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Yemen's Houthis confirm attack on vessel in Red Sea
Middle East Eye
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July 7, 2025
Yemen's Houthi administration said on Monday that it had attacked the bulk carrier "Magic Seas" in the Red Sea, and that the vessel was now at risk of sinking. The 19-member crew of the Greek-owned and Liberia-flagged bulk carrier was severely...
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion in compensation from MSC over oil spill
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
India's southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 billion in compensation after one of its container vessels sank and leaked fuel into the Arabian Sea in May. The high court in Kerala issued an...
ADC blasts Tinubu as Trump excludes Nigeria, hosts five African leaders
Point Blank News
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July 9, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House...
Oil Closes At Session High As Houthi Rebels Hit Second Greek Vessel In Red Sea
Zero Hedge
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By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com A Greek-operated bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea on Monday in the second Houthi strike on commercial shipping in less than 24 hours, stoking fears of a renewed escalation in one of the world’s most...
Assistant Mines Minister gives perspectives
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 3, 2025
Liberia’s Assistant Minister for Mines, Carlos Eddison Tingban, says training completed in China was “More than knowledge, a blazing commitment to save lives.” Beijing, China; July 3, 2025 – The Assistant Minister for Mines, Carlos Eddison...
Kerala High Court orders arrest of cargo ship in Rs 9,531-crore damage case
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
In response to Kerala government’s admiralty suit seeking a claim of Rs 9,531 crore following the wreck of container vessel MSC Elsa-3 along the state’s coast, the high court on Monday directed the conditional arrest of Liberia-flagged container...
Gov’t, Ivanhoe Atlantic Sign Landmark Rail Access Deal
Liberian Observer
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The Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee (IMCC) on Saturday, July 5, successfully concluded negotiations with Ivanhoe Atlantic on a landmark Concession and Access Agreement that could transform Liberia’s mining and rail infrastructure landscape...
EU Electrification Project Advances in Southeast
Liberian Observer
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The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and its National Authorizing Office (MFDP/NAO), is proud to announce major strides under the “Light Up South-East Liberia” (LUSE) electrification program, funded...
Big Boost for Public Teacher, Education Workers
Liberian Observer
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The National Teacher Association of Liberia Credit Union Cooperative Society (NATLCUCS) has climaxed it 6th Annual General Assembly in Buchanan Grand Bassa County with a financial disclosure of the Net Surplus of LDR $16,139,734.68, as compare 14...
LACRA Director General Exposes Agency’s “Ruined” State Under Previous Government, Vows Revival
GNN Liberia
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June 24, 2025
By Amos Harris MONROVIA, Liberia – The Director General of the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Christopher D. Sankolo, has unveiled startling revelations about the dire and dysfunctional state in which he inherited the...
ADC: Tinubu’s economic failure behind Nigeria’s exclusion from White House trade talks
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House on...
Freeman flags gov’t’s wasteful expenditures
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
Liberian Businessman turned politician, Mr. Simeone Freeman, has accused the Joseph Boakai regime of wasteful spending, arguing that it is not making any meaningful impact on Liberians. By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, June 30, 2025: The Movement...
Your Economic Failure Behind Our Exclusion From U.S. Trade Talks – ADC Fires Tinubu
Naija News
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July 8, 2025
The ADC expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House on Wednesday, without extending...
Global ship recycling rules go live with Hong Kong Convention
Offshore Energy
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June 26, 2025
As of today, June 26, the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships (HKC) officially enters into force. It marks a long-awaited turning point in how the world dismantles and recycles end-of-life...
Press Release: Eve, Aerosolutions and Bluenest ink LOI covering eVTOLs
Runway Girl - Pennsylvania
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June 30, 2025
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Aerosolutions, which is developing an innovative eVTOL operator called Aeros Electric Airlines, and Bluenest by Globalvia, Globalvia’s Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure developer...
JobAgri Ghana holds stakeholder workshop to leverage evidence for decent work in Agrifood systems
Joy FM
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July 7, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) is promoting evidence-based policies and strategic investments that generate decent employment across Ghana’s...
Greek Cargo Ship Attacked Off Yemen Coast
Nautical Voice
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July 7, 2025
A Greek-owned cargo ship, the Magic Seas, was targeted in a violent attack off the coast of Yemen on Sunday. The vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag, was navigating southwest of Hodeidah when it came under assault from armed boats. Despite a...
23 MoA Staff Off to China for Training in Agro-processing, Preservation
Liberian Observer
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A group of 23 staff members from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) have departed for the People’s Republic of China to participate in a month-long training seminar on Agricultural Product Processing and Preservation Technology. The seminar is...
First Trump Africa Summit; DRC Tensions; Shabaab Momentum: Africa File, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Ellery White and Edie Tesfaye Key Takeaways: US-Africa Summit. The United States will...
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Torches ‘Clueless’ Trump on Gaffes — Floats Congressional Probe on ‘Who’s Really Running Things’
Mediaite - New York
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July 10, 2025
MSNBC host and former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki torched President Donald Trump as “clueless” over a series of recent missteps, and floated the idea of a congressional probe into “who is really running the White House.”Trump has...