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Develop comprehensive jobs strategy to harness demographic dividends… World Bank urges govt
Ghanaian Times
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August 15, 2025
The government must develop a comprehensive strategy on job creation, structural transformation and skills development in order to harness the benefits of the increasing working-age population for economic growth, the World Bank has said....
America's Cup: A seismic shift for sailing
Sail-World
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August 15, 2025
by Victoria Low, CEO, The Magenta Project 14 Aug 20:03 PDT This week’s announcement from the America's Cup felt momentous.For the first time in its 174-year history, female sailors will be mandated onboard AC75s at the pinnacle of our sport. It’s...
Asian shares mostly gain after uptick in inflation pulls U.S. stocks lower
The Asahi Shimbun
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MANILA--Asian are generally higher after most stocks on Wall Street fell following a disappointing report that said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists had expected. U.S. futures rose while oil prices...
'Americana' review: Sydney Sweeney sparkles in dusty crime drama
The Detroit News - Michigan
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A small-town waitress, an unlucky-in-love suitor, a skeevy museum curator and assorted other creatures of the American west collide in "Americana," a hit-or-miss, lightly entertaining Tarantino riff with characters who are more memorable than the...
Asian stocks mixed before US-Russia summit
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
Pedestrians walk in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) TOKYO, Japan — Asian stocks were mixed Friday after...
Americana: Release Date, Plot, Cast & All You Need To Know About Sydney Sweeney’s Crime Thriller
Koimoi
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August 15, 2025
Everything To Know About Sydney Sweeney’s Americana(Photo Credit –Instagram) Sydney Sweeney is swapping glam for grit in Americana, a genre-bending crime thriller that finally gets its big-screen moment today. Two years after making noise at SXSW,...
Europe’s finest could not stop PSG. What chance do Ligue 1 clubs have?
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
If Europe’s elite could not contain Paris Saint-Germain last season, what chance is there for Ligue 1’s impoverished chasing pack? Before the season has even started, their rivals seem to have already submitted to this logic. Never have PSG felt...
Europe’s 5 billion euro football transfers ignite private-debt boom
The Business Times Singapore
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[LONDON] A battle for talent among Europe’s top football teams is igniting a debt market using the players’ transfer fees as collateral. With spending on players smashing US$5 billion this summer, this business model is becoming so big it’s moving...
European shares hit near five-month high on upbeat earnings season
WKZO - Michigan
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August 15, 2025
(Reuters) -European shares hit a near five-month high on Friday, as investors looked past a U.S. inflation spike and drew support from a largely positive earnings season. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%, as of 0717 GMT, driven by miners...
American Airlines Passenger Caught Vaping Files Police Report, Claims Assault
TMZ
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August 15, 2025
Published August 15, 2025 1:00 AM PDT The guy who got caught vaping in the lavatory on an American Airlines flight followed through with his threats to file a police report against the flight attendant ... and he told cops she exposed his genitals...
America's Newest National Park Site Is Also Its Most Technologically Advanced
The Travel
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August 14, 2025
California farms represent an over $60 billion industry, with the United States Department of Agriculture data showing that 62,500 farms in California operated in 2024, encompassing just under 24 million acres. The Golden State's massive...
Scientists urge ambitious global plastics treaty to protect health
Mail & Guardian
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August 14, 2025
Only 9% of plastics is recycled once and less than 1% is recycled twice An ambitious, effective global plastics treaty offers a “once-in-a-planet” opportunity to not only protect human health and the environment, but also to restore public trust...
Technology backed to transform UHC and primary care in East Africa
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 15, 2025
World Health Expo in partnership with the health ministry targets to provide to provide a platform to showcase healthcare innovations, attract investment, and position Kenya as a regional medical hub. According to WHX, East Africa stands at the...
Europe's most eligible bachelor Crown Prince Christian of Denmark makes swoon-worthy appearance at military training after he was caught kissing mystery 'girlfriend' at music festival
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark looked smart in military uniform as he attended a press day at the barracks in Slagelse on Thursday. His training day comes after the heir, 19, attended a music festival on Wednesday, where he appeared to share a...
Science Mandatory New Tarantulas Discovered With Huge Genitals
Yahoo News
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Four new species of Tarantulas have been discovered, and they have been classified into their own genus based on the record-breaking length of their genitalia, as per the latest reports. These species of tarantulas have been named Satyrex, based...
Asia Week Ahead: Chinese Loan Prime Rate Decision And Data On Japan And Taiwan
myMotherLode - California
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Thursday, August 14, 2025 10:20 PM EDT Image Source: Unsplash China: LPR expected to remain unchanged We expect no change to the loan prime rates for Chinese banks on Wednesday. The People’s Bank of China hasn’t made any adjustments to the 7-day...
American pilots trained to fight Russia will protect Putin: Inside massive security operation ahead of Trump summit in Alaska
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
As he sets foot on U.S. soil Vladimir Putin will be protected by U.S. fighter jets that just a few weeks ago were engaged in a hairy encounter with a Russian nuclear bomber. Putin will enter an airborne ring of steel maintained jointly by U.S. and...
America's F-22 Faces Off Against Russia's Rival Su-57 For First Time
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump later on Friday, marking the first time the Republican has spoken face-to-face with the Kremlin chief since returning to the White House. But the summit may mark another...
'It costs us more to visit York Minster than the Vatican'
BBC
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Seb CheerBBC News, Yorkshire ShareSave Alin Hickey and Kay Rogers visited York from Australia and opted to tour different attractions because of the Minster's entry fee York Minster is one of the leading landmarks of the city - a symbol of both...
'It will be a crisis': Adult social care pushed to the brink by government's overseas care worker ban
The Big Issue
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August 14, 2025
“This [the Overseas Care Worker Visa Route] is one of the most successful government policies you can imagine. They created a specific, rigorous route for people to come and support some of the most vulnerable people in Britain.” “Turning it off...