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Southeast Alaska communities call on federal government to address the region’s booming sea otter population
Alaska Public Media
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August 15, 2025
Communities in Southeast Alaska are ramping up calls on the federal government to better manage the region’s booming sea otter population and its impacts on key fisheries. The City and Borough of Wrangell approved a resolution in July urging...
Economic distress: A call for urgent reform
Pakistan Observer
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August 15, 2025
RECENT high level trade talks between USA and Pakistan has managed to secure its stakes and seems to be positive for coming days. However poverty is not merely a statistic, it is a lived reality for millions, deeply entrenched in the structural,...
Government Agencies Accused Of GMO Flip-Flop As NGOs Demand Total Ban
Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
1 A coalition of Nigerian NGOs is demanding a total ban on GMOs, blasting government agencies for inconsistent stances and a lack of independent research. They cite concerns about health, environmental damage, and food sovereignty. ROLAND...
CultureFest arrives at the SLS Centre on September 6
Cochrane Eagle
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August 15, 2025
Cochrane Immigrant Services Committee will host its annual CultureFest at the SLS Centre on September 6. The Cochrane Immigrant Services Committee (CISC) is expanding its annual CultureFest this year, moving to a larger venue and adding more...
Economic incentives reportedly on the table to end war in Ukraine
Fox 4 Beaumont - Texas
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — Before Friday's meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports surfaced that Trump was preparing to offer Russia economic incentives to end the war. The Telegraph reported U.S. Treasury...
Government stands firm behind Paetongtarn ahead of court ruling, no contingency plans in place
Pattaya Mail
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August 15, 2025
Acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai says the administration remains confident in Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s integrity as she faces a Constitutional Court case over alleged political ethics violations tied to Cambodia. BANGKOK, Thailand – The government...
Regional solidarity boosts security against external threats
Mehr News Agency
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August 16, 2025
Mohammad-Reza Aref made the remarks in a meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Friday. Aref said that Iran is interested in deepening relations with Kyrgyzstan, stressing the need to facilitate travel between the two nations, especially...
Health Talk: Ease parents’ back-to-school stress
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Here it comes, the school season, and with all the excitement and nervous energy the students are experiencing, there is the companion piece — parental stress. Stress can run through a family faster than the flu, and we wanted to share some...
International consortium seeks to validate next-gen geothermal technology in Ukraine
ThinkGeoEnergy
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August 15, 2025
The Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine (source: Viktar Palstsiuk / flickr, Creative Commons) An international consortium of academic and industry partners have applied for funding to validate closed-loop geothermal technology in Western Ukraine. An...
‘Economic coercion’: Five takeaways on China tariffing Canadian canola and the escalating Canada-China trade war
The Hub
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August 15, 2025
China’s decision to impose an exclusionary 75.8 percent tariff on Canadian canola exports this week comes at a pivotal moment for Canada’s trade relationships with both China and the U.S. The move raises questions about whether Beijing is...
Government wrong on desal-bloom links
Port Lincoln Times
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August 15, 2025
Government wrong on desal-bloom links It is with dismay that I read your article in the Times titled ‘Desal blooming’ (Port Lincoln Times, August 7). In the article, the government and SA Water’s views about the cause of the current algae bloom in...
International Geneva in Crisis: Where do we go from here?
Le News
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August 15, 2025
A report by Swiss broadcaster RTS looks at the impact large budget cuts at the United Nations are having on the canton of Geneva, home to the UN in Europe. RTS describes the resulting lay-offs as one of the most significant in Geneva’s history,...
The Digital Heartbeat of a Region: Transforming Healthcare in Southeast Asia
Medical Channel Asia
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August 16, 2025
Southeast Asia’s electronic medical record (EMR) adoption is accelerating. But as the region races toward digital maturity, success will depend less on the software itself – and more on the people and processes behind it. Southeast Asia’s...
Early brain responses to political leaders’ faces appear unaffected by partisanship
PsyPost
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August 15, 2025
A new study published in Social Neuroscience explored how the human brain processes faces of political leaders, testing whether partisanship influences these early neural responses. Using electroencephalography (EEG), researchers found that people...
Thibodaux Regional Health System adds Dr. Dallas Domangue
Becker's ASC Review
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August 15, 2025
Thibodaux (La.) Regional Health System has added Dallas Domangue, MD, to its medical staff, according to an Aug. 14 report from Lafourche Gazette. Dr. Domangue is an anesthesiologist and earned his undergraduate degree from Nicholls State...
Monsoon weakens; Some regions may see moderate rain
República
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KATHMANDU, August 16: The monsoon is weakening in Nepal as the low-pressure trough stays south of its usual position. Related story Light to moderate rain likely in some places of Koshi, Bagmati,... The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology...
Skillibeng Talks ‘Dada’ And New ‘International’ EP
DancehallMag
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August 16, 2025
Skillibeng Dancehall star Skillibeng is ecstatic that his latest single, ‘Dada’ has already been picking up traction since its video release over one week ago. “The inspiration behind Dada was the beat. It had a sound I was looking for. Dada is...
When will SA provide maternity protections to women in the informal economy?
Daily Maverick
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August 15, 2025
If you are pregnant and selling food in townships to earn a living, you may be a self-employed woman in South Africa’s informal economy. If so, you are not entitled to maternity benefits under law. And if you are pregnant, with a household income...
Of inept government, clueless opposition
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Local government minister Daniel Garwe, a fortnight ago, banned vending in the capital, Harare, arguing that vending — especially at night — was fuelling illegal activity, crippling formal businesses and eroding urban order. Government is taking a...
President Japarov meets with Heads of EAEU Governments and EEC Board Chairman
24.kg
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August 15, 2025
On August 15, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with the heads of delegations from the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Board, who participated in the...