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Africa: Liberia to Join 4th India-Africa Forum Summit

[Liberian Observer] Liberia and several African countries are set to join India for a major development and investment engagement as New Delhi prepares to host the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), a high-level gathering aimed at strengthening strategic, economic and

Vietnam’s power bill hides a market economy lie

The proposal to gradually pass nearly 45 trillion dong (about US$1.8 billion) in accumulated losses from Vietnam Electricity (EVN) into future electricity prices reveals a deeper contradiction at the center of Hanoi’s economic strategy. For years, while Hanoi has persistently

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Trump’s FEMA Is an Unnatural Disaster

FEMA is not all right. As the United States faces another summer of extreme weather exacerbated by climate change, the Federal Emergency Management Agency—which coordinates federal disaster response, relief, and preparedness—continues to shuffle through leadership a roster of

The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning

The signs now are that the hantavirus is not the next pandemic. But with 2026 predicted to be the hottest year on record, the hantavirus outbreak is a warning of what public health experts have long said: A hotter planet is a deadlier planet. Rising global temperatures and the

Scrutiny ramps up over mystery of missing lawmakers

Scrutiny of lawmakers absent from Washington due to mysterious health issues is ramping up as two House members — Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) — have missed weeks of votes. The absences come as leaders in both parties are encouraging full

Nobody Asked for This Washington Post Podcast

“ Are Colleges Undermining Education with Easy A’s ?” “ DEBUNKING: The Rich Don’t Pay Their Fair Share ” “ The Politics of Conversion Therapy ” Those are real video titles from Make It Make Sense , the Washington Post opinion section’s new flagship podcast, which the paper

How to Rescue America’s 250th From Trump

On the 250th anniversary of the United States, some details of the celebrations might seem familiar from the celebrations in 1976 of America’s 200th. People sip from cans decorated with the Liberty Bell and a big round number. Commemorative vehicles drive or fly around with

Gen Z but two centuries ago

A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise - by Emily Herring Read on Aeon

A Very Authoritarian Semiquincentennial Celebration

In another world with a better government in power, Americans might well have looked forward to an authentic celebration of the remarkable achievements of the American Revolution. In this world, under the Trump administration and the Republican rubber-stamp chorus in Congress,

WHO warns nicotine pouches risk hooking a new generation

The World Health Organization warns that use of nicotine pouches is expanding rapidly worldwide, with weak regulation leaving young people exposed to aggressive marketing and addiction. WHO’s report ‘Exposing marketing tactics and strategies driving the growth of nicotine

Daily song keeps cyclists connected

James Cook University researchers say a group of cycling enthusiasts who used a collaborative playlist to stay connected during pandemic lockdowns provide a low-cost model for organizations seeking to support mental health and social resilience.

Salesman Trump leaves China with very little in his bag

Few things enrage Donald Trump more than being upstaged, particularly when he is on the biggest stage of both his stints as US president — in Beijing. Though Trump World will deny that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did just that this week, he did. And global markets know it. Just as

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