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Red alert! When will Africa's gradual split create world’s sixth ocean?
The Economic Times
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April 30, 2025
The African continent is undergoing a massive transformation beginning now. Tectonic plate action is pulling apart the region, the East African Rift System running across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. It has been reported that researchers tracked...
Geopolitics of China-Pakistan’s Relations
SpecialEurasia
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June 10, 2025
Executive Summary This report examines the evolution of bilateral relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, contextualising them within Beijing’s broader strategic interests in South Asia and the...
China and Malaysia to study international equatorial spaceport project
SpaceNews
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April 28, 2025
HELSINKI — China is exploring establishing its first overseas launch site with a proposed equatorial spaceport in Malaysia, carrying strategic, economic, and geopolitical implications. The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) signed a...
Restoring American Maritime Dominance: A National Imperative
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Andy Thaxton via RealClearWire, As a career Naval intelligence officer, I spent years observing China’s maritime ascent. Briefing after briefing warned of China’s increasingly aggressive intentions of seapower, and yet, all that...
Ethiopia Emerges As Africa's Leading Wheat Producer
MENAFN
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June 9, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Ethiopia has surged ahead to become Africa's largest wheat producer, with output surpassing that of Egypt by a factor of three, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This achievement marks a significant milestone in...
India readies to face 2040 naval threat, as Pak-China-Turkey axis emerges
Sunday Guardian Live
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May 31, 2025
India faces an emerging maritime challenge from a coordinated China-Turkiye-Pakistan naval build-up by 2040. NEW DELHI: India is now less than 15 years away from encountering what defence planners increasingly recognise as the most formidable...
CPJ, other media leaders call for unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists
Premium Times
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June 5, 2025
New York, June 5, 2025—More than 130 global leaders of news and press freedom organizations called on world leaders, governments, and international institutions on Thursday to act immediately to ensure journalists from outside Gaza are given...
U.S. Faces Urgent Naval Crisis as China Surges Ahead in Maritime Power
[your]NEWS
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June 8, 2025
By Emmanuel Ogbonna As a career Naval intelligence officer, I spent years observing China’s maritime ascent. Briefing after briefing warned of China’s increasingly aggressive seapower ambitions, yet all that analysis has had little impact on U.S....
International News Briefs for Friday, June 6, 2025
Havana Times
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June 6, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, June 6, 2025. Trump and Musk Trade Threats and Insults as Deepening Rift Threatens Trump’s Signature Bill Jun 06, 2025 President Trump is...
LG Announces its New President for East Africa
TechTrendsKE
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February 10, 2025
LG Electronics (LG) on Monday announced Donghun Lee as its new President for East Africa (EA), effective immediately. He replaces Dongwon Lee, who has led the region since January 2023. Lee (Donghun) brings over two decades of experience with LG,...
Ethiopia Emerges as Africa’s Leading Wheat Producer
Arabian Post
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June 9, 2025
Ethiopia has surged ahead to become Africa’s largest wheat producer, with output surpassing that of Egypt by a factor of three, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Ethiopia’s agricultural...
The D Brief: ARRW is back; Amphib budgets; Putin’s AI plan; Europe’s aid to Ukraine; And a bit more.
Defense One
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The Air Force is resurrecting its boost-glide missile program, one of two hypersonic concepts the service is developing, Defense One’s Patrick Tucker reported Thursday. It gets its name because it reaches near-space altitudes using a rocket...
List of top 10 African countries with longest railways, SGR, electric trains
TUKO
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April 30, 2025
Several African countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia, and Morocco, have adopted Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) to replace outdated narrow-gauge systems Electrified railway systems remain rare, with only a few countries like South Africa, Ethiopia,...
Rabat Pledges to Modernise Morocco’s National Library System
Morocco World News
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June 3, 2025
The first forum of National Libraries of the Arab World began in Rabat on Monday. This forum is aimed at increasing co-operation of regional library systems, in a period of modernization and digitization. As part of the conference Morocco will...
National imperative: Restoring American maritime strength
WorldNetDaily
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June 7, 2025
As a career Naval intelligence officer, I spent years observing China’s maritime ascent. Briefing after briefing warned of China’s increasingly aggressive intentions of seapower, and yet, all that analytical churn has had negligible impact on U.S....
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam ponders space to ‘respectfully’ house human remains
The Art Newspaper
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June 4, 2025
As museums around the world continue to grapple with the issue of how to ethically house or return human remains, the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam has suggested that a new space for “ritual practices” could be created to house its collection of body...
Zimbabwe vs Burkina Faso Prediction and Betting Tips | June 6th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 5, 2025
Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso return to action on Friday when they square off in a friendly at the Stade El Bachir. The Stallions head into the weekend fresh off the back of a 2-0 defeat against Tunisia and will be looking to bounce back here....
Frederick Charles Gamst
Anthropology News - Virginia
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January 30, 2025
Article begins May 24, 1936 – September 10, 2024 Credit: Nicole Gamst Frederick Gamst at the San Luis Obispo, CA train depot on his 80th birthday Frederick Charles Gamst, born May 24, 1936, in New York City, was a sociocultural anthropologist of...
Trump's ambition collides with law on sending migrants to dangerous countries
The Economic Times
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June 7, 2025
As the Trump administration ships migrants to countries around the world, it is abandoning a long-standing US policy of not sending people to places where they would be at risk of torture and other persecution. The principle emerged in...
Forget about the Renaissance Dam, as Abiy Ahmed stated, “Dig a toilet and generate power.”
Zehabesha
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(The Habesha) – Abiy Ahmed has made shocking moves that have left Ethiopia’s economy staggering under immense pressure! Once hailed as a beacon of hope, his policies now seem to have taken a dark turn, leading the nation down a path of economic...