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EOCO working with Interpol, FBI recovers 100 stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana; warns public...
Business Ghana
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The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in...
GIABA calls for stronger regional cooperation to tackle financial crimes in West Africa
Peoples Gazette
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August 26, 2025
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) has reiterated the need for stronger political commitment and regional cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. This call was made on Tuesday in Dakar,...
Get to know the church’s new Young Men general presidency
Deseret News - Utah
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August 6, 2025
President Timothy L. Farnes and his counselors, Brother David J. Wunderli and Brother Sean R. Dixon officially began their service as the new Young Men general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday, Aug. 1. They...
How often has September hurricane hit Florida? Will numbers surprise you?
Naples Daily News - Florida
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Of the September hurricanes that have hit Florida, most were Category 3 or stronger. No September hurricanes hit Florida five years since 2014. Four Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in the United States, and three of those were in Florida....
What Bangladesh can learn from global LDC experiences
The Business Standard
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August 26, 2025
In the early 1990s, Botswana faced a paradox. On the verge of graduating from the UN's Least Developed Countries (LDC) category, the country confronted serious risks. Landlocked, and constrained by limited human capital and weak infrastructure, it...
Washington Mystics Rookie Sonia Citron Thriving Amid Cultural Roots
Times News Global
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August 2, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Washington Mystics rookie guard Sonia Citron is gaining attention in the WNBA not just for her skills, but for the rich background that influences her game. During the July All-Star Weekend, Citron shared how her West African...
MF summit brings together 14 1st ladies
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation (http://www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was...
Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare and Media Capacity, Break Infertility Stigma and Support Girl Education in 2026 and Beyond
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Monrovia, Liberia – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June....
Biggest sources of immigrants to Massachusetts
HomeNewsHere.com - Massachusetts
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Massachusetts Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...
These Are The 11 Countries With Zero Income Taxes And Easy Visas For Digital Nomads
The Travel
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August 26, 2025
Working without borders provides freedom, more sunshine, more adventures, and financial breathing room outside the usual backbreaking 9-to-5 work. The "work anywhere" in the world and "work at your own pace" have been a household name among remote...
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records
The Intercept
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July 29, 2025
The United States is building an unprecedented network of deportee dumping grounds, pursuing deals with around a third of the world’s nations to expel immigrants to places where they do not hold citizenship. Once exiled, these third-country...
To Do in RI: Pawtucket Arts Festival Returns, August 29th – September 7th
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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August 26, 2025
Photo: Pawtucket Calendar, Demi Pita, photographer The City of Pawtucket will host its annual Pawtucket Arts Festival, featuring an exciting lineup of returning events and some new surprises in store. Beginning August 29th and running through...
EOCO working with Interpol, FBI recovers 100 stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana; warns public to be vigilant
Graphic
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August 26, 2025
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in...
Leaders broke ground for 3 Latter-day Saint temples in one weekend. Here’s what to know
Deseret News - Utah
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August 25, 2025
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Michael ‘Tunes’ Antunes of John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band Dead at 85
Billboard
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August 25, 2025
Michael “Tunes” Antunes, whose powerful saxophone playing since the early ’70s with John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band graced hits including the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 smash “On the Dark Side,” died Aug. 19, nine days after his 85th birthday....
Trump Administration Wants to Banish Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
The Intercept
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August 25, 2025
The Trump administration announced Monday it was processing Kilmar Abrego Garcia for expulsion to Uganda, threatening to banish him to the United States’ growing network of deportee dumping grounds for the second time. Abrego Garcia, a native of...
Is Èmil’ókàn audacity or incantation ritual?, By Festus Adedayo
Premium Times
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August 24, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu A few weeks ago, an outburst of then aspirant for Nigeria’s presidential office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marked its third anniversary. On 2 June, 2022, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Tinubu bit the bullet in what has...
Is emi l’okan audacity or incantation ritual?
The Cable
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August 24, 2025
A few weeks ago, an outburst of the then aspirant for Nigeria’s presidential office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marked its third anniversary. On June 2, 2022, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, Tinubu bit the bullet in what has now become an epochal...
Is Èmil’ókàn audacity or incantation ritual?, Festus Adedayo
Eagle Online
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August 24, 2025
A few weeks ago, an outburst of then aspirant for Nigeria’s presidential office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marked its third anniversary. On June 2, 2022, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Tinubu bit the bullet in what has now become an epochal ad-lib...
Cuban Flames, Imperialist Tundra
CovertAction Magazine
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August 23, 2025
Danny Shaw with friends in Cuba. [Source: Photo courtesy of Danny Shaw] An Ethnographic Portrait of Youth, the Blockade and Survival in Havana Today, on the 72nd Anniversary of the July 26th Attack Argentinian sociologist Atilio Borón, analyzing...