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Police make ruling on football star’s death
Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota is thought to have been driving when he and his brother died in a car crash last week, Spanish police have said. The father of three, 28, was killed alongside sibling Andre Silva, 25, also a footballer, after the...

BRICS calls for fairer, balanced economic order
Leaders attending the plenary session of "Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance" of the 17th BRICS Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BRICS' push to recalibrate global economic order...

Football Extras: Barca's De Jong out with calf injury
IMAGE: Frenkie de Jong joined Barca from Ajax Amsterdam last year for 75 million euros ($83.81 million) and has appeared in 27 of their 30 league games this season. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is set...

"We had been trying to enter Chile, a big consumer of Hass, for years"
This year, Carlini Avocado sent Brazil's first Hass avocado shipment to Chile, a milestone for the Brazilian avocado sector. "We had been trying to gain access to the Chilean market for years, as it is a major consumer of Hass avocados and is...

India, China call on Global South to expedite governance reforms
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations called for reforms of global institutions and presented the bloc as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said BRICS was a...
ExclusiveZidane Iqbal on leaving Man United, identity, Iraq and a new start in Utrecht
Zidane Iqbal is the Manchester-born-and-bred footballer who started out at Manchester United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for...
Latin America: A Lost Century For Catch-Up Growth
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 4:56 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay It is common in talking about 1980s to refer to it as a “lost decade” for economic growth, when many developing economies around the world were trapped in destructive patterns of debt and...

BRICS aims to serve as credible alternative to existing world order — newspaper
TOKYO, July 8. /TASS/. The BRICS countries are gradually stepping in to fill a growing soft-power vacuum that has emerged due to US President Donald Trump's policy of pulling out of international organizations and alienating other nations with...

What Can Nigeria Learn from China’s Electricity Revolution?, By Dakuku Peterside
The moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36% of the train’s traction power came from wind energy. Outside, rows of wind turbines turned gracefully under the sun. For someone...

PM Modi takes aim at China’s rare-earth stranglehold: ‘Prevent weaponisation’
BRICS countries must work together to secure supply chains for critical minerals and ensure no country uses these resources as a “weapon” against others, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the annual summit.In his address at a session on...

AI Names and Ranks the 15 'Most Talented' Liverpool Players in History - Mo Salah 8th
There are countless prestigious football clubs in England. But arguably, no other is as prestigious as Liverpool FC. A reputation that the 20-time English champions owe largely to the hundreds of remarkable players who have played for the club...

Modi in Brazil after pledges to ramp up bilateral trade, ties with Argentina
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Rio de Janeiro late on Saturday (July 5) on a four-day visit, during which he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and undertake a state visit. The prime minister was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon...

PM Modi begins Brazil state visit with Samba welcome, talks with Lula ahead
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Brasilia on Tuesday morning for his state visit to Brazil. He was warmly received at the airport by Brazil’s Minister of Defence, Jose Mucio Monteiro Filho. The arrival ceremony featured a traditional...

"The deal would make a lot of sense" - Liverpool urged to use Darwin Nunez in swap deal to sign €90 million striker
Dietmar Hamann has urged Liverpool to use Darwin Nunez in a swap deal to sign Julian Alvarez. He believes that the Atletico Madrid star is perfect for Arne Slot's side and should be their target. Hamann told Wette that Nunez is also a perfect fit...

What Can Nigeria Learn from China’s Electricity Revolution?
by Dakuku Peterside The moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36% of the train’s traction power came from wind energy. Outside, rows of wind turbines turned gracefully under the...

Chelsea offered Villa's Martinez - Sunday's gossip
Chelsea are offered the chance to sign Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez, Jarell Quansah to have Bayer Leverkusen medical and Liverpool close in on Marc Guehi. Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez for £45m,...
2025 Fellow Feature: Valeria Fernández
Valeria Fernández embraces every opportunity to roam inside the shadows and tell the stories of the human beings who have no choice but to live there. In the center of her wheelhouse is her ability to peel back the layers that everyone else sees...

UK farmers outraged Australian beef is selling cheaper citing lower welfare standards
Major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s 30 Days Matured British Beef Thick Cut Sirloin Steak sells for the equivalent of £33.13/kg or A$69/kg FARMERS in the United Kingdom are outraged to see imported beef, including that from Australia, being sold...

I’m Leaving, I’m Leaving Cuba, I’m Going Away
I had lost the interest and passion that had taken me out of my province and placed me among the top ranks of Medicine. “What could a young college student with such a passion for Galena do but pack it in a suitcase and run?” / Instagram / Liz...

Boys tennis team announces season-ending awards
Pictured above are members of the Minnewaska boys tennis team. They are pictured with their awards and letters from this year’s boys tennis banquet. From left to right in front are Tascer Khent Carin, Easton Palmer, Xavier Johnson, Ethan Klick,...