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History Today: When Large Hadron Collider, world’s largest machine, started operations
Firstpost
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September 10, 2025
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, was activated by scientists on September 10, 2008, at CERN. This was one of the most ambitious scientific endeavours in the history of modern science. On this day in...
Colonize then, deport now
Africa is a country
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Robert Goldsborough, a Maryland lawmaker, rose one Friday early in 1826 to clinch what he fancied a good deal for his state. Goldsborough informed his fellow legislators that a private entity had “incurred an expense in a late deportation of 150...
Africa Oil Week 2025: AOW CEO Paul Sinclair on Ghana’s strategic role and Africa’s future
MyJoyOnline
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September 5, 2025
As Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2025 approaches, set to take place from September 15-18 in Accra, Ghana, industry leaders and experts are gearing up to discuss the continent’s rapidly evolving oil and gas landscape. Ahead of the summit, Paul Sinclair,...
Today in High Prairie: September 10, 2025
South Peace News
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September 9, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....
West African health ministers commit to Lassa Fever vaccine development
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 9, 2025
West African Ministers of Health have pledged their joint commitment to advancing the development of and readiness for Lassa fever, in recognition of the significant threat to regional health security posed by the disease. Hundreds of thousands of...
What Caused Botswana’s Public Health Emergency?
Foreign Policy
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Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Botswana, a global leader in tackling HIV/AIDS, declares a public health emergency; China reroutes its exports to African nations; and radical left-wing South African politician...
Visa-free Africa can unleash a $3.3 trillion market and jobs – Mubarak, Team Lead, Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign
Business Day
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September 3, 2025
As Africa eyes the vast promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a bold Pan-African campaign is demanding visa-free travel across the continent to unlock trade, tourism, and job creation for its 1.4 billion...
Ghana Blacklisted From US Foreign Aid
Daily Guide
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September 8, 2025
President John Mahama Ghana has been blacklisted from accessing United States foreign assistance for the 2026 fiscal year, following its classification as ineligible by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The decision, contained in a...
‘Atomic’ Episode 1 Recap: What Were The Russians Smuggling?
Digital Mafia Talkies
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August 29, 2025
Directed by Shariff Korver, Atomic is the story of a smuggler who finds himself stuck in a perilous situation in the unforgiving Sahara desert, with radioactive material in his possession and a gang of assassins trying to hunt him down. The series...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Salah and Egypt face crunch 2026 World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso
The National News
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Mohamed Salah can help Egypt secure a place at the 2026 World Cup finals when the Pharaohs face Burkina Faso on Tuesday. Salah will lead the charge in what is a top-of-the-table African zone Group A qualifier which, if they win, will guarantee...
Balkan crime groups expand cocaine routes via West Africa
Gazeta Tema
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September 2, 2025
TIRANA, Sep 2 (TemA) – Balkan crime groups are pushing cocaine through West Africa, turning the region into a key hub for Europe, a new report says. Since 2019, Albanian and Slavic rings have set up logistics chains in Senegal, Sierra Leone,...
Blood Moon thrills UAE stargazers during rare total lunar eclipse
The National News
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People in the UAE were enthralled by a spectacular celestial show on Sunday evening as the Moon was bathed in red for a rare total lunar eclipse that was visible in many countries. The celestial event took place as the Moon passed through Earth’s...
Court Documents Affirm Former President Goodluck Jonathan's Eligibility for 2027 Presidential Bid: A Landmark Ruling and Its Far-Reaching Implications
Alexa.ng
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September 7, 2025
In a development that has reignited discussions on Nigeria's constitutional framework, electoral eligibility, and the enduring legacy of one of the nation's most debated leaders, court documents from a Federal High Court in Yenagoa have...
GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: Scorpions Sting Abroad, But When Will They Play at Home?
The Point
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It would be recalled that the Independence Stadium was completed and handed over to government on 1st July 1983, and the first local official match was played on 13 November 1983 - an FA Cup final between Starlight and Hawks. That final ended...
'Sea War' Brews as Desperate Fishermen Attack Foreign Vessels — and Each Other
Food Manufacturing - Wisconsin
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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September 4, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Oscar Winner Ben Proudfoot Brings Hidden Historic Film Archive To Light Through ‘The Eyes Of Ghana,’ With Assist From Obamas – Toronto Studio
Deadline
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September 7, 2025
Director Ben Proudfoot has won two Academy Awards for short documentaries. But he expands to feature length storytelling for his new film The Eyes of Ghana, which just made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The...
Tanzania’s impressive race towards cashew nuts
Daily News Tanzania
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August 26, 2025
TANZANIA has reached new heights in its cashew nut industry, attaining record export levels by shipping 428,296 tonnes last year. This performance is particularly remarkable considering that in 2023 Tanzania was ranked only eighth globally. During...
Balkan cartels use West Africa to push cocaine into Europe, report warns
Modern Ghana
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Balkan crime groups are working with Brazilian cartels to turn West Africa into a gateway for Europe's cocaine market, a new report warns – saying the trade is driving corruption, local drug use and instability across the region. The Global...