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Chinese lychee bears sweetness in Mexican homes
China Daily
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A drone takes freshly-picked lychees from a Guangzhou garden, Guangdong province, to the cold-chained logistics to ensure the sweet treat is shared around the world. [Photo by Liu Dawei/Xinhua] MEXICO CITY — While China is in the depths of summer,...
OILING THE WHEELS OF TRADE How Russia Sidesteps Sanctions to Sustain Critical Oil and Gas Revenue
Europe Diplomatic Magazine
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July 3, 2025
The SCF Turgut oil tanker owned by Sovcomflot, a Russian state-owned shipping company © Sovcomflot We merrily pump it into the fuel tanks of our vehicles without really giving a thought to where it comes from. We should, perhaps, stop and think....
Southwestern officials worried about screwworm flies from Mexico
Roswell Daily Record - New Mexico
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Protecting livestock, wildlife, pets — and sometimes even people — from New World screwworm flies is the purpose of a resolution approved last week by Chaves County Commissioners. The commissioners are supporting the addition of ivermectin into...
Hal Brands: Trump is opening a new chapter in US foreign policy
Standard Speaker - Pennsylvania
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July 13, 2025
Nearly six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, a Trump Doctrine is coming into view. Contrary to the fears of his critics, and the hopes of some admirers, Trump is no isolationist. And contrary to those who claim Trump is simply a marvel of ac...
Best Crypto Casinos: Highly-Bet Bitcoin Casino Sites Online With Massive Payouts & Big Wins (A Guide For Players In 2025)
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) GLENDALE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 5, 2025 / The year 2025 is turning out to be a huge year for crypto gambling, and that's not just hype. Industry reports show that global crypto casino revenues are projected to surpass $3...
Spanglish Entertainment Announces Inaugural Spanglish Party Cruise: A Celebration of Music and Culture
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready to set sail on an unforgettable journey of music, culture, and community! Spanglish Entertainment is thrilled to announce its First Annual Spanglish Party Cruise aboard the Carnival...
Global growth to drop to 2.7% in 2025: KPMG
Fibre 2 Fashion
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The gross domestic product (GDP) internationally is poised to slow from 3.2 per cent in 2024 to 2.7 per cent in 2025 before regaining some ground to 2.8 per cent in 2026, according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. The global GDP growth...
Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025
Muser Press
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July 3, 2025
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have...
U.S. recloses southern border to livestock imports over concerns about flesh-eating parasite
Spectrum News Austin
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July 10, 2025
The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. What You Need To Know Due to a northward spread of a flesh-eating parasite in Mexico,...
The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis
Los Angeles Times
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July 10, 2025
As a teenager in the late 1970s, Steve Richardson was sweeping and stocking shelves at a toy store on the edge of L.A.’s Skid Row when he noticed the first signs of a monumental change in the city. Day after day, workers, hired from the...
US recloses border with Mexico as flesh-eating parasite moves north
Recently Heard
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July 10, 2025
The U.S. has closed its southern border once more to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved additional north in Mexico than beforehand reported. Mexico’s president was crucial Thursday, suggesting that the U.S. is exaggerating...
US planes to airdrop billions of flies to combat ‘man-eater’ maggot menace
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 4, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is battling a dangerous flesh-eating parasite known as the New World screwworm (NWS) by air-dropping billions of sterilized flies over Mexico and Texas. The aim is to stop the spread of these dangerous...
U.S. to Dump Billions of Flies From Planes to Fight ‘Man-Eater’ Maggots
Gizmodo
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. The Department of Agriculture has declared war on a flesh-eating maggot that infests wildlife, livestock, household pets, and, in rare cases, people. The battle strategy? Dumping billions of sterilized flies out of planes over Mexico and...
TotalEnergies buys stake in AES’ renewables and divests Portugal assets
Power Technology
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July 3, 2025
TotalEnergies has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in the solar, wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS) portfolio of AES Dominicana Renewables Energy. This deal adds more than 1GW of contracted renewable projects to...
Adekeye Adebajo | Trump’s Nobel fantasies
The Gleaner
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July 13, 2025
The nomination of United States (US) president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recalls the sardonic quip, in 1973, by American songwriter Tom Lehrer, that the prize being awarded to...
A (Native) Star is born in historic Gaslamp Quarter Victorian
Times of San Diego
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July 4, 2025
Overview: Native Star On April 4, 1882, one year before his death, Capt. Wilcox began construction on what was a substantial brick building, complete with all the latest improvements like gas and water fixtures and large drainage pipes. Native...
Flesh-eating pests are coming. US plans to counter them by releasing millions of flies from planes
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
Picture this: Hundreds of millions of flies being dropped from planes. It sounds incredulous — almost like something from a horror movie. But, in fact, the US government actually plans on breeding flies and then dropping them from aircraft in...
Canada Urges Tourists To 'Avoid All Travel' To Popular Southeast Asian Country, With Regional Warnings
The Travel
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June 26, 2025
Every day, the government of Canada updates some of its travel advisories for countries across the world. The Philippines was recently issued a new travel warning, as while some of the country's regions are perfectly safe, others aren't....
TotalEnergies expands partnership with AES
Energy Global
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July 3, 2025
TotalEnergies has announced the closing of its acquisition of a 50% stake in the solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) portfolio of AES Dominicana Renewables Energy. This deal follows TotalEnergies’ 2024 acquisition of a 30% share...
US sanctions firms in Pakistan, India over Iranian oil trade links
Daily Times
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July 4, 2025
The United States has imposed sanctions on six companies and multiple vessels for helping Iran sell and transport oil and petrochemical products. The blacklisted firms include those based in Pakistan, India, the UAE, and Panama. Washington says...