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WAFCON 2024: When, How to Watch Nigeria Take on Botswana
Rabat– The Super Falcons of Nigeria will face Botswana tonight, Thursday, July 10, in their second Group B match of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which is taking place across Morocco. Both teams are vying to gain crucial points...

ASTREE: 2024 annual results
ASTREE has published its annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024. The Tunisian insurer closed the past year with a net profit of 28.986 million TND (9.1 million USD), up 27.81% on the 22.678 million TND (7.4 million USD) posted a year...

Athletes at the heart
09 July 2025 – After the Olympic Agenda reforms pledged to put athletes front and centre, we explore how the past decade has empowered athletes across the Olympic Movement. Let’s start with a quick history lesson… In September 1981, at the XI...

Sudden crisis, tragic end: Popular Egyptian singer Ahmed Amer has passed Away
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Young Egyptian popular singer Ahmed Amer passed away on the morning of Wednesday, July 2, 2025, following a sudden health crisis that required emergency hospitalization. The artist, who was under 30 years old,...
International Workshop Addresses Climate Change Threats to Olive Trees
Summary The International Olive Council and partners held a workshop in Italy to address the impact of climate change on olive genetics and olive tree resilience. The event focused on the importance of preserving genetic diversity in olive...

White House readies new set of tariffs on trading partners
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump last rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his popularity plunged. Only three months later, he’s betting this time is...

PanGen under Huons continues solid growth with EPO biosimilar and CDMO biz
PanGen Biotech, a biopharmaceutical affiliate under Huons Group, is maintaining its growth trajectory this year after achieving profitability in 2024. The company said it plans to accelerate earnings expansion by leveraging its biosimilar...

Trump delays Liberation Day 2.0, but threatens new tariffs
Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause was due to come to an end today (9 July). The idea was that the punitive measures outlined on ‘Liberation Day’ would be reinstated for countries without a trade agreement with the US. However, on Monday (7 July),...
Nabi unfazed by Kaizer Chiefs’ pre-season loss to Vitesse in Dutch tour opener
Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi is not concerned about the results in their training matches on their tour of The Netherlands, as long as they meet their objectives. Chiefs began their training matches in Gelderland, in the east of the...

KFAS announces winners of 43rd Kuwait Prize
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) on Wednesday announced the winners of the 43rd edition of the prestigious Kuwait Prize for the year 2024. The annual award honors Kuwaiti and Arab scientists for their...

Top 10@10 | India’s $200 billion trade pitch to US, tariff heat rises, financials lift markets
In a major development, India has put forward a trade proposal worth $150–200 billion to the US, with the final decision now resting with President Donald Trump. The offer, part of the ongoing India–US trade negotiations, is currently under review...

Over 1,000 pupils join Black Country School Games celebration
Held on Thursday, June 26 at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus, the event brought together pupils from 88 schools across the region and was organised by Active Black Country, Walsall Council’s Healthy Spaces team, and local school...

Trump intensifies tariff threats for copper, chips, drugs & BRICS (including India)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday made some major announcements, ranging from more tariffs on imported copper to additional tariffs on BRICS. During the cabinet meeting on July 8, 2025, Trump announced a 50% tariff on imported copper. The new...

Skeleton of man from ancient Egypt gives up its secrets in scientific first
The first whole ancient Egyptian genome has been sequenced by researchers, taken from a man who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago in the age of the first pyramids. By investigating chemical signals in his teeth relating to diet and environment, the...

Advancing Leukemia Diagnosis and Treatment: WHO-Supported Laboratory Innovations in Africa- A Narrative Review
Introduction Leukemia, a hematologic cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, represents a major health challenge worldwide, including in Africa. It is a disease that, if diagnosed early, can be treated more effectively, leading to improved...

Trump announces tariffs on 21 nations; 50% on Brazil, 30% on Sri Lanka – Check full list here
Trump tariffs: US President Donald Trump issued six additional tariff letters to trading partners yesterday, July 9, bringing the total number of countries affected to 21. This follows a wave of back-to-back letters on his social media platform,...

UAE joins US, UK, Canada to toughen visa conditions on Nigerians
This is not the best of time for Nigerians seeking visas to travel to some top western countries like the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada and United Arab Emirates, UAE. Recently, the mentioned countries have introduced...

Kate Middleton showed who she really is with gesture to Wimbledon star
Ons Jabeur was visibly heartbroken after her Wimbledon final defeat in 2023, but Kate Middleton displayed her compassionate side by offering a comforting embrace during the prize-giving ceremony. The Tunisian tennis star faced additional sorrow...

US president Donald Trump says 50% copper tariff to take effect August 1
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 50% tariff on copper, saying on social media that it would be effective August 1 and that the decision was made after a national security assessment. "Copper is necessary for Semiconductors,...

Donald Trump tariff letters: Sri Lanka, Iraq, Libya among 7 more countries hit with up to 30% duty
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced seven more tariff letters sent to various nations, bringing the total tally of such letters to 21, so far. The nearly identical two-page letters signed by Trump were sent to leaders of Iraq, Libya,...