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Uganda: It’s Time to Restore Marriage to Its True Meaning

Recent remarks by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on the rising cost of bride price and increasingly expensive wedding ceremonies have sparked an important...

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Africa: Africa Has Talent, but Needs Creative Businesses to Scale, Says Julius Kyazze

Pan-African creative entrepreneur Julius Kyazze has called for increased investment in creative businesses, infrastructure and skills development, arguing that Africa's next major opportunity...

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Rwanda: New Signings in Focus As Patriots Face Reg in Playoff Semis

The 2026 Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) playoffs tip off on Wednesday, August 5, with Patriots BBC taking on REG BBC in Game 1...

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Zimbabwe: Jordan Zemura Completes Move to Watford

Warriors defender Jordan Zemura completed a move to English Championship side Watford, marking his return to English football after three years in Italy...

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Nigeria: Onwuzurike – Not Yet Where I Want to Be Despite Ending Nigeria’s 32-Year Medal Drought in 200m

Glasgow -- After he emerged the first Nigerian sprinter to win a Commonwealth Games 200m medal at Glasgow 2026 that ended on Sunday,...

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West Africa: Nigeria Will Build On Positives of Glasgow 2026, Says Adeboye

*Commends NSC leadership, President Tinubu for creating the enabling...

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Nigeria: Tourism Professionals Honour Aitec’s Bouraima, Balogun

The Institute of Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) has honoured the President of the Africa-International Tourism and Economic Council (AITEC World), Dine Bouraima,...

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Pulong Duterte claps back at Tarriela over China remarks

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte on Wednesday hit back at Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela, saying his...

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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum

The US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it is...

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Brazil to export over 400,000 metric tons of sorghum in August

Brazil’s sorghum exports slated for August are ?forecast to hit over 400,000 metric tons, with China ?taking the bulk of shipments, marking ?the ?start of...

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FBI director Kash Patel reveals new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two nations long considered rivals to the United States, over the...

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Father and son arrested in Rs 22cr customs duty evasion scam

The investigation concerns imports made through Nhava Sheva by three firms Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a city businessman and his son...

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Chinese military reportedly uses American AI models to train its defense systems – tools from OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly among those affected

Distillation sidesteps the logic of US export controls, which restrict the chips needed to train frontier models but cannot restrict the text those models produce Review...

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Invest NZ axes US, Europe staff and drops Active Investor Plus visa roadshows

Invest NZ has abandoned its roadshow approach to attracting golden visa investors and jettisoned its US and Europe-based staff whose job it was to connect...

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Pakistan Army Ditches WhatsApp for Chinese WeChat Amid Spy Scandals

Scandals, widely covered by the press, eroded trust:*Meta and its products are banned in Russia for...

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China competition looms large in 2027 US defence bill

Even as Congress remains divided over the latest US defence bill, lawmakers in both parties remain united on one issue: China. The National Defence Authorisation Act...

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German activists vow to intensify campaign against Volkswagen’s potential deal with Israeli defense firm

As Volkswagen explores converting one of its German factories from civilian vehicle production to manufacturing components for an Israeli missile defense system, local peace activists...

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The Opera Ain’t Over IV

The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible – Bernard Baruch A friend of mine who worked...

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EXCLUSIVE-Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past ?year in...

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China sanctions US on drone export controls, bans six American entities from trade

WASHINGTON (TNND) — China is taking economic action against the United States, announcing new measures in response to recently imposed restrictions by the Trump administration....

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Hitachi’s CIO says the Japanese conglomerate’s enterprise AI strategy isn’t one-size-fits-all

It has been over three-and-a-half years since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT spurred booming corporate interest in generative artificial intelligence tools to remake work. And...

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AI safety warnings mount as frontier models test new limits

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Several major developers of advanced artificial intelligence have had their models break out of testing environments and gain access to outside companies,...

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China Accelerates Its Economic Push Across Central Asia

China Accelerates Its Economic Push Across Central Asia | OilPrice.com Eurasianet Eurasianet is an independent news organization that covers news from and...

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Botswana: Baa Focuses On Squad Depth to Secure Legacy

Gaborone -- The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) is looking to aggressively build a deeper pool of talent to end the nation's long-standing...

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Malawi: Nico General Launches Sector-Focused Safari Plan Insurance for Malawi’s Tourism Market

NICO General and Minet Malawi launch specialised coverage to protect operators against climate and economic shocks while keeping crucial foreign exchange within the...

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