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Hockey players devastated as teams forced out Pan Am Cup
Sports Jelani Beckles 2 Hrs Ago In this file photo, Trinidad and Tobago men’s hockey players Teague Marcano (left) and Darren Cowie (centre) celebrate a goal during their team’s 11th-place playoff with Malaysia at the FIH Indoor World Cup in...

“Turning point” for shipping: Incat to build two battery electric ferries for Denmark
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania says it has been selected to design and build two new battery electric ferries for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen in what it says is part of the “world largest electrification project at sea.” The two new...
Sulzer and Avalon Energy Group Form Alliance to Advance Global Production of SAF
Under the agreement, Avalon has selected BioFlux™ technology for its portfolio of SAF projects currently under development worldwide which will lead to a commercial technology licensing agreement with Sulzer. The partnership’s first project will...

West’s invasive weed war
PRECEDE: serrated tussock is a drought-tolerant weed of national significance, and as reported by Star Weekly, the Victorian drought is exacerbating the issue of its spread in some areas including Moorabool – adding to the challenges faced by...

I don’t identify with my country’s values anymore. Is this ‘citizenship insecurity’?
It starts with a quiz from a law firm: did your grandparents leave before or after 1951? Do you have their passports or marriage certificate? If I answer correctly, I will get another email from a lawyer who specializes in citizenship claims. If I...

Five progressive leaders holding key summit in Santiago
Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:59 UTC The proposals developed at this summit will be presented at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York The Presidents of Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia, plus Spain's...

Right to Water
Climate change, social inequality, and industrial interests threaten the right to water. Without water, there is no life. But who actually decides how much of it people get? Who gets to live and who has to die? Corporations are making water...

COMMENT: Can BRICS deliver beyond the rhetoric? experts weigh in
What started off in 2009 as an eclectic coalition of emerging economies seeking greater global influence has crystallised into something far more consequential: a group that US President Donald Trump now considers threatening enough to warrant...
Asean must defend 'centrality' for regional prosperity, says Tok Mat
KUALA LUMPUR: It is crucial for Asean to defend the foundation of Asean centrality to ensure the continued prosperity and well-being of the regional bloc, said Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Foreign Affairs Minister noted that losing this crucial...
Diversification or decline: Europe's wake-up call amid U.S. tariff hikes, currency pressures
* A 30 percent U.S. tariff on imports from the EU is set to take effect on Aug. 1, triggering alarm across the European industries. * Last week, Italy's Association for the Development of Industry in the Mezzogiorno warned that the U.S. tariffs...

Pfizer mobilizes its Mexico facility to combat regional vaccination decline
Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer plans to use its facility in Toluca, México state, to revive vaccine awareness in Mexico and become a key vaccine supplier in the Latin American region, according to the manufacturing site leader of the Pfizer...

Open-source AI is free, but most people still can’t use it
Open-source AI sounds like an open door. Developers can grab code for models like Meta’s Llama, Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion, or anything from Mistral, and start building. The tools are free to download and use. The idea is to give everyone –...

End of the affair? The Merz-Macron courtship loses momentum
Welcome to the Capitals by Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta. Feedback is welcome. Were you forwarded this newsletter by a friend? Sign up here. In today’s edition: Honeymoon meets hard reality Zelenskyy’s anti-corruption shake-up Europe eyes the...
Feedlatina and IICA promote harmoni...
San José, Costa Rica, 22 July 2025 (IICA) - The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Animal Feed Industries (Feedlatina) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) promoted, in a participatory meeting of animal...

Hottest Free Bitcoin Mining App: Earn $6,312 Daily Crypto Passive Income
In 2025, as digital assets continue their ascent into mainstream portfolios, a growing wave of individuals are turning to cloud mining apps to generate passive crypto income—without the complexity of trading or managing mining equipment. Among the...

Danish operator orders two electric ferries from Incat amid plans to expand the Tasmanian company
Tasmania’s Incat has been awarded a groundbreaking contract to design and construct two electric ferries for Danish operator Molslinjen, set to operate on one of Europe’s busiest maritime routes. This order, which involves two 129-meter vessels...

Where the wealthy are moving now
Money talks — and moves. In 2025, 142,000 millionaires around the world are expected to relocate — the largest voluntary transfer of private capital in modern history — per Henley & Partners, a London-based consultancy that tracks global trends in...
Xinhua Headlines: Diversification or decline: Europe's wake-up call amid U.S. tariff hikes, currency pressures
* A 30 percent U.S. tariff on imports from the EU is set to take effect on Aug. 1, triggering alarm across the European industries. * Last week, Italy's Association for the Development of Industry in the Mezzogiorno warned that the U.S. tariffs...

The Legacy of Capa Ideal: How Lojas Renner Became a Retail Giant
The Treaty of Poncho Verde put an end to the Farroupilha Revolution on March 1, 1845, after ten years of armed conflict between the Brazilian Empire and the rebels of the self-proclaimed Rio-Grandense Republic. More than a surrender, it was a...

Tasmanian electric ferry builder Incat plans to double in size amid Danish ship order
Tasmania-based shipbuilder Incat has been commissioned to design and build two new electric ferries for Danish operator Molslinjen, to run on one of Europe's busiest routes. Incat said the order for the two 129-metre, 45-megawatt vessels formed...