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As global powers race for Arctic control, Middle East faces strategic ripples
Israel Hayom
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July 22, 2025
Much attention has recently been paid to the Arctic, a region once characterized by peaceful cooperation among Arctic powers, which includes the USA, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland/Denmark, and Canada. This shift is largely...
Can salt power the future?
Landscape News
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July 24, 2025
The clean energy transition runs on batteries – and those batteries are often made in not-so-clean ways. Most of today’s batteries are lithium-ion batteries. They’re used in electric vehicles, data centers and stationary power grids for solar...
UAE has hosted more than 17,600 Afghan evacuees since 2021
The National News
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Almost four years since the Taliban took power following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, UAE authorities have provided details of how many Afghans it has hosted. The UAE has spent almost Dh1.35 billion ($367.6 million) hosting Afghan refugees...
Newcastle United, Alexander Isak's wish to leave, and the challenge of being elite
The New York Times
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July 24, 2025
Newcastle United are an elite team. They are fresh from winning a trophy in their second cup final in the space of three seasons. Over the same period, they have finished fourth, seventh and fifth in the Premier League and they are back in the...
IKEA India appoints Patrik Antoni as new CEO as Susanne Pulverer resigns
Mint
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July 22, 2025
Swedish home furnishings company IKEA's Indian arm appointed Patrik Antoni as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IKEA India, effective from August, according to an official announcement on Tuesday, 22 July 2025. The company aims to...
China says wants to 'strengthen cooperation' at trade talks with US
The Standard
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July 23, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba explains the contents of the Japan-US tariff agreement.[AFP] China said Wednesday it will seek to "strengthen cooperation" with the United States at next week's trade talks in Stockholm. "On the basis of...
Big central bank rate cuts slow with tariffs and politics in headlights
Yahoo Finance
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By Naomi Rovnick and Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -The pace of central bank rate cuts is slowing as early movers near the end of their easing cycles while sticky inflation keeps others cautious. Politics both domestic and international is another...
The Last Guardian of Morality in a Broken World
Algemeiner Journal
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July 24, 2025
In an era where propaganda often shouts louder than truth, where emotions replace facts, and where fear overrides reason, one country continues to stand firm in the face of global hypocrisy — the State of Israel. Its unwavering stance against...
Delta pilot about to fly transatlantic route failed breathalyzer, officials say
The Independent
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July 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Inside the Ofwat ‘s**tshow’: How doomed regulator lost control of sewage dumpers
The i paper
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July 22, 2025
Watchdog fails to grasp the pollution scandal and had too close a relationship with water companies, say insiders The Government’s decision to abolish Ofwat was inevitable given its “disgraceful” failure to get sewage-spilling water companies...
Priority Health to enter Wisconsin with majority stake in nonprofit health plan
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Michigan
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July 24, 2025
Priority Health would enter the Wisconsin market with a proposed deal to take majority membership in a cooperative health plan. In the second transaction in less than a year for an out-of-state health plan, the Grand Rapids-based Priority Health...
Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly Matcha, Mycoprotein Mince & A Vegan Football Kit
Green Queen
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July 23, 2025
5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly’s new matcha latte, Revo Foods’s clean-label mince, and Lactalis Canada’s plant-based exit. New products and...
Blue Cast: Södra’s Madeleine Bernhard on Scaling Circularity and Supply Chain Cooperation
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 22, 2025
Man-made cellulosic fibers and paper may both be made from trees, but where they diverge is the accessibility and scale of recycling. Decades ago, paper recycling took off, and today 70 percent of paper is recycled. Yet textile reuse has lagged,...
Growing Intersections of AI, Automation, and Financial Services Will Drive Business Transformation
This Day
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July 25, 2025
Mr. Chukwuma Nwanze is the MD/Chief Executive Officer of Credit Direct Finance Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading embedded finance companies. He joined the organisation in 2012 as Head of Strategy and Business Development, where he played a...
Lithuania Named Best Country in the World for Drivers in Global Driving Index
Voices News - Connecticut
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European nations dominate new analysis from 0-60 Specs, with Lithuania, Hungary, and Sweden topping the rankings. In a comprehensive new study by vehicle performance data experts 0-60 Specs, Lithuania has been crowned the best country in the world...
ISS expands partnership with large global manufacturer
Facilities Management Journal
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July 24, 2025
ISS has signed a new five-year deal with a major global beverage manufacturer and distributor, which will take effect in January 2026 and will see the contract’s annual value increase by approximately DKK 100 million (£11.6 million). The workplace...
Hamas rejects US claim it stalled ceasefire talks
Press TV
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Hamas has responded to the US claim that the group has stalled ceasefire talks regarding Gaza. The Palestinian resistance movement rejected the allegations made by the US special envoy on Thursday, asserting that it has shown full responsibility...
Lithuania Named Best Country in the World for D…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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European nations dominate new analysis from 0-60 Specs, with Lithuania, Hungary, and Sweden topping the rankings. In a comprehensive new study by vehicle performance data experts 0-60 Specs, Lithuania has been crowned the best country in the world...
Let’s lower the voting age and see some progress
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 23, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Herald opinion writers Vivienne Skinner and Brad Emery discussed the pros and cons of lowering...
Masdar City companies to be allowed Dubai property ownership
The National News
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Abu Dhabi's Masdar City and the Dubai Land Department have teamed up to allow the former's free zone companies to own properties in Dubai, in a bid to boost real estate investment across the UAE. The two entities will work on developing a...