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South of the Border: Efforts ramp up to stop screwworm short of the U.S.
Kilgore News Herald - Texas
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It was the early 1960s, but I vividly remember being at a summer camp just west of Kerrville when something drifted down from a low-flying airplane. Seeing a plane in those days was odd. Seeing one that low was even more unusual. But the kicker...
The U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work.
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 2, 2025
Published: 02 Jul. 2025, 16:12 In this January 2024 photo provided by The Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Cattle Screwworms (COPEG), a worker drops New World screwworm fly larvae into a tray at a facility that...
‘Forex woes driving down car imports’
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Andrea Perez-Sobers Senior Reporter andrea.perez-sobers@guardian.co.tt The continuous foreign exchange crisis is creating a slowdown in the foreign used and new car industry. It is also forcing some dealers to downsize the...
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Where is the cast of Jurassic Park now? See the stars of the original film more than 30 years later By Huntley Woods and Kevin Jacobsen
Entertainment Weekly
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Hold onto your butts: It's now been more than 30 years since we were first welcomed to Jurassic Park by the eccentric industrialist John Hammond (Richard Attenborough). Released in the summer of 1993, Jurassic Park centers on a trio of scientific...
POSCO E&C Secures Major LNG Terminal Project in Thailand
Korea IT Times
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July 1, 2025
POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (POSCO E&C) has successfully secured a construction project for the 'Gulf MTP (Map Ta Phut) LNG Terminal' in Thailand, valued at approximately 1.5 trillion won, as of June 30. This win further cements its...
World News | US Recloses Southern Border After Flesh-eating Parasite Seen Further North in Mexico
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Washington, Jul 10 (AP) The US has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico's president was critical Thursday, suggesting that the US...
Canada ships first LNG export cargo from Pacific coast
London South East
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LNG Canada offers access to Asian markets, bypassing Panama Canal * Project cost CDN$40 billion, largest private investment in Canadian history * Canadian LNG has inherent advantages but comes with high construction costs, policy risk By Amanda...
Flood-battered Texas braces for another blow: a fast-moving, flesh-eating parasite from Mexico
Fortune
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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. Mexico’s president was critical Thursday, suggesting that the U.S. is exaggerating the...
Multi-Year Drought Gives Birth to Extremist Violence, Girls Most Vulnerable
Inter Press Service
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July 2, 2025
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Biodiversity, Child Labour, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Combating Desertification and Drought, Conferences, Development & Aid, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Europe,...
Vulgarity of Money
Dissident Voice
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July 10, 2025
Several times, the question arose of whether Menachem Begin saw any comparison between the struggle of the Palestinians and the Jews’ War of Independence. Once, Mike Wallace, the well-known American interviewer asked him directly, “Mr. Prime...
U.S. Border to Reopen to Mexican Cattle
Northern Ag Network
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July 2, 2025
Progress has been made in critical areas of Mexico following the border closing due to the northern spread of New World screwworm (NWS). That led U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to announce on Monday a risk-based port reopening for...
Canada Updates Travel Advisory To A Popular Cruise Destination In The Caribbean: Exercise A High Degree Of Caution
The Travel
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June 23, 2025
The government of Canada has just issued a new travel advisory for a popular country in the Caribbean: the Turks and Caicos Islands. While not as famous as the Bahamas, this country remains a popular tourist hotspot thanks to its beautiful beaches...
US has reclosed its southern border to livestock imports after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico
12 News Now - Texas
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American officials worry that if the fly reaches Texas, its flesh-eating maggots could cause large economic losses, something that happened decades ago. WASHINGTON — The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a...
Covenant Names Cummings Assistant Director Of Athletics For Compliance And Operations
The Chattanoogan - Tennessee
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July 12, 2025
Covenant Director of Athletics, John Hirte, has announced Cordaro Cummings as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Operations. The appointment marks a significant addition to the athletic department's leadership team as it seeks to...
Paris Olympics and Paralympics cost taxpayer nearly 6 billion euros
The Standard
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Panama's Arturo Harmodio Deliser Espinosa, Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala and Italy's Chituru Ali compete in the men's 100m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 3,...
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U.S. Plans to Drop Millions of Flies from the Sky to Prevent Spread of Flesh-Eating 'Man-Eater' Maggots
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, wildlife, and humans, with projected losses topping $100 billion A $29.5 million multi-agency plan includes...
Silver and blue economies gaining ground in coloured economy
Jamaica Observer
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July 9, 2025
The silver economy, which centers on the needs and contributions of older citizens, is becoming increasingly relevant as Jamaica’s population ages. By 2025, data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness suggest that approximately 17 per cent of...
Why US plans to drop millions of flies from planes
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
It may sound bizarre, even like a horror movie — but US officials are preparing to fight a flesh-eating pest by releasing hundreds of millions of sterilised flies from aircraft. The target? The New World screwworm, a parasitic larva that has been...
Lee Ramon Wilson
Columbia Star - South Carolina
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July 10, 2025
Lee Ramon Wilson, 92, of Columbia, died on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Born on March 22, 1933, in Rutland, Vermont, he was the son of the late Earl “Roxie” D. Wilson and Marie Snyder Wilson. Lee is survived by his wife of nearly 38 years, Suzette...
Trump tax bill sends new icebreaker fleet into…
USA Today - Virginia
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Climate change is opening up a new front in the ongoing cold war between the United States and China, and President Donald Trump is gearing up with new icebreakers to help patrol the Northwest Passage connecting Alaska to Greenland. Contained in...