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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4586-4587: Straight Drive, Strategic Science
NASA
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July 2, 2025
Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis Earth planning date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Our weekend drive placed Curiosity exactly where we had hoped: on lighter-toned, resistant bedrock we have been eyeing...
Leyva Denies Plot Against Petro Amid Institutional and Diplomatic Crisis in Colombia
LatinAmerican Post
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July 7, 2025
With audios leaked in late June, former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva claims that the accusation of a conspiracy against President Petro is “absolutely ridiculous,” as the Prosecutor’s Office and the opposition demand clarity on contacts with...
BRICS leaders gather in Rio to challenge Western dominance
BNE Intellinews
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Leaders from the BRICS group of developing nations have convened at Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art for their 17th annual summit, touting the recently expanded bloc as a counterweight to Western institutions whilst grappling with internal...
Turkey's Brics membership hopes are dashed for now
Middle East Eye
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July 7, 2025
Foreign investors were intrigued when Turkey, last year, applied to become the first Nato country to join the Brics economic bloc. Despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's years of public statements hinting that Ankara was considering joining...
Searching For a Secret Narcotrafficking Airstrip in Paraguay’s Wild Forests
OCCRP
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July 7, 2025
Yet when we viewed the strip from above last year, all signs suggested it had resumed operation. This is typical, according to former Senad minister Rolón. Traffickers quickly fix runways or build new ones after they are dismantled by authorities,...
Latin America no longer ‘very distant’ as PM Modi builds deeper engagement with region
Insight Online News
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July 7, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to Brazil, starting with his arrival in Brasilia early Tuesday morning, India time, will not only be a significant milestone in the India-Brazil strategic partnership but is also...
BRICS Summit in Brazil - Day Two
Sputnik News
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July 7, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250707/brics-summit-in-brazil---day-two-1122405687.html BRICS Summit in Brazil - Day Two BRICS Summit in Brazil - Day Two Sputnik International The two-day summit brings together senior officials from the world's major...
After China’s RE magnet clampdown, a rethink in India on its EV policy push
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
In India’s policy circles, a steadfast focus of driving vehicular electrification by largely incentivising a singular technological platform – battery electric vehicles or BEVs – at the cost of all other technologies, could be in for a change. The...
Summary: Spain 6-2 Belgium in Women´s Euro 2025
VAVEL
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July 7, 2025
End of match The match ended with a final score of Spain 6-2 Belgium, with a double by Alexis Putellas, taking the win on day 2 of the Women's Euro 2025, a great match that gave us both teams that were always in front. ⏱️90' We reached the 90th...
Highlights and sets Djokovic vs De Minaur (1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4) in Wimbledon
VAVEL
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July 7, 2025
Set 4: Novak Djokovic (6-4) POINT, SET AND GAME! Novak Djokovic wins with a triple 6-4 after having lost the first set 1-6 to Álex De Minaur, a worthy and great rival who knew how to make the Serb uncomfortable at several moments of the match, but...
‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind
The 19th News
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July 1, 2025
Photos and additional reporting from Milwaukee by Jamie Kelter Davis. Yessenia Ruano’s home in Milwaukee is in a state of limbo. Some of the family’s belongings have been sold. Some were gifted, out of necessity, to friends and family, including...
Satellite Image Shows 'Optical Phenomenon' Captured by NASA Over Peru Lake
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
New insights into the depths of Peru's Lake Titicaca have been gleaned thanks to a satellite image showing an optical phenomenon known as "sunglint." Sunglint occurs when water surfaces reflect sunlight directly back towards a sensor. In this...
Meet Chatter magazine’s 20 Under 40 Class of 2025, some of Chattanooga’s young and fabulous
Chatter Magazine - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
Meet the 20 Under 40 Class of 2025. Everyone here brings something different to the table. Or the board meeting. Or the nonprofit fundraiser. But they're all equally impressive. These honorees are selected for being awesome in any number of ways...
PAHO says Measles cases rise in the Americas in 2025
Antigua News Room
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July 7, 2025
A total of 7,132 confirmed cases of measles and 13 deaths have been reported in the Region of the Americas as of mid-June 2025, according to the latest epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This represents a...
Lavrov holding meeting with Bolivian president on BRICS summit sidelines
TASS
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July 7, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a meeting with Bolivian President Luis Arce on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. Before the meeting, Lavrov and Arce exchanged greetings and shook...
BRICS Summit: Bola Tinubu Calls For Reevaluation of Global Governance Structure, Finance And Healthcare Systems
Alexa.ng
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President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the 17th...
Trump is targeting a group of countries over 'Anti-American' policies. Here's what the BRICS feud is all about.
Insider
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July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump threatened the BRICS bloc with higher tariffs this week, taking aim at policies he described as anti-American. Trump targeted the bloc—which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and other partner states—in a...
Anwar leads efforts to strengthen strategic investments, global economic cooperation
The Malaysian Star
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July 7, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading efforts to strengthen strategic investments and global economic cooperation through a series of bilateral meetings and active participation in the 17th BRICS Summit. He held meetings...
Negotiations progress on BRICS’ own payment system
Agencia Brasil
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July 6, 2025
Negotiations for a payment system among BRICS countries that does not require dollar conversion have progressed, according to the final communiqué from the group’s finance ministers and central bank governors. The document notes advances in...
Rio Declaration: BRICS calls for more equitable global order
Agencia Brasil
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July 7, 2025
Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the BRICS countries released the Final Declaration of the 17th Summit this Sunday (Jul. 6), highlighting the “importance of the Global South as an engine of positive change, especially in the face of significant...