involves the strong local...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Gulf Insider
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July 7, 2025
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...
Nestlé PH welcomes new CEO
The Manila Times
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July 7, 2025
Nestlé Philippines, Inc. on Monday said Mauricio Alarcón had taken over as its new chairman and CEO, succeeding Kais Marzouki who was now Nestlé Greater China Region head. “As Mauricio takes the helm of Nestlé Philippines, he looks forward to...
Africa’s freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent
Business Insider Africa
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July 6, 2025
While some nations continue to deepen civil liberties and democratic norms, others are sliding further into authoritarian rule. According to the 2025 Freedom House report, freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year worldwide, reflecting a...
Past Glory, Present Pressure: The Super Falcons And The Pursuit of...
The Will
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July 7, 2025
July 07, (THEWILL) — The Super Falcons of Nigeria have long been the standard-bearers of women’s football in Africa, with a record nine Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) titles to their name. Their commanding 3-0 victory over Tunisia in the...
World Football : Which Channels Will Broadcast Thursday’s Matches?
Tunisie Numerique
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June 26, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Below is the detailed TV schedule for the matches taking place across European and international pitches on Thursday, June 26, 2025 (Tunisian local time): Club World Cup 8:00 PM Juventus – Manchester City (DAZN,...
GBH Daily: Feeling lonely? You’re not alone.
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🥵Very hot, with highs around 95 and overnight lows in the 70s. Sunset is at 8:23...
New arts residency program aimed at strengthening ties with Portugal
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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New Bedford resident Lara Harrington launched Hotel Papel, an arts-focused cultural exchange program connecting the South Coast with the Azores and beyond. The first residency takes place January 23-February 1, 2026, on Faial, focusing on various...
Marriott to add over 50 new properties in Africa by 2027
Zawya
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Marriott International has announced plans to expand its footprint in Africa with the addition of more than 50 properties and over 9,000 rooms by the end of 2027. As part of its growth strategy, the group plans to enter five new markets — Cape...
Social isolation is a major health risk for older adults. Groups across Mass. are stepping up.
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 7, 2025
Every day, the senior center at the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers in Cambridge offers an assortment of activities. About 40 participants play dominoes, color in coloring books and take exercise and dance classes and eat lunch...
Watch Nkrumah's radio broadcast from exile in Guinea, where he named his traitors
GhanaWeb
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July 6, 2025
The first ever coup d'état Ghana experienced took place on February 24, 1966. And to make it even more historical, it was Ghana’s very first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah who was overthrown. Dr Nkrumah was not in the country when this took...
Moroccan Human Rights Leader Amina Bouayach Drives Africa’s Zero Torture Mission
Morocco World News
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June 25, 2025
Rabat — Morocco’s head of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Amina Bouayach brings a bold vision to Cape Verde this week: an Africa completely free of torture. The leader of the African Network of National Preventive Mechanisms Against...
Man arrested for stomping on Cape Verdean flag in East Providence
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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A Lincoln man with a knife and a Nazi flag allegedly stomped on a Cape Verdean flag outside East Providence City Hall. The incident was captured on surveillance video. EAST PROVIDENCE — A man with a Nazi flag was arrested on July 2 for stomping on...