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Liberia: U.S. Denies Visas to Majority of Liberia National Team Delegation

The United States has denied visas to most members of Liberia's national team delegation, casting doubt on the Lone Star's planned international friendly...

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Liberia: U.S. Denies Visas to Majority of Liberia National Team Delegation

The United States has denied visas to most members of Liberia's national team delegation, casting doubt on the Lone Star's planned international friendly...

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Namibia: Transport Contributes Highest to Living Costs

Rising transport costs were the biggest driver of Namibia's inflation in June, with prices in the category increasing by 12.9% compared to the same...

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Namibia: Parliament Probes Retail Labour Conditions in Ohangwena

The parliamentary standing committee on labour and industrial relations has begun an oversight mission in the Ohangwena region to assess working conditions in Namibia's...

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Kenya: Greenpeace Opposes Proposed Dangote Lamu Refinery, Citing Environmental Risks

Nairobi -- Environmental lobby group Greenpeace Africa has opposed plans to establish a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu County by Nigerian industrialist...

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Mozambique: International Reserves Tend to Recover After Debt Repayment to IMF

Maputo -- Mozambique's Net International Reserves (NIR) rose to 3.5 billion dollars last May, indicating a reversal of previous declines following the government's decision...

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Liberia: Rep. Kwagrue Begins Bridge Construction of Long – Awaited Bridge in District Five, Nimba County

Nimba County -- About nine months after his election, Representative Kortor Sehwongbay Kwagrue has begun the construction on a long-awaited bridge that residents say...

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Uganda: Malaba Traffic Snarl Deepens As Ura Defends Reinstated Cargo Seals

A traffic snarl stretching nearly 35 kilometres into Kenya has crippled operations at the Malaba border crossing, with truck drivers, transporters and clearing...

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Uganda: Government Warns of Above-Average Temperatures

Kampala -- The government has warned that Uganda is experiencing above-average temperatures with serious implications for food production, agricultural output, household incomes and...

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Nigeria: World Bank, WTO, Others Call for Strengthening of Food, Energy Security

The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group and World Trade Organisation (WTO) have called on...

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Nigeria: Onyema Urges Tour Operators to Promote Nigerian Destinations

The Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Dr. Allen Onyema, has urged tour operators to promote Nigerian destinations to attract international visitors, noting...

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Nigeria: As US, Iran Resume Hostilities Over Strait of Hormuz, Dangote to Now Sell Fuel in Dollars

Abuja -- The renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, have triggered fresh concerns across global...

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Trump’s ‘guardian’ fee: How much would a supertanker have to pay to cross Strait of Hormuz?

Trump, after threatening a renewed US naval blockade, has said that ships will be allowed safe passage via Hormuz for a 20% toll. (AP Photo) Adding...

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Who is Youlin Chen? US Seismologist Detained in China

American seismologist Youlin Chen, who published studies related to North Korea’s nuclear weapons tests, is set to stand trial in China on espionage charges—an offense...

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Top Tech News Today, July 14, 2026: Amazon, Cloudflare, Google, IBM, Nvidia, Samsung xAI, & More

It’s Tuesday, July 14, 2026, and the tech world is no longer just building AI — it’s actively defending against it, racing to control it,...

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Prepare for an AI jobs apocalypse

Economists’ prediction that work will stay plentiful is less reassuring than it looks, especially over a long horizon. Though the market will find uses for...

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AI economy must protect workers; BMS seeks fairer growth model

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday called for an artificial intelligence-driven economic transition that protects jobs, social security and human dignity, while Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)...

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Beyond the border: How India is building the firepower to strike targets 1,000km away

Pralay missile on Kartavya Path. India struck terror targets deep inside Pakistani territory in response to the terror attack on unarmed civilians in Pahalgam, ....

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China’s exports surge at fastest pace since 2021 as AI boom and tariff rush supercharge trade

China’s exports expanded at their fastest pace in nearly five years in June, powered by soaring global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and a...

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EU signals emergency import curbs after dramatic surge in Chinese trade gap

The European Union is prepared to introduce emergency measures to combat China’s extraordinary export surge as new figures showed the trade gap had widened dramatically,...

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India’s New Eye in the Sky: Government Greenlights Indigenous Stratospheric Airship Program

To plug a critical gap in its long-range reconnaissance capabilities, the Indian military has set the ball rolling on a next-generation surveillance platform designed to...

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Nigeria: Yobe, Adamawa Tighten Security to Curb Illegal Mining

The measures may not be unconnected with the allegations associating solid minerals, such as gold, with banditry and insurgency in some parts of...

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LimX Dynamics hits a $2.2bn humanoid valuation

China’s humanoid gold rush just minted another contender. LimX Dynamics has raised $200m at a $2.21bn valuation. And its founder says the race to list...

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Southern Africa: SADC Ministers Meeting Gets Underway

The joint meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers responsible for Energy and Water gets underway today, with Ministers expected to thrash...

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Kenya: Bring Wafcon Home! Coach Odemba Urges Kenya to Bid for Wafcon 2028

Nairobi -- Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba has challenged the government to think bigger on the continental stage, urging the country to...

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BRICS Conference in Moscow highlights connectivity and technological sovereignty

Moscow , July 14 (ANI): An international conference titled “Strengthening BRICS Connectivity: Fostering Cooperation” was held in Moscow during India’s BRICS Chairship, bringing together policymakers,...

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Kenya: Govt Extends 8 Percent VAT On Fuel for Three More Months Amid Middle East Volatility

Nairobi -- The government has extended the application of the reduced 8 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products for an additional...

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