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Service Above Self: Reaching across the globe
Medicine Hat News
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June 25, 2025
By Kitt Brand on June 25, 2025. Yep. It’s true, there are some pretty well-known folks who are or were active Rotarians. A few that come to mind: Neil Armstrong, whose foot was the first on the moon; Friedrich Bergius, German Nobel Prize winner;...
Tunisia: 70% of country’s exports go to EU – Bezzarga
African Manager
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June 25, 2025
Riadh Bezzarga, Director of Market Studies and Strategy at the Export Promotion Center (CEPEX), announced that Tunisian exports in 2024 are estimated at 62 billion dinars, while exports to African markets (goods only) reached just 0.25 billion...
2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
Atlantic Council
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June 23, 2025
By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and Joseph Lemoine Table of contents The dangerous authoritarian narrative A dangerous belief has taken root globally: that political freedom is not essential to prosperity and may...
NNN wants stronger energy partnerships
New Era
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LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...
Inside the chimpanzee medicine cabinet: we’ve found a new way chimps treat wounds with plants
The Conversation
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June 11, 2025
As it turns out, chimpanzees make pretty good doctors. For decades, scientists have been studying what chimpanzees do when they fall ill. This search has led to the identification of medicinal behaviour, which often involves the ingestion of...
A Nation On The Brink: Climate Injustice And The Future Of Pakistan
Friday Times
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June 24, 2025
Pakistan is no stranger to environmental disaster. Ranked among the top ten most climate-vulnerable countries, its exposure to escalating climate threats has turned into a persistent economic and humanitarian emergency—and a stark example of...
Aimee Parnell excited to lead Greater Falls Regional Chamber
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
BELLOWS FALLS — Aimee Parnell has been on the job at the Waypoint Center for about a month, and her enthusiasm is palpable. Parnell, 49, a Springfield resident, sees the Bellows Falls region with fresh eyes and she likes what she sees as the new...
Gorilla Gourmets Are Actually Truffle Hunting
Scientific American
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June 10, 2025
Gorilla Gourmets Really Dig Their Truffles, Study Finds Researchers followed gorillas for years to uncover truffle-hunting behavior—and it may be socially transmitted By Rachel Nuwer edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Soil-scratching gorillas. Gaston...
Angola wants American investment in Africa in manufacturing industries
Ver Angola
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João Lourenço, who is also the president of the African Union, was speaking this Monday at the official opening of the 17th United States of America-Africa Business Summit, which runs until Wednesday and is being attended by the presidents of the...
Steel PSUs expanding global presence to achieve higher production by 2030
ETInfra.com
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June 23, 2025
The govt is also eyeing critical minerals in Brazil and Argentina, said the officer.In a bid to explore reserves of key minerals needed for steel making abroad, and eyeing new markets for the commodity as well, three PSUs — Steel Authority of...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
An interview with Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy
Decanter
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June 23, 2025
In the heart of Pauillac, where gravelly soils yield some of the world’s most revered wines, Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy sits as the steady hand guiding the legendary first growth Château Mouton Rothschild and its fifth growth sister estates Château...
Inside Nigeria’s political dynasties
Daily Trust
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June 21, 2025
More children of past and present political leaders in the country are getting actively involved in politics, Weekend Trust can authoritatively reveal. Checks by our correspondents reveal that an increasing number of children of political icons...
Club World Cup: Esperance clinch dramatic win
The National News
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Esperance de Tunis kept their Club World Cup hopes alive as the enigmatic Youcef Belaili scored in the 70th minute while goalkeeper Ben Said saved a penalty deep in second-half stoppage time to help defeat Los Angeles FC 1-0 in a dramatic contest...
How Zambian soccer recovered from a plane crash that killed a golden generation
CNN
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June 21, 2025
CNN — In 1993, Zambia’s national soccer team had captivated the nation. For once, there was real, genuine hope that this young, exciting squad could qualify for its first World Cup in 1994. To do so, the team would need to navigate the qualifying...
Nigeria, SA top African countries with most mobile phone ownership, usage
Business Day
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June 19, 2025
In Nigeria, South Africa, and other African countries, mobile connectivity is driving access to business, education, healthcare, and digital banking, transforming the way millions live and work, according to a report by The African Exponent. The...
Willoughby: Albert Schweitzer Sesquicentennial Convocation — his significance in the formation of modern Aspen
The Aspen Times - Colorado
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June 21, 2025
A series of local events will celebrate Albert Schweitzer’s outstanding life and the 75th anniversary of his speeches in Aspen for the 1949 Goethe Bicentennial Celebration, beginning June 30. While that was the only time he visited Aspen, it was...
Debunking Mars destroyed by nuclear war theory
AS
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June 17, 2025
Mars is believed to have been once similar to Earth, with liquid oceans, lakes and rivers which could’ve been home to living organisms. For that reason, NASA has sent a number of probes to the Red Planet in search of signs of past life. These ever...
MF Brings Together 14 1st Ladies
Business Ghana
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Link to Live Stream of Inaugural Session of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025: https://apo-opa.co/3G1Afxo Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th...