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Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil, criticises Bolsonaro trial
The New Zealand Herald
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July 9, 2025
The 50% US tariff on Brazilian goods would take effect August 1, Trump said in his letter, mirroring a deadline that dozens of other economies face. While Trump has started to issue letters to many trading partners this week, he has focused on...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
At Least 60 Migrants Feared Dead After Twin Shipwrecks Off Libyan Coast
teleSUR
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June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025 Hour: 2:28 pm The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed that at least 60 migrants are missing and presumed dead following two separate shipwrecks off the coast of Libya last week, underscoring the deadly risks...
Kufra sees surge in scorpion stings, health officials warn
The Libya Observer
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A senior health official has reported a sharp increase in scorpion stings in the southeastern Libyan city of Kufra, with up to ten cases recorded daily during the peak summer months—most involving children. Dr. Othman Al-Taib, Director of the...
158 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya
The Business Standard
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June 18, 2025
A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, who had been detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh on Tuesday. A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carrying the nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal...
Philippine exports to America face 20% Trump tariff
Inquirer
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, April 22, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump released a fresh set of letters to trading partners Wednesday,...
IOM Reports 60 Migrants Missing in Two Deadly Shipwrecks off Libya
IOM - UN Migration
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June 17, 2025
Cairo/Tripoli, 17 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by two confirmed shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in recent days, with at least 60 people feared missing at sea, according to IOM’s search and...
Wall St rises as Fed minutes put rate cuts in focus
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
NEW YORK: Wall Street indices closed higher on Wednesday, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq as Nvidia briefly reached a US$4 trillion valuation, and Federal Reserve meeting minutes fueled hopes that inflation pressures from President Donald Trump's...
158 more irregular Bangladeshi migrants repatriated from Libya
The Business Standard
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June 17, 2025
A total of 158 irregular Bangladeshi migrants from Libya were repatriated early this morning (17 June) with joint support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, the Embassy of Bangladesh...
The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran
The Guardian
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June 18, 2025
As the G7 issues a statement declaring that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, you have a right to ask if you are losing your mind. Israel launched an unprovoked onslaught on Iran. Its excuse – that Tehran may acquire a nuclear weapon –...
158 undocumented Bangladeshis return from Libya
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh early Tuesday. A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carrying the nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...
Is Iran’s Regime Finished?
theTrumpet
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The ayatollah’s rule is deeply weakened. The nation is at a crossroads. Prophecy shows the endgame. He was huddling underground in a bunker. Dozens of his top advisers, generals and weapons of mass destruction experts were dead. His surface-to-air...
How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma was supposed to be in New York last week. For months, the disability rights activist from Sierra Leone had been looking forward to his trip to the United Nations session. He had a busy schedule of meetings and official...
635 migrants intercepted off Libyan coast over past week: IOM
The Malaysian Star
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June 16, 2025
TRIPOLI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 635 migrants were intercepted at sea off the coast of Libya in the past week while attempting to reach Europe. The migrants include 32 women and 20...
North African convoy for Gaza reports mistreatment in eastern Libya by Haftar forces
Middle East Eye
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June 16, 2025
A North African aid convoy that departed from Tunisia to break the Israeli siege of Gaza has reported that its activists were mistreated and arrested in eastern Libya during the weekend. The "Sumud" convoy departed from Tunis on 9 June, consisting...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:46 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump sends out tariff letters to 7 more countries but he avoids major US trade partners WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of...
Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The group says that led to children being held in “cage-like detention facilities or shipped off to untold destinations.” In Springfield, there are more than 1,200 American-born children of Haitian immigrants younger than 4, according to the Clark...
Trading Day: Nvidia becomes first $4 trillion stock
Yahoo Finance
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- TRADING DAY -Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Editor in Charge, Americas Finance and Markets Jamie is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still keep you up to date on what...