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Will the National Sports Stadium host international matches by September?
Nehanda Radio
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July 29, 2025
Zimbabwe is suffering an acute venue deficit in the capital city of Harare until renovations at the National Sports Stadium are complete. The structure carried 60,000 seated people when opened in the mid 1980s. Major sporting and political and...
No room for mercy: German zoo kills 12 baboons citing lack of space
Mint
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July 29, 2025
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg announced that it had killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests from animal rights activists. The Tiergarten Nürnberg Zoo first announced plans to kill baboons it didn't have space for in February 2024. It...
Former LIS Commissioner Steve Zargo Breaks Silence: “I’m Tired of Being Sacrificed for Tradition”
GNN Liberia
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July 29, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia – Former Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) Commissioner Steve Zargo has finally broken his silence following his suspension from office. In a bold and emotional public statement issued on Sunday, July 27, 2025, Zargo described...
Hawkeye Community College trustees, president discuss 4-year degree interim report
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Iowa
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The best movies of 2025 so far The best movies of 2025 so far As is so often the case, the first half of 2025 had some serious highs and lows. There were major box-office hits, like "Sinners," which is poised to be one of the highest-earning...
‘The Lord Comes First’: Cardinal Sarah Calls Faithful to Adoration in Face of West’s Rejection of Christ
National Catholic Register
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Cardinal Robert Sarah delivered a forceful homily on Saturday, exhorting the faithful to follow the example of St. Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by loving and adoring the Lord above all things in a world that rejects God and has a...
The best movies of 2025 so far
Sierra County Sentinel - New Mexico
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The best movies of 2025 so far As is so often the case, the first half of 2025 had some serious highs and lows. There were major box-office hits, like "Sinners," which is poised to be one of the highest-earning horror movies of the past decade,...
Outcry in Germany as zoo kills baboons
Deutsche Welle
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July 29, 2025
The Nuremberg Zoo in southern Germany euthanized 12 healthy Guinea baboons on Tuesday, according to an official statement. Officials say they had no other option after they were unable to transfer animals to other zoos and contraception measures...
Migrants Find Home Away From Home at Cafewal, a Volunteer-Run Resource Center
Documented - New York
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August 1, 2025
Every day more than 50 migrants visit Cafewal, a volunteer-run daily kitchen and resource center in the East Village. The “ticket lady” there helps them with their e-bike tickets or court summons. Others go to Cafewal to pick up their mail from...
University Challenge's 'easy' music question stumps every single BBC contestant - but can YOU beat the odds and solve it?
Daily Mail
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July 29, 2025
One seemingly 'easy' music question left every single University Challenge contestant stumped in a recent episode of the game show. The BBC programme sees the best young minds in the UK compete in a knockout tournament, answering questions on a...
Kenya prepares to host historic CHAN PAMOJA 2024 final amidst unprecedented prize money and a brand-new trophy
TV47
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August 2, 2025
The excitement is palpable as Kenya, alongside co-hosts Tanzania and Uganda, gears up for the historic CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024. This year’s tournament, which kicks off today, promises to be an unforgettable event,...
Merck Foundation marks World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025 by providing 716 ...
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Congo. Moreover, supported...
Legality of UK recognition of Palestine
The Times
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Sir, Contrary to the claims of the “top lawyers” in your report there is nothing startling or unlawful about the UK recognising Palestine (“Palestine vow breaks law, claim top lawyers”, Jul 31). In fact the Montevideo Convention provides (Article...
Celebrating Abdulsamad Rabiu at 65
This Day
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August 2, 2025
Obinna Chima The Chairman of the BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu, who turns 65 on Monday, stands as one of Africa’s most accomplished and quietly impactful industrialists. Rabiu, through his chains of businesses, has not only shaped industries but...
UNDP trains journalists on fact-checking, conflict-sensitive reporting
Ghana News Agency
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August 1, 2025
By Regina Atule Tamale, Aug 01, GNA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the Government of Japan has held a two-day training for selected journalists and bloggers on fact-checking and conflict-sensitive reporting....
Zoo kills 12 healthy baboons 'it didn't have space to house' before feeding them to predators
Irish Star
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August 2, 2025
A zoo in Germany said it killed 12 baboons and fed them to zoo predators on Tuesday in a rejection of protests from animal protection groups. Seven protestors were detained when, in a last effort to stop the killings, they scaled the zoo wall. The...
Merck Foundation Together with African and Asian First Ladies Mark ‘World Assisted Reproductive Technology Day’ 2025 Through Their ‘More Than a Mother’ Campaign
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi,...
Ambassador William C. Harrop, 1929 – 2025
American Diplomacy
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August 1, 2025
William C. Harrop Ambassador Harrop’s memorial and a reception to follow will be held at Fox Hill Residences, 8300 Burdette Road, Bethesda, MD 20817 on Saturday, June 28, from 3:00–5:00 PM. There will be valet parking, as parking at Fox Hill is...
Losses, Lamentations as Drought Ravages Farming Communities in Taraba
HumAngle
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August 2, 2025
Felix Yupenda depends entirely on his harvests to sustain his family. He is a local farmer in Wukari, Taraba State, North East Nigeria, who grew up on the farm and has worked there for over 30 years. “I learnt how to cultivate yam and cassava from...
DR Congo Leopards in the shadow of war, show resilience
The Standard
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DR Congo national football team the Leopards arrive at JKIA on July 31, 2025 for CHAN 2024 The story of the DR Congo national football team fondly called Leopards, is one of rare pride, joy, and heartbreaking contradiction. In a country burdened...
The story behind the Unveiling of the Palmerston Statue
Hampshire Chronicle
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When the committee reported the following year, they proposed two: a statue erected in a public place in Romsey, and an addition to or restoration of the Abbey Church. It was agreed to investigate both. By January 1867, the committee reported that...