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Iran Update, August 11, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability...
Africa Travel Shows take a transformational step
The Voice
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August 12, 2025
AFRICA Travel Shows has taken a transformational step. Against the backdrop of renewed global focus on the United Kingdom – Africa relations this July, including Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s historic trade mission across Lagos, Accra,...
Iranian Arms Shipment Routes to Houthis Revealed by Large Seizure
The Maritime Executive
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The methods being used by the Iranians to smuggle arms to the Houthis were revealed in a report issued by Yemen’s National Resistance Forces (NRF). The troops loyal to the internationally recognized government describe the smuggling routes that...
This Country Still Has No Access To INTERNET - Not South Sudan, Malawi, Liberia
India Herald
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Our lives are significantly impacted by the internet. We instantly use google when we need to go somewhere or look up anything. The majority of the apps we use on our phones are web-based. The internet is used in almost every nation on the planet,...
India reaffirms before the UNSC its commitment to free and open maritime order
The Assam Tribune
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August 12, 2025
New York, Aug 12: At a high-level UN Security Council debate on maritime security held in New York, India strongly reaffirmed its commitment to a free, open and rules-based maritime order, grounded in international law and guided by the principles...
U.S. Military Study Identifies TITAN CSR(r) Retractor as Top Surgical Retractor for Deployed Trauma Care
Newswise
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August 12, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 12, 2025-- Advanced Surgical Retractor Systems, Inc. (ASR Systems) announced today that its flagship product, the TITAN CSR® retractor, was identified as the top-performing retractor system in a Department of Defense–funded study...
Travelling to these countries can put you at risk: CDC issues Level 2 alert for Germany, UK, and others amid rising poliovirus concerns
The Times of India
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August 12, 2025
Federal health officials have issued an urgent warning about polio, a potentially crippling and deadly disease. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland,...
The Evolving Global Epidemiology of Presenile Dementia in People Aged Under 65: A 40-year Cross-Sectional Study
Dove Medical Press
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August 12, 2025
Introduction As the global population ages, dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), have become significant and growing global public health threats. AD is the most prevalent type of dementia, representing around 60–70% of all diagnosed...
Which countries recognise Palestine? What does it mean?
Gulf News
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2011 Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Lesotho, Liberia, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Uruguay1988 Afghanistan, Albania,...
U.S. Military Study Identifies TITAN CSR® Retractor as Top Surgical Retractor for Deployed Trauma Care
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Department of Defense–funded evaluation at MHSRS 2025 finds TITAN CSR® retractor delivers the greatest abdominal exposure, fastest setup, and highest overall surgeon satisfaction among systems tested. SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --...
Mending Fences: Addressing Ethiopia’s Internal Land Disputes
Ethiopia Insight
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August 11, 2025
I n late November 2024, yet another video of a grisly murder of a defenceless young man surfaced, causing uproar on and offline in Ethiopia. This time the incident occurred in the village of Derra, a disputed mostly rural district in Oromia often...
India reaffirms commitment to free and open maritime order at UNSC
The Hans India
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August 12, 2025
At a high-level UN Security Council debate on maritime security held in New York, India strongly reaffirmed its commitment to a free, open and rules-based maritime order, grounded in international law and guided by the principles of the United...
CAF Approves National Sports Stadium For Champions League Preliminary Round Games And Youth Matches
The Zimbabwean
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August 12, 2025
According to Pan African Football, CAF has been flexible in approving stadiums for these early rounds. Zimbabwe’s National Sports Stadium is approved to host Category Two matches, including U17 to U23 African Cup of Nations qualifiers and CAF...
How to watch Premier League 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
TechRadar
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August 12, 2025
2025/26's Premier League live streams see Arne Slot leading Liverpool into the season as champions, with Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest all hoping to dethrone them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Premier League 2025/26...
The whole world is switching to EVs faster than you
The Peninsula
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August 11, 2025
There’s a comforting story that oil bulls like to tell themselves to stave off worries about the future: While the privileged few in Europe and California might have lost their minds over electric vehicles, billions of drivers in the Global South...
Govt draws up 50-country export plan to offset Trump tariff hit
Mint
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August 12, 2025
These nations, spread across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and other key regions, together account for nearly 90% of India’s outbound shipments. The plan focuses on redirecting goods affected by the tariff escalation — including...
Private lenders take triple the debt payments China gets from developing countries
Business Insider Africa
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August 12, 2025
Lower-income countries are paying private lenders three times more than they send to China on external debt, according to new research from UK-based advocacy group Debt Justice. The findings highlight the costly mix of creditors these countries...
Trump Admin Launches $93 Million Effort Against Child Hunger Overseas
Charisma News
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August 11, 2025
The Trump administration announced a $93 million food aid initiative targeting child malnutrition in Haiti and 12 African nations. Nearly one million children are set to receive ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) produced by American...
World Elephant Day 2025: In one corner of Africa, pachyderms were transported by ships over the sea in Antiquity
Down to Earth
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World Elephant Day, celebrated annually on August 12, is dedicated to raising awareness about the urgent need to protect elephants. Elephants have been on the decline in many parts of their former range, both in Africa and in Asia. For World...
Private lenders dominate lower-income countries’ debt repayments — study
BusinessLIVE
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While a post-pandemic wave of defaults has largely crested, developing countries still struggle with unsustainable debt as concessional financing shrinks, borrowing costs remain high and spending needs for infrastructure and climate resilience...