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A Groundbreaking Study By AUC Researchers Links Rising Temperatures to Increased Women’s Cancer Mortality
Sada Elbalad
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July 31, 2025
Thu 31 Jul 2025 | 11:26 AM A new study conducted at the Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology (IGHHE) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) found a significant connection between rising temperatures and death rates from women’s cancers...
Solar Eclipse on August 2: Will it really bring ‘6 minutes of darkness’ in the world? NASA answers after viral buzz
The Times of India
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Solar eclipses have fascinated humanity for thousands of years. Historically, eclipses were often seen as omens, influencing myths and legends. Today, there are opportunities for scientific research, including studying the Sun’s corona and testing...
They Called It Psychiatry – I Call It Punishment
Mad in America - Massachusetts
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July 25, 2025
In 2024, I was forcibly hospitalized in a psychiatric institution — not because I was a danger to myself or others, but because I spoke out. I am a Libyan doctor and entrepreneur. I built my company from nothing. I believed in freedom, human...
Weekly News Roundup: Friday, July 25, 2025
The Libya Observer
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Trump Advisor Boulous meets Haftar in Benghazi, reviews Libyan-American cooperation http://lyo.ly/5vdg Tripoli power outages attributed to damage in Janzour, but grid now stabilized, says GECOL http://lyo.ly/5vdf Greece calls on Libya to engage e...
Egypt, U.S. FMs Discuss Strategic Partnership, Regional Crises in Washington
Sada Elbalad
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July 31, 2025
Thu 31 Jul 2025 | 08:30 AM Abdelatty and Marco Rubio Egypt's Foreign Minister (FM) Dr. Badr Abdelatty, met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss ways of strengthening the close bilateral ties between Egypt and the...
Almost 100 arrested in UAE-led operation in the Amazon Basin
The National News
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The UAE has led a major international operation against environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin, resulting in 94 arrests and the seizure of assets valued at more than $64 million. The 14-day effort, Operation Green Shield, was a multinational...
Women Need Better Protection And Support To Be Able To Engage In The Political Process, Say Women In Tarhuna
MENAFN
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July 26, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) TARHUNA, Libya, July 26, 2025/APO Group/ -- Sixteen women from Tarhuna joined Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General, Political, Stephanie Koury in a consultation meeting on the political...
What Does the Red “CD” Number Plate Mean in Kenya?
Techweez
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July 31, 2025
In Kenya, all motor vehicles are issued with a unique registration number, commonly referred to as a number plate. These serve to identify the individual or entity that owns the vehicle. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is involved in the...
Countries on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Travel Magazine
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July 26, 2025
27 For a smoother travel experience, there are three things you must have top of your mind: is your passport valid and in date? is your travel insurance still valid and covers the places you intend to visit and the activities you plan to partake...
Global Gas Flaring Surges to 17-Year High
Oil Price
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July 26, 2025
Despite big promises by oil majors to reduce gas flaring, the practice continues to be a major issue, contributing to high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and several state governments are aiming to...
Takala, Qaderbuh review public sector appointments and monitor of national projects
The Libya Observer
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The head of the High Council of State (HCS), Mohammed Takala, met on Tuesday with the Head of the Administrative Control Authority, Abdullah Qaderbuh, at the HCS headquarters in Tripoli. During the meeting, Qaderbuh congratulated the newly elected...
People smugglers adapt to attempts to shut them down – financial sanctions won’t stop the boats
The Conversation
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July 30, 2025
In the latest attempt to crack down on irregular migration, the UK government has announced a raft of international sanctions against people smugglers. The sanctions will use asset freezes, travel bans and other financial restrictions to go after...
Neofascism, imperialism, war and revolution in the Middle East
LINKS
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July 30, 2025
First published at New Politics. Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon and has lived and taught in Paris, Berlin, and London. He is Professor Emeritus at SOAS, University of London. His many books include The Clash of Barbarisms (2002, 2006); Perilous...
Energy and Sovereignty, the Map of Power
Pressenza
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July 30, 2025
“Whoever does not control their energy has no homeland. They have territory.” The energy world and the new colonialism Energy is not just electricity, nor just oil, nor merely turbines spinning in the wind. Energy is power. It is independence or...
Türkiye's defense diplomacy and the reconstruction of security in Africa
Sabah
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July 30, 2025
Türkiye's relationship with the African continent has witnessed a notable escalation in recent years, commencing from the early 2000s. In the context of trade and diplomatic initiatives, multifaceted collaborations have been established with...
Five reasons why the UAE is fixated on Sudan
Black Agenda Report
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Sudanese refugees in Chad. Over 10 million people have been forcibly displaced in over a year of war in Sudan. Photo: Wikimedia commons. This article was first published at Al-Akhbar English. Last month, the Sudanese army accused Libya’s Khalifa...
Mali Moves Forward in Restructuring the Mining Industry
News Ghana
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July 30, 2025
Alliance of Sahel States (AES) are seeking to reclaim their national wealth and territorial sovereignty Geostrategic Analysis Over the last few years, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger through a series of military seizures of power have attempted to...
Emissions surge: Gas flaring in 2024 released 389 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent, as global flare volumes highest since 2007
Down to Earth
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Flaring at oil and gas facilities operated by the national oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, and several smaller companies, likely with limited expertise or funding for gas utilisation, accounted for 60 per cent of Nigeria’s...
Nokia to Power Medusa Submarine Cable Connecting Morocco to Europe
Morocco World News
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July 30, 2025
Marrakech – Nokia has secured the contract to supply technology for the ambitious Medusa submarine cable project, the Finnish telecommunications group announced Monday. The company will provide its 1830 GX platform and ICE7 coherent optics,...
Breaking it Down with Barron: The New York City Mayoral Race, New York City Politics, and a Primer for an Independent Black Revolutionary Polity
Black Agenda Report
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Charles Barron dissects the NYC mayoral race, Mamdani’s struggles with Black voters, and why an independent Black radical politics is essential to confront a broken system. Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to chop it up with the venerable and...