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The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
US couple risk France trial over stolen shipwreck gold
The Local - France
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July 3, 2025
An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from an 18th-century shipwreck, after French prosecutors requested the case go to court. Eleonor...
West Africa Aviation Safety Rises To 63%
Leadership
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July 2, 2025
The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO), has said the safety profile of aviation safety among member States has improved to 63 per cent. Executive director, BAGASOO, Jailza Soraya Rodrigues Silva said...
FG reaffirms support for safety as BAGASOO turns 15
Punch
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July 1, 2025
The Federal Government has pledged its continued support for air safety initiatives across West Africa as the Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation marked its 15th anniversary. The Banjul Accord Group Aviation...
GBH Daily: Digging into history
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 2, 2025
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Fed Chair Powell responds to personal attacks from Trump
KOMO News - Washington State
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — During a European Central Bank panel Tuesday morning, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was asked if President Donald Trump's frequent personal attacks against him make it difficult to do his job of leading the nation's...
TUI adds hotels across Africa
TPH News
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July 2, 2025
German tour group TUI is looking to the African continent, as it seeks to grow its portfolio of hotels in attractive leisure destinations. With growing demand from its mainly European customer base for a greater variety of holiday options, African...
Nigeria, 6 others begin $1% passenger safety deductions Jan. 2026
Daily Trust
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The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) says it will introduce a $1 passenger safety levy as part of key reforms to enhance aviation safety among member states. The organisation revealed that the...
Alexander Bevilacqua: Who is a Jew?
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
In June 1391, an anti-Jewish riot broke out in Seville, prompted by the incendiary preaching of a local priest. Four thousand Jews were murdered, and the violence soon spread to more than ninety Iberian cities. The events of 1391 remain the...
Merck Foundation Chairman, CEO, And 14 First Ladies Inaugurate The 7Th Edition Of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiati...
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- AETOSWire) (BUSINESS WIRE ) -- Merck Foundation , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was inaugurated by...
This Day in History on July 2: Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act into Law
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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July 2, 2025
July 2 stands out as a pivotal day in history, marked by momentous events that have shaped nations, cultures, and the course of humanity. 1776 – The Birth of American Independence On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially voted...
Trump slams Fed Chair Powell in handwritten note
Daily Mail
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June 30, 2025
President Donald Trump is finding novel ways to try to pressure Fed chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates – this time releasing an angry hand-written note online that casts the US central bank as behind the curve. Trump posted a chart of...
AFF U-23 Cup: Young Malaysia squad hungry for success despite lack of big names
The Sun Daily
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July 2, 2025
NATIONAL defender Muhammad Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili has dismissed concerns over Malaysia’s Under-23 squad lacking star power ahead of the 2025 ASEAN Football Federation Under-23 Cup in Jakarta. The 21-year-old insists the team’s hunger and...
Blue Curtain Concerts Open with Salsa Evening
Town Topics Newspaper - New Jersey
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July 2, 2025
OPENING THE SUMMER SEASON: Jimmy Bosch, the trombonist/composer/bandleader who is also known as “El Trombon Criollo,” is the first attraction of this summer’s Blue Curtain Concerts series at Pettoranello Gardens. (Photo by Andrea Kane) Blue...
Tersee: Nigeria’s chess prodigy with Grandmaster hopes
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Not so many sports in the country can boast of having a national champion in their teenage years. But lovers of chess can lay claim to that tag through teenage sensation Tersee Ferdinand. The 17-year-old prodigy came into the limelight when he...
West African aviation safety report surge from 40% to 63% — BAGASOO
Business Day
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July 1, 2025
The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) has reported a significant improvement in aviation safety across its member states, with the safety profile rising from 40% to 63% since the organisation’s...
Trump blasts Powell for keeping rates high while much of the world pays less
FOX Business
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday during the press briefing that President Donald Trump sent a letter to Fed chair Jerome Powell showing lower interest rates in other nations. President Donald Trump sent a note to Federal...
Aviation stakeholders push for harmonised safety standards in BAG States
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation Safety (BAGASOO) Conference kicked off yesterday in Abuja with a call to harmonise safety regulations among member countries in the Banjul Accord Group. The member...
PwC Portugal appoints 11 new partners, two in legal
Iberian Lawyer
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July 1, 2025
PwC Portugal has announced the appointment of 11 new partners, that take on strategic roles across the firm’s various areas — technology, consulting, audit, tax, and legal. “With these appointments, PwC aims to consolidate its position as a...
Will Leesburg see Tropical Storm Chantal over Fourth of July? See the forecast
Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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A disturbance is expected to stall late this week over Florida and currently has a low chance for tropical or subtropical development. If it strengthens, the next named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season will be Chantal. The National Hurricane...