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Councilmember Madison Calls For Discussion of Process to Establish Sister City With Guanajuato
Pasadena Now - California
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The city’s Spanish colonial past is well evidenced in the Teatro Juárez in Guanajuato, México. [Photo credit: Andreshbz]Samantha Smith Gutiérrez, the mayor of Guanajuato, Mexico, sent an official invitation on June 23 to Pasadena Mayor Victor...
Beto fumes after players clash as new kit fiasco sums up difficult Everton day
Liverpool Echo
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July 20, 2025
Everton fell to defeat at Blackburn Rovers with a display that had all the hallmarks of early pre-season. The Blues lacked energy and coherence against their Championship opposition, who rarely looked in danger of losing the early lead given to...
‘Fortress Europe’s’ African victims
Mail & Guardian
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July 17, 2025
African refugees and migrants fleeing war and dictatorships in search of safety on European shores. (AFP) Europeans may be horrified by United States President Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies, which include snatching people off the...
Boakai stole the show at Trump’s African Summit – But Implications
Front Page Africa
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July 17, 2025
Over the past week, the West African nation of Liberia was widely reported in the news around the globe, while social media literally exploded – especially in Africa – when United States President Donald Trump held a three-day summit with leaders...
Noni Madueke Arsenal Asia tour squad absence explained after £48.5m transfer from Chelsea
Football London
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July 20, 2025
Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal squad have jetted off to Asia for their pre-season tour ahead of a huge 2025/26 campaign. Following a pre-tour camp in La Manga, Spain, Singapore is the Gunners' first stop in Asia with two matches in the schedule....
White House Hosts African Leaders Amid USAID Cuts, New Economic Agenda
The Washington Informer
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July 16, 2025
After dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration is seeking to shift to more trade-based economic relationships with African nations. To lay the groundwork for these future partnerships,...
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow – Part 3
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
When General Gowon got to London, he was offered official accommodation by the Nigerian government which he, however, turned down for a variety of reasons. After some weeks at the Portman Hotel, he moved into the house of an old friend – Mr...
Football Manager 2026 wonderkids: The FM26 young stars we predict for the game
FourFourTwo
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July 20, 2025
Football Manager 2026 wonderkids are already being debated ahead of the next instalment of the much-acclaimed game dropping this autumn. FM26 is expected to return to stores in the coming months after a year-long hiatus, in which the Sports...
50 developing nations back India’s push for fairer WTO fish subsidy rules
The Economic Times
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July 17, 2025
New Delhi: Around 50 developing and least developed countries (LDC) including Tunisia, Senegal, Bangladesh and Morocco have aligned with India on measures to curb harmful fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organization (WTO). India wants the...
Paul Weller: “It’s exhilarating when you find something brilliant you’ve not heard before…”
Mojo
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Next week, Paul Weller releases his new album Find El Dorado. Featuring guest appearances from Noel Gallagher, Robert Plant, Declan O’Rourke, and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita, Weller’s second album of cover versions following 2004’s Studio...
Why I Am Closing Ami Colé
New York Mag
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July 17, 2025
In 1989, my Senegalese mother and father worked together to purchase a hair salon on 125th Street in the heart of Harlem. At one of the first African braiding salons in the country, my mother, Aminata “Ami” Colé, wrapped my baby self tight on her...
The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial
Tri-City News
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation, showing that personal grudges rather than simply economics...
Black Music Sunday: When jazz met rap and hip-hop
Daily Kos
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July 20, 2025
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 270 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an...
U.S. Pushes More African Countries to Accept Migrants
Political Wire
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July 9, 2025
“As President Trump met Wednesday with the leaders of five West African countries, his administration was pushing them to accept migrants deported by the U.S. whose home countries refuse or are slow to take them back,“ the Wall Street Journal...
Pep Guardiola's Morgan Rogers admission speaks volumes as Chelsea face £80m transfer problem
Football London
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July 20, 2025
Chelsea are considering a number of options as the club looks to provide Enzo Maresca with another attacking player this summer. The Blues have already brought in the likes of Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Liam Delap, Estevao Willian and Kendry Paez...
Knowledge Nugget: India’s ‘green’ power capacity overtakes thermal — What you must know for UPSC Exam
The Indian Express
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July 20, 2025
Take a look at the essential events, concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your UPSC current affairs environment knowledge nugget for today on India’s ‘green’ power capacity.India has reached a key...
New report examines Frontex's growing role in West Africa
Statewatch
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Home / News / 2025 / July / New report examines Frontex's growing role in West Africa Topic Country/Region 10 July 2025 A new report provides a critical examination of the evolving role of Frontex, the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency, in West...
Diomaye, Sonko, and the battle for the soul of a revolution
The Standard Gambia
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - The rapidly evolving political landscape in Senegal has become a spectacle of intrigue, stirring passionate debate across the region and beyond. From street corners to think tanks, people are interpreting the unfolding drama...
Aston Villa ‘Accelerate Talks’ to Sign £100,000-a-Week Star
GiveMeSport
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July 17, 2025
Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your GiveMeSport account Aston Villa are accelerating talks to sign Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson, according to Football Insider. Unai Emery’s side are reportedly in preliminary discussions to bring the...
Leeds make contact to sign "exquisite" forward likened to Luis Suarez
Football FanCast
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July 20, 2025
Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your FootballFanCast account Leeds United are building for their return to the Premier League under Daniel Farke and have now set their sights on a talented forward, according to reports. Farke makes Leeds...