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Americas A framework for success in the Americas
International Air Transport Association
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July 2, 2025
Aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean links more than 670 million people across 33 countries. In 2024, some 481 million passengers took to the skies, marking a 7.8% increase from the previous year. Conflict and turbulent geopolitics in other...
Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America
Inter Press Service
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July 2, 2025
Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Green Economy, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Latin America & the Caribbean, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals Energy The Kruonis pumped-storage...
South America's Mercosur, Europe's EFTA bloc seal trade deal
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
Mercosur, South America's largest trade bloc, on Wednesday signed a trade deal with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA is made up of Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, while Mercosur comprises full...
Health benefits, kudos plentiful for Lentiful
Biz West - Colorado
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July 2, 2025
BROOMFIELD — Ben and Brooke Bacon discovered that they “just plain feel better” when they shifted to more plant-based foods in their diets and cut back on meats including, of course, bacon. The discovery, born when they sheltered in place during...
Lithium in fracking waste gives legislators hope for another 'boom' in Susquehanna County's economy
WNEP - Pennsylvania
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Extraction sites are already operating in Susquehanna County and look to expand. SPRINGVILLE, Pa. — On the House floor in Harrisburg, State Representative Jonathan Fritz is boasting about Susquehanna County's fracking history and expressing hope...
Foreign Ministry Hosts First Political Consultations with Republic of Chile in 15 Years
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria hosted the first political consultations with the Republic of Chile in 15 years, the ministry announced Wednesday. The Chilean delegation was received and welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolay...
Green Street | Checking in from Chile
The News Gazette - Illinois
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To subscribe, click here. Sign up for our daily basketball newsletter here Welcome to "Green Street," your dose of women's college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Joe Vozzelli. He'll offer up insight on Shauna Green's...
Iranian filmmaker Kasra Tirsahar to serve on jury of Genesis International Film Festival
Tehran Times
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July 2, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian film director and producer Kasra Tirsahar will serve as a juror at this year’s edition of Genesis International Film Festival (GIFF). He has been selected for the third consecutive year as a member of the jury at the GIFF. Several...
Do Payment Launches Its Own Pay-In Platform Across Latin America
The Fintech Times
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July 2, 2025
Peruvian fintech Do Payment has launched a new regional payment solution aimed at speeding up transactions and reducing reliance on intermediaries, starting with rollouts in Peru, Mexico and Ecuador. The company’s new pay-in service, branded as Do...
ADC will reflect international best practices – Aregbesola
Business Hallmark
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July 2, 2025
Rauf Aregbesola, former Minister of Interior and newly appointed Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has pledged that the party’s structure and operations will be guided by global best practices. Speaking during...
Tiafoe ousted; No. 5 Fritz wins late-night 5-setter
ESPN Singapore
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July 3, 2025
American Frances Tiafoe, the No. 12 seed, joined the parade of seeded players exiting Wimbledon, as he was eliminated by 2022 semifinalist Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the second round Wednesday. In seven majors since the start of 2024,...
Noncommunicable disease deaths surge 43 per cent in the Americas since 2000
Loop News
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Deaths from noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have increased dramatically across the Americas, rising 43 per cent since 2000 to reach 6 million deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the Pan American...
Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit
Newsroom Panama
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July 2, 2025
President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State,...
Y Media Big Shot: Harsh Sanghavi leads Ahmedabad’s Olympic vision at Laussane headquarters
South Asian Daily
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July 2, 2025
Lausanne, July 2 – Minister of Sports of the State of Gujarat, Harsh Sanghavi led Ahmedabad’s vision of hosting a future Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Olympic Headquarters in Switzerland. Sanghavi took to social media to reveal the...
PAHO: NCD deaths surge 43% in the Americas since 2000
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 2, 2025
Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have risen by 43% across the Americas since 2000, according to the NCDs at a Glance 2025 report released today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)....
Panamanian President to attend Mercosur Summit in Argentina
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 2, 2025
According to a joint statement from Palacio de las Garzas (headquarters of the Executive), this block of countries represents the fifth largest economy in the world and the first in Latin America, with more than 271 million inhabitants and a Gross...
West Georgia Technical College, Amazon Web Services Bring Hands-On Fiber Optic Training to Douglasville
The City Menus
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July 2, 2025
Led by industry experts from Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, the training offered participants hands-on experience with advanced fiber optic tools and techniques, building practical skills in cabling and splicing. The two-day certificate course also...
China is quickly eroding America’s lead in the global AI race
Mint
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July 2, 2025
In Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, users ranging from multinational banks to public universities are turning to large language models from Chinese companies such as startup DeepSeek and e-commerce giant Alibaba as alternatives to...
Noncommunicable disease deaths in the Americas have risen 43% since 2000, PAHO report shows
Pan American Health Organization
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July 2, 2025
Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025 (PAHO)– Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, have surged by 43% in the Americas since 2000, reaching 6 million in 2021, according to the Pan American Health...
It’s Not Too Late for States Parties to Fulfill the Promise of the International Criminal Court: Three Actions They Should Take Now
Just Security
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July 2, 2025
What to do about a world in which atrocity crimes appear to be occurring with increasing and alarming frequency? Wars are prosecuted using scorched earth tactics that involve the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity, credible...