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Up, Up, And Aware: What To Know About Hot Air Balloon Safety Before Riding
Travel Noire
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July 7, 2025
Hot air ballooning can feel a little intimidating, even for experienced travelers – especially when you’re placing your trust in a basket, a burner and the breeze. Floating thousands of feet above the Earth with no steering wheel might sound more...
Egypt ranks 9th globally in FDI inflows: UNCTAD
Egypt Today
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June 19, 2025
CAIRO - 19 June 2025: Egypt ranked 9th globally among the top recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, according to the World Investment Report 2025 released Thursday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...
The little-known headless mummy that nobody wanted and now lies in a Scottish museum
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 7, 2025
Once known as “Pharaoh’s Daughter”, the 3000-year-old male mummy took a bizarre path to a cupboard in Glasgow. In the depths of a storage room at Glasgow’s Burrell Collection lie two ancient Egyptian mummies. Both are headless, one is in pristine...
Egypt jumps to 9th in global FDI rankings as Africa sees rebound
Daily News Egypt
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June 19, 2025
Egypt’s foreign direct investment (FDI) surged in 2024, making it the ninth-largest recipient globally and the main driver of a rebound in investment across Africa, according to a UN report launched in Cairo on Thursday. The World Investment...
Egypt Hosts UNCTAD Launch as Africa Sees FDI Rebound
Sada Elbalad
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June 19, 2025
Thu 19 Jun 2025 | 08:03 PM The Government of Egypt and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) jointly launched the World Investment Report 2025 in Cairo today, spotlighting global foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and Egypt’s...
President Museveni Calls for Nationwide Nutrition Campaign to Boost Sports Development
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 25, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Uganda’s sports fraternity to collaborate with the Ministry of Health to promote nationwide public health education, especially on proper nutrition and discipline among young people. “Why can’t the...
Cairo Wastewater Plant to undergo major upgrades with $4.1M GEFA loan
WALB - Georgia
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June 19, 2025
WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) – The City of Cairo is moving forward with long-awaited improvements to its Wastewater Treatment Plant, following a...
Egyptian mummy's 'horrifying fate' changes everything experts know about plague
The Mirror
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June 19, 2025
The unearthing of an ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying bubonic plague that wreaked havoc on humanity before the infamous Black Death swept across Europe. The earliest confirmed case of the disease indicates the bubonic plague was...
Stocks tumble after Trump announces steep tariffs on imports from Japan, Korea, and 5 other countries
Fortune
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Stocks fell to session lows Monday as President Donald Trump once again ratcheted up the trade tensions that sent indices tumbling when he first announced widespread tariff plans in April. The slide started after Trump posted letters on his social...
Over 300 investors participate as 238 African startups raised over $100k in H1 2025
Technext
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July 7, 2025
As the African startup space continues to witness increased funding, in what has been described as a stabilisation phase, it has emerged that 238 startups on the continent attracted at least $100,000 in the first half of 2025. This is according to...
‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit
UN News
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July 7, 2025
Speaking at the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he emphasised the human impact of environmental devastation and climate change. And as environmental disasters increase, the sustainable development goals are also being left behind....
world First indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks ended inconclusively, Palestinian sources say
Asiaone
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July 7, 2025
CAIRO — The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar ended inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter said early on Monday (July 7), adding that the Israeli delegation didn't have a sufficient mandate...
A Comparison of in-vitro Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Branded and Its Locally Produced Cefuroxime Sodium Against Staphylococcus and Escherichia Escherichia coli
Dove Medical Press
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June 25, 2025
Introduction Cefuroxime is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic developed by GlaxoSmithKline Public Limited Company. It exhibits effective antibacterial activity against a broad spectrum of pathogens, particularly Gram-positive...
Egyptian mummy's horrifying fate changes everything experts knew about disease
Daily Express
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June 19, 2025
The unearthing of an ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying bubonic plague that wreaked havoc on humanity before the infamous Black Death swept across Europe. This oldest confirmed case of the disease indicates the bubonic plague was...
Hostage return expected in US-backed Gaza ceasefire: official
BDNews24
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The US-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas envisages a phased release of hostages, Israeli troop withdrawals from parts of Gaza and discussions on ending the conflict, an official familiar with the negotiations has...
Egyptian crackdown on Gaza blockade busters but Kiwi activists vow to ‘defeat genocide’
Asia Pacific Report
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June 19, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Saige England in Ōtautahi and Ava Mulla in Cairo Hope for freedom for Palestinians remains high among a group of trauma-struck New Zealanders in Cairo. In spite of extensive planning, the Global March To Gaza (GMTG) delegation...
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Is it a Gaza ceasefire? Why eyes will be on Washington more than Doha
Firstpost
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July 7, 2025
While an Israeli negotiating team is in Qatar to explore the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza, the real action is expected in Washington today as President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for high-stakes talks....
Egypt Says UN Veto System Defies Both Law and Human Conscience
Egyptian Streets
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June 18, 2025
Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Osama Mahmoud Abdel Khalek, condemned the U.S. veto in support of Israel at the Security Council in his remarks at Tuesday’s resumed 10th Emergency Special Session of the UN...
Indians In UAE Gave Up Passports For Caribbean Ones – Now They Face Visa Bans
Zee News
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New Delhi: They bought a dream. A passport that opened borders. A quiet backup plan. A safety net. Now, they are watching it unravel. Thousands of expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – many of them Indian nationals – are facing...
Africa’s health future must be shaped from within: Egyptian minister
Daily News Egypt
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June 24, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, affirmed that the future of healthcare in Africa must be defined by the continent’s own priorities and lived realities. He emphasised that while international partnerships are...