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beIn to broadcast all La Liga games live
As another engrossing season of La Liga prepares to kick-off on Friday night, beIN MEDIA GROUP (“beIN”), the global sports, entertainment, and media conglomerate, has revealed its live coverage plans, confirming itself the home of Spanish football...

The American Car Industry Can’t Go On Like This
Last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley commuted in a car that wasn’t made by his own company. In an effort to scope out the competition, Farley spent six months driving around in a Xiaomi SU7. The Chinese-made electric sedan is one of the world’s most...

Roundup: Ethiopian experts hail China's ecological conservation, urge deeper cooperation
by Xinhua writers Habtamu Worku, Liu Fangqiang ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian experts have lauded China's extraordinary achievement in transforming from ecological fragility to environmental leadership, calling it a practical model for...

With All 380 LALIGA Games Live And Exclusive, Bein SPORTS Confirms Itself Home Of Spanish Football Across MENA
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula Region's leading sports broadcaster kicks off studio coverage of new Spanish football season on Saturday with coverage from Barcelona's trip to Mallorca, hosted by Tariq Al-Hammad Partnership between beIN and...

Marvel's First Family Meets America's Finest During Secret "Fantastic Four" Screenings
The Walt Disney Company, in a special collaboration with the U.S. Navy, gave thousands of American military service members a heroic surprise: screenings of Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. What’s...

Command of the Seafloor Is the New Naval Challenge
Deep trouble. Fiber-optic cables and pipelines on the seafloor are becoming more and more vulnerable to sabotage. Image Credit: Serg Myshkovsky/Getty Images As the U.S. Navy struggles to catch up with the People’s Republic of China’s rapid...
Why United States picked Zambia for $15, 000 Visa bond pilot project
This past week, Zambia was in the news here in the United States and then across the world. This is because the U.S. State Department announced that it had initiated a pilot program requiring citizens applying for B1/B2 tourist and business visas...
‘Counter-productive’ US net-zero stance risks patchwork legislation, shipowners say
Dutch shipowners have condemned the US rejection of the International Maritime Organization’s net zero framework as counterproductive. The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) expressed “concern” that the measures, described by the...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
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4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
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Trump faces backlash over African deportation deals
The Trump administration is facing a growing backlash from across Africa as it accelerates its plan to deport migrants and convicted criminals to some of the poorest and most authoritarian countries on the continent. In recent weeks, U.S....

U.S. issues travel warning for 5 countries: ‘Practice enhanced precautions’
The United States has issued a travel warning for Americans traveling to five countries. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update to its global travel alert that polio is circulating in Finland, Germany, Spain, the...

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At least 68 African migrants killed and more than 70 missing after boat capsizes off Yemen
In this July 15, 2019 photo, Ethiopian migrants board a boat on the uninhabited coast outside the town of Obock, Djibouti, the shore closest to Yemen. Tens of thousands of East African migrants depart for Yemen each year hoping to pass through to...
Letter from the USAVolume V- Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
Letter from the USA Volume V By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba This past week, Zambia was in the news here in the United States and then across the world. This is because the U.S. State Department announced that it had initiated a pilot program requiring...
“Maritime security is a shared responsibility”: IMO Secretary-General to UN Security Council
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called for vigilance and deeper cooperation among Member States and international partners to address growing threats to global maritime security. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council...
Kenya advances plans for maritime security information hub
Kenya is establishing a National Maritime Information Sharing Centre (NMISC) to boost maritime security and inter-agency coordination. From 28 – 31 July 2025, a Roadmap Formulation Workshop in Mombasa brought together 15 representatives from key...

IGAD launches consultations for new 2026–2030 regional strategy
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 13 — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has begun consultations with its Member States to review its 2021–2025 Strategy and develop a new 2026–2030 framework, starting with Kenya. According to the IGAD...

France's complete withdrawal from West Africa should worry the rest of the world
Last month, France’s armed forces finished dismantling their bases in Senegal, the last West African country to have hosted a permanent French military presence. The withdrawal marked the final chapter of a French retreat from the region that...

Could Putin be arrested in the US during Trump meeting as people call for president's detention over 'war crimes'
Picture this, Russia's Vladimir Putin departs from his presidential plane in America on Friday... only to be met with handcuffs the moment he steps foot on US soil. The 72-year-old is currently scheduled to travel to Alaska this Friday (15 August)...