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Stephen McGowan: Brexit makes Scottish players too expensive for Scottish clubs
In the game against St Johnstone United’s starting eleven was made up of a Ukrainian, two Australians, a Dutchman, a Moldovan, a Macedonian, a Bissau-Guinean, a Finn, a Ghanaian, a Swede and a Hungarian. There wasn’t a player with a British...
US rulers move to expand their reach in West Africa
President Donald Trump hosted talks with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House July 9 to discuss what U.S. officials called “incredible commercial opportunities.” In reality, the U.S. capitalist...

ON THE ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE
Nigeria should prioritise its domestic security challenges In the effort to activate its long-envisaged military Standby Force, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently adopted a training policy for the idea. With a...

Q&A with Laurie Slee, champion of community
At one of his favourite places in east Auckland, the Mangemangeroa Reserves. “I pay tribute to the hard work put in by Sally Barclay and her team of weeders and helpers who are out every week keeping weed growth under control.” Times photo PJ...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
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Raymond Charles Penland, 77, of Virginia Beach
Lieutenant Raymond C. Penland, a native of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025, of pulmonary fibrosis. He was born April 17, 1948, the son of the late Sara Penland and Sergeant First Class Raymond D. Penland. He graduated from...

UNESCO just announced 26 new 'World Heritage' sites — here's the 2025 list
We just got 26 new reasons to pack our bags. UNESCO recently unveiled its latest additions to the World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 extraordinary locations that represent "cultural and natural properties of outstanding universal...

Settler Colonialism in the Light of Fanon
A century after their birth, the ghosts of Cabral, Malcolm, Lumumba, and Fanon still haunt the western empire, demanding not remembrance, but revolution. Originally published in Said Bouamama's blog. The year 2024 was the centenary of the birth of...

A Look At Late fPMB Buhari’s Tributes And His Legacy Of Integrity
The ancient town of Daura in Katsina State was last Tuesday host to both the high and low in their hundreds of thousands of males and females from within and outside Nigeria. Their mission was to witness the islamic and military burial of...

UNESCO announces 26 new World Heritage Sites
UNESCO has officially added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List for 2025, recognizing places of exceptional cultural and natural importance around the globe. The latest additions were announced during the organization’s 47th annual session...

The forgotten bond between Liberia and America
When my brother asks me about what Netflix series I’m currently watching, I answer vaguely about being busy watching world news. My world news since November had been focusing on one person: President Trump. Being part of a very conventional...

Mauritania's new US friendship group fuels anger amid Gaza war
The US has provided Israel at least $17.9 billion in military aid since 7 October 2023. [Getty] In Mauritania, a newly launched parliamentary friendship group between Nouakchott and the United States has ignited outrage in the Northwest African...

West African Leaders to Join Boakai for Liberia’s 178th Independence Anniversary
Monrovia — As Liberia prepares to mark its 178th Independence Day, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., is set to welcome several high-profile regional and international guests to Monrovia for the celebrations. According to the Executive Mansion,...

Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in July 2025
While IMF assistance can provide immediate relief during economic crises, keeping little or no IMF debt has considerable long-term benefits for African countries, ranging from fiscal independence to increased economic credibility. Nigeria is a...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
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List of prohibited entry countries updated
Created: Jul 18, 2025 05:15 PM The Government has updated immigration regulations that impose entry prohibitions on national from some foreign countries. The Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Prohibition of Entry) (No. 2) Order 2025 was tabled...

47th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee wraps up
The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris has concluded with the inclusion of 26 new cultural and natural sites into the World Heritage List, Azernews reports. Azerbaijan's Ancient City of Gabala and the Historical-Cultural...

QFFD in QR1.92bn strategic deals for humanitarian aid
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed 16 strategic agreements worth QR1.92bn to support a wide range of humanitarian and development initiatives for more than 17mn individuals worldwide. The signing ceremony was attended by HE the Chairman...

The Obvious Reason the U.S. Should Not Vaccinate Like Denmark
For decades, countries around the world have held up the United States’s rigorous approach to vaccine policy as a global ideal. But in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services, many of the officials responsible for vaccine...

These are the 26 new Unesco World Heritage sites for 2025
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