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United Nations appointee cites hate groups & junk science in report disparaging trans youth
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 15, 2025
A draft report by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls calls gender dysphoria “socially contagious” while disparaging social and medical transitioning for young people. The advanced edited version of the report, drafted by...
Measles, Microchips and Marlborough: A Senegal–NZ Science Collaboration
The Marlborough Research Centre Trust
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The collaboration between DNAiTECH from its office at the Marlborough Research Centre’s Grovetown Park and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar began in mid-2024, with DNAiTECH contracted to develop a portable molecular testing platform for use in West...
The Science Behind Texas’s Catastrophic Floods
WhoWhatWhy
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July 15, 2025
At least 130 people died in the flash floods. The disaster has the fingerprints of climate change all over it. Listen To This Story Rescue crews are scrambling to find survivors of catastrophic flooding that tore through Central Texas on the...
The self-defeating spiral of regulatory technology?
Business and Financial Times
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July 15, 2025
By Precious BAIDOO …When compliance becomes a machine-led pursuit, the problems don’t disappear rather, they multiply. Patience, a seasoned KYC analyst at a global bank, once reviewed five detailed client files a day. Now, after the firm deployed...
Ensenada looks to attract big tech with US $300M in public works investment
Mexico News Daily
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July 15, 2025
The city of Ensenada in Baja California plans to invest just over US $300 million (5.74 billion pesos) in public works to boost nearshoring activities, the president of the Ensenada Business Coordinating Council, Julio Alberto Salinas López, said....
AC4NCA engages Mexican Embassy to strengthen global climate action
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 15, 2025
A delegation from the Africa Centre for Nature-based Climate Action (AC4NCA) paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Mexico in Accra. The purpose of the visit was to officially introduce the Centre, share its vision, and initiate dialogue towards...
Google tapped billions of mobile phones to detect quakes worldwide — and send alerts
Nature
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Technology giant Google harnessed motion sensors on more than two billion mobile phones between 2021 and 2024 to detect earthquakes, and then sent automated warnings to millions of people in 98 countries. In an analysis of the data, released in...
Some penguins save energy by riding ocean currents
Science News
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July 17, 2025
Sometimes, the best thing for a penguin is to go with the flow. Magellanic penguins change their strategy for navigating home based on the strength of ocean currents, researchers report July 17 in PLOS Biology. In calm waters, penguins head almost...
Will Uruguay cut down the work week?
MercoPress
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July 15, 2025
Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:21 UTC The eight-hour workday in Uruguay was officially established in 1915. Photo: Sebastián Astorga Uruguay is currently debating a potential reduction in its maximum legal work week from 48 to 40 hours, a...
Bahamas PM Philip Davis warns Caribbean countries of ‘digital colonization’
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Philip Davis has issued a stark warning against “digital colonization,” urging Caribbean nations to take bold, collective action to secure their digital future and prevent becoming “tenants in a house we do not own.” - Advertisement...
New raspberry varieties emerge after twelve years of research
Fresh Plaza
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July 15, 2025
"The raspberry of the future is here. It is bright red when ripe and the result of new varieties that can withstand parasite attacks and climate change. These varieties can also tolerate high temperatures in polytunnels and produce high yields."...
How Did Mexico Citys Restaurants Become the Villain?
Mint
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July 15, 2025
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- “Go back to your country,” shouted the angry mob, hurling threats and insults at terrified diners. A recent protest against gentrification and foreign visitors in Mexico City suddenly turned violent, leaving 46...
Silver Hits New Euro Record as Trump Tariffs Whack EU, Mexico
Bullionvault.com
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GOLD spiked sharply on Monday and the price of silver hit a fresh record in Euro terms at London's midday auction after US President Trump put heavy new trade tariffs on America's top 2 importing partners, boosting demand for bullion and...
Ghana-Mexico Forge Climate Partnership Through Nature-Based Solutions
News Ghana
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July 15, 2025
The Africa Centre for Nature-based Climate Action (AC4NCA) advanced international climate cooperation during a strategic meeting with Mexico’s Embassy in Accra. Led by Global Lead Samuel Abu Jinapor, the delegation included Board Chair Reverend...
NGS is evolving: collaboration and tech lead the way
Drug Target Review
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July 15, 2025
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is advancing fast – and it’s not happening in isolation. Strategic partnerships and automation are streamlining workflows and reshaping what’s possible in genomics research. The next-generation sequencing (NGS)...
Spirit Airlines Increases Connectivity For Macon Travelers With New Service Launching At Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Middle Georgia gains first-ever flights to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) with fares as low as $49.99* one way DANIA BEACH, Fla., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers in the heart of Georgia can soon enjoy convenient, high-value...
Challenger Energy making 'excellent progress' in Uruguay
Proactive UK
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July 15, 2025
Challenger Energy Group PLC (AIM:CEG, OTCQB:BSHPF) says its Uruguay offshore licences are on schedule, with environmental approvals expected to pave the way for three-dimensional seismic surveys over Area OFF-1 in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a...
Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change
UN News
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July 15, 2025
Ácora, located in the southeast corner of Peru almost 3,800 kilometres above sea level, is one of the Peruvian regions which has been most impacted by climate change – endangering crop production and biodiversity in addition to worsening food...
Correo Argentino, ARCA, Trenes Argentinos top redundancy rankings
Buenos Aires Times
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July 15, 2025
Over the past year, President Javier Milei’s government used special emergency powers and public employment reforms contained in its ‘Ley de Bases’ mega-reform to enforce sweeping lay-offs across Argentina’s state-owned companies and autonomous...
Republicans’ Bill to Claw Back Billions in Bipartisan Government Funding Passes Senate
Ark Valley Voice - Colorado
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July 17, 2025
Bill Could Impact State Public Media, Rural Radio Stations Last night the United States Senate passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump. It pulls back funding approved only a few weeks ago in Trump’s...