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Gold Digger: Feel down about your gold stocks? It could just be seasonal depression
Stockhead
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July 4, 2025
Have the winter blues? ASX gold stocks may get 'em too. Pic: Getty Images The All Ords Gold sub-index is down 12% in the past month But June is often a down time for Aussie gold miners, Canaccord says Price bets from analysts remain bullish Wet...
UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Leeds Live
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July 4, 2025
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....
Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths
International Christian Concern
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July 3, 2025
By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains a persistent...
David Seymour criticises Rawiri Waititi for ‘insane views’ about African leader Ibrahim Traoré
The New Zealand Herald
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July 3, 2025
The post provoked the ire of the Act Party’s leader, who cited it as evidence of Te Pāti Māori’s “insane views”. “Rawiri Waititi once said he’s not a fan of democracy. We need to take him seriously,” a spokesperson for Seymour said in a statement....
Newcastle disease hits flocks in Poland, North Macedonia
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
New instances of Newcastle disease have been confirmed in Poland and North Macedonia, according to reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Poland A flock of 26,157 hens in Bieżuń, Poland, is the country’s 45th flock to be...
Superintendent Swengbe Leads Public Awareness Drive Amid Growing Concerns Over Burkinabe Cross-Border Farming
GNN Liberia
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July 3, 2025
By Christian Appleton Potupo Joproken, River Gee County – In response to increasing cross-border farming activity involving Burkinabe nationals, Superintendent Mike T. Swengbe has launched a vigorous public awareness campaign in Potupo Joproken,...
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Mali's Assimi Goita: strongman with staying power
Modern Ghana
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Five years after taking power by force, Mali's junta leader, General Assimi Goita, has abandoned his promise of a democratic transition, extending his military rule for at least five more years without an election. Goita, 41, burst onto the public...
Iran Urges IAEA To Uphold Neutrality And Stick To Its Technical Role
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must remain politically impartial and carry out its technical responsibilities as a global institution, said Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign...
Ghana Official Urges Africa-Wide Internet Access Reform
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
Deputy Clerk to Parliament Dr. Gloria Sarku Kumawu has called for urgent action to bridge Africa’s digital divide, emphasizing equitable connectivity as fundamental to continental development. Speaking at the Ghana School on Internet Governance...
China’s Silent Arsenal: How Beijing’s Weapons Are Fuelling Wars Across World
Zee News
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New Delhi: Pakistan’s fighter jets. Russia’s drone strikes. Houthi missile attacks in the Red Sea. Militia gunfire echoing through the jungles of Congo and the deserts of Sudan. A closer look at each of these flashpoints reveals a common supplier...
Mali junta chief granted renewable presidential mandate
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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Mali's military authorities on Thursday granted the junta chief a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as necessary" and without election. The move clears the way for General Assimi Goita to lead the west African country until...
The coup leader who’s become an anti-Western hero in Africa and beyond
Mint
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June 29, 2025
Since toppling the West African country’s previous military leader in 2022 and making himself president, Traoré has won the kind of glowing admiration from people across the continent that has eluded African leaders since the days of antiapartheid...
The Harshest Critic of AI Might Be Pope Leo XIV
The Walrus
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July 3, 2025
What does the new pope think of artificial intelligence? Curiosity led me to ask the technology itself, in this case a program called Perplexity. Here’s part of its answer, at least on an afternoon in early June 2025: Pope Leo XIV, the new pope as...
Gender gaps in crucial sectors are narrowing in more African countries — report
Independent (Uganda)
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June 29, 2025
More African countries are making progress on gender equality. From Benin to Botswana, new data shows gains in political inclusion, economic participation, and leadership. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new report shows many African countries...
Traoré Delivers: CAF clear August 4 Stadium for international return
GhanaWeb
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July 2, 2025
After four long years of exile, the Stallions are finally coming home. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have officially reinstated Ouagadougou’s iconic August 4th Stadium for international competition, marking a symbolic and practical...
Breakaway Sahel state launches consultative council to steer post-coup reforms
Business Insider Africa
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June 29, 2025
The Republic of Niger has officially launched its Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR), marking another milestone in the country’s ongoing political transition. Sputnik Africa reports that the launch ceremony of the nation's consultative...
Agenda for new ECOWAS chairman
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 29, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is arguably the most successful economic community in the African continent. It has successfully fostered intra-regional trade, created a free trade area and introduced the ECOWAS passport...
3 Indians abducted amid terror attacks in Mali: Was Al Qaeda-linked JNIM behind it?
Firstpost
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July 3, 2025
Three Indian citizens have been taken hostage in western Mali following a terrorist assault that hit multiple locations in the region on July 1. The attack occurred at the Diamond Cement Factory in Kayes, where a group of armed men entered the...
Sahel Group Accuses Ukraine of Destabilizing Africa in Controversial Statement
News Ghana
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June 30, 2025
The Sahel Solidarity Campaign Network (SaS-CaN) has issued a strongly worded condemnation of Ukraine’s activities in West Africa, alleging media manipulation and terrorism sponsorship. In a June 29 statement signed by President Alimamy Bakarr...