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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...
Indian Open Highlights: Annu dominates women's javelin throw, Kujur recovers from 100m setback to win 200m gold
Firstpost
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August 11, 2025
Annu Rani and Animesh Kujur were among the standout performers in the 2025 Indian Open, the World Athletics bronze meet that took place in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, shining in women’s javelin and men’s 200m respectively. Murali Sreeshankar,...
ETGE slams China’s ‘Propaganda’ film, accuses Beijing of colonial occupation and genocide in Xinjiang
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 11, 2025
Washington DC [US] August 11 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) has denounced what it refers to as inaccurate historical assertions made in the propaganda film "Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang" produced by the People's Republic of...
Detained Sailors Reveal Houthi Smuggling Routes from Iran to Yemen
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 11, 2025
Confessions by detained sailors have revealed the smuggling routes used by the Houthi militants in Yemen to smuggle weapons from Iran. Yemeni forces arrested in July seven people on board a ship they intercepted in the Red Sea. The sailors...
CJTF- HOA welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 11, 2025
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Brown, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, presided over the CJTF- HOA change of responsibility from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ted Braxton, outgoing CJTF- HOA command senior enlisted...
Emerging countries' debt payments to private lenders dwarf those to China
Yahoo Finance
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By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) -Lower-income countries' external debt payments to private lenders remain three times higher than payments to China, research shows, shedding light on the complex, costly web of creditors they face as they struggle...
America Has Completely Blown Any Sort Of EV Transition
InsideEVs - Florida
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August 11, 2025
Haven't you heard the good news? We're going back to gas here in America. With no fuel economy rules to speak of anymore, or really any standards when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, our beloved car companies are now free from the burden of...
Caricom payment system aims to reduce US dollar reliance
St. Vincent Times
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August 11, 2025
Caribbean central banks testing payment system to reduce reliance on US banks Four Caribbean central banks are launching a pilot project to develop an alternative payment system, aiming to reduce reliance on the US dollar for trade and...
Capitalist China and socialist revolution
AntiCapitalist Resistance
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August 11, 2025
Capitalist China and socialist revolution by Simon Hannah [Published by Resistance Books in 2023] The economic and political growth of China and its transformation into a world power is one of the defining features of the modern age and will have...
World News | ETGE Slams China's 'Propaganda' Film, Accuses Beijing of Colonial Occupation and Genocide in Xinjiang
Latestly
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August 11, 2025
Washington DC [US] August 11 (ANI): The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) has denounced what it refers to as inaccurate historical assertions made in the propaganda film "Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang" produced by the People's Republic of...
Erdogan’s covert pact with Iran’s Houthis
Kathimerini
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Houthi supporters gather in front of a digital billboard showing their attack on the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Magic Seas in the Red Sea, during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 11, 2025. [Yahya Arhab/EPA] For years, Turkey’s President Recep...
The secret Iran-Hezbollah-Houthi weapons corridor
Israel Hayom
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August 10, 2025
Testimonies from crew members of the "al-Sharwa" vessel, which attempted to smuggle strategic weapons for the Houthis in Yemen, revealed new details in recent hours about the smuggling routes used by the terrorist organization. According to the...
Tharanga wins with 86.50m, Annu tops javelin tops at Continental Tour
Goa Chronicle
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August 11, 2025
Bhubaneshwar: Promising javelin throwers from India and Sri Lanka fought hard to stamp their authority in the one-day prize money World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meet at Kalinga’s Stadium yesterday. Egged on by enthusiastic Sunday crowd,...
Africa-Yemen migration crisis requires new approach, IOM warns
The National News
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An international security initiative is urgently needed in the Red Sea region to curb human trafficking, experts and officials said. The call for action comes after about 100 people died when a boat carrying about 150 migrants capsized off Yemen’s...
US Unveils $93m Food Aid for 13 Nations
News Central TV
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August 11, 2025
The United States has announced a $93 million emergency food assistance programme for 13 nations, including 12 in Africa, aimed at combating severe hunger and malnutrition. The US Department of State stated that the programme will provide...
The 9 weirdest (and most secretive) futuristic weapons
Science Focus
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August 10, 2025
Hate to break it to you, but warfare’s about to go all Black Mirror. You see, nations aren’t just stockpiling missiles anymore – they’re instead investing in invisible beams, terrifying mind machines and guns that scream. So, forget about boots on...
Reports uncover global hidden networks surpassing Iran feeding the Houthis with weapons
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA - Security and military experts say that recent increases in the number of weapons packages that were stopped on their way to Yemen's Houthi group show that Iran is losing control over more and more global drug trafficking networks. They...
Henley Passport Index: India’s passport climbs to 75th spot in 2025, highest in a decade
Financial Express
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Henley Passport Index: India has moved up eight places from last year and eleven over the past decade in the Henley Passport Index 2025. This year, it is ranked at 77th from 85 last year. The number of countries that Indian passport holders can...
Annu Rani, Animesh Kujur steal the show in electrifying Indian Continental Tour
India Today
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August 10, 2025
An electrifying Kalinga Stadium brought the 1st Indian Continental Tour to life on Sunday, August 10. Such was the decibel meter in Bhubaneshwar that the start of the men’s 100m sprint, the crown jewel of any athletics event, had to be reset...
US provides Nigeria share of $93m emergency food aid
New National Star
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August 10, 2025
BY JENNIFER EZIMAKOR The United States has announced a $93 million emergency food assistance package for 13 countries, including Nigeria, to address severe hunger and malnutrition. According to the US Department of State, the programme will...