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How an Air Force veteran became a life-saving double organ donor
We Are The Mighty
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August 17, 2025
U.S. Air Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez went above and beyond the “service after service” mentality when she volunteered to donate life-saving organs not just once, but twice. In a rare and heroic act, she donated one of her kidneys to save the...
Foreign Office puts 72 countries on 'do not travel' list with UK tourists warned
Birmingham Live
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August 17, 2025
Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to security issues, health risks and legal differences with the UK. The Foreign Office has placed a string of countries on a "do...
New trail of hope
Daily News Tanzania
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August 17, 2025
TANZANIA and Burundi marked a significant milestone yesterday with the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) construction, connecting Uvinza in Kigoma Region to Musongati in Burundi. The 300-kilometre railway line is poised to boost regional...
Social Listening 15 August 2025
Business Day
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August 15, 2025
Bill Gates and Africa via birth control Bill Gates is set to launch the world’s first contraceptive that will prevent pregnancy for 8 years in Kenya and Nigeria. This makes me ponder the question: why is Africa always used as a testing ground for...
At Ethiopia’s Edge, Where Blistered Feet Rest and the Road H...
Modern Ghana
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Dewele, Ethiopia – In the dry borderlands near Dewele in eastern Ethiopia, the air hangs heavy with heat as trucks thunder past, ferrying goods across the eastern corridor. Amidst the dust, tired figures walk slowly beside the road, mostly young...
Arab, Islamic countries, Arab League, OIC, GCC slam so-called 'Greater Israel Vision'
Gulf Times
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August 16, 2025
The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, and the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), condemned in the strongest terms the statements made by...
51 martyred in Zionist war of extermination
Kuwait Times
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August 16, 2025
RAMALLAH: Health authorities in the Gaza Strip announced Saturday that 51 Palestinians were killed and 369 others wounded in the past 24 hours amid the ongoing Zionist military campaign. In a press statement, the authorities said 17 of those...
Isaias Misjudged Abiy: What Else Is New?
Eritrea Digest
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August 15, 2025
It’s clear now, even to the staunchest supporters of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, those who secretly exercise their freedom to think, that he exercised very poor judgement about Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 1. In 2008, he, on...
Kuwait, 30 Arab and Muslim nations reject ‘Greater Israel’ claims
Arab Times
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August 16, 2025
CAIRO, Aug 16: Thirty-one Arab and Muslim countries, including Kuwait, condemned on Friday in the strongest terms the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the so-called “Greater Israel.” “These statements...
Over 30 countries condemn Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ statements
Egypt Independent
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August 16, 2025
A joint statement on Friday issued by the foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, as well as the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council, condemned Israeli Prime...
31 Arab, Islamic countries, bodies denounce Netanyahu's "Greater Israel" remarks
Xinhua News Agency
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CAIRO, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-one Arab, Islamic countries, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council have strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements about...
31 Arab, Muslim countries deplore Netanyahu's statement about "Greater Israel"
Gulf Daily News Online
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Thirty-one Arab and Muslim countries, including Kuwait, condemned on Friday in the strongest terms the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the so-called "Greater Israel." "These statements represent a grave...
Countries issue a joint statement condemning Greater Israel
Oman Observer
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August 16, 2025
A joint statement has been issued by the Foreign Ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries and the Secretaries-General of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the GCC states. It condemned in the strongest terms...
It may look like a Trump-Putin-Xi world – but it’s really Orwell’s
The Royal Gazette
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August 16, 2025
People hold a large Ukrainian flag during a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, before a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (Photograph by Jae C. Hong/AP) Vladimir Putin’s encounter with Donald Trump in Anchorage summons bad memories of past...
31 Arab and Muslim States Condemn Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” Vision
teleSUR
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August 16, 2025
Thirty-one Arab and Muslim states denounce Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” vision as a threat to regional security and international law. Foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries meet to address Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” vision and...
What’s in Store for Africa: Russia’s Policy Strategies for Africa
The News Chronicle
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August 16, 2025
For African countries, more and more diverse economic opportunities have opened up primarily due to the changing geopolitical dynamics around the world today. These changes are obviously influencing Africa’s development landscape. While it has...
Unveiling the GERD:A Symbol of Collective Resilience and Pathway Out of Poverty
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
History unfolds on the banks of the Blue Nile as Ethiopia inaugurates the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD)inSeptember,culminatingafourteen-yearjourneythathastransformed not just a river, but a nation’s destiny. This monumental achievement,...
Egypt Vows to Defend its Nile Water Rights Ahead of GERD Inauguration
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took a veiled dig at Ethiopia this week, declaring that his country will never give up its water rights, cautioning against any unilateral actions that could compromise Egypt’s share of the Nile River....
Has the Sun Finally Set on Françafrique?
Geopolitical Monitor
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August 15, 2025
At a ceremony held in Dakar this past July, France officially relinquished control of its two remaining military bases in Senegal, marking the end of the continuous French military presence in the West African state since it gained independence in...
Direct Relief Monitors Hurricane Erin, Medical Support Departs to 12 Countries
Direct Relief
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August 15, 2025
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has shipped 592 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 7.1 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...