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The Scottish restaurant with rooms that was crowned 'Boutique Hotel of the Year'
Its restaurant serves up lunch, dinner, and even afternoon tea. All over Scotland, there are countless hotels to suit every style and budget. From high-end city options to peaceful rural retreats, you are never likely to be far from top-quality...

Russian naval ship 'disguised' itself while passing through English Channel
Ned Davies, Joshua Cheetham & Matt MurphyBBC Verify ShareSave A Russian warship disguised itself using a fake ID signal while travelling through the English Channel with two sanctioned oil tankers, a BBC Verify investigation has found. The Boikiy...

Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2025: Guests Discuss Green Development And Pathways For Practical Implementation
(MENAFN- GetNews) On July 5, 2025, the Eco Forum Global Guiyang officially opened in Guiyang with great ceremony. Government officials, experts, scholars, and business leaders from around the world gathered to engage in in-depth discussions under...

This Day In History – July 7
Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwaska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win her fifth Wimbledon singles crown this day in 2012. Today is the 188th day of 2025. There are 177 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1993: Hurricane Calvin hits the...

Nimette Opens Private Salon Dedicated to Japanese Designers
Hidden six floors above the Balenciaga flagship on Rue Saint-Honoré, Le Salon Nimette is Paris‘ newest — and most discreet — destination for Japanese fashion. The private salon is the brainchild of Nima Krings to bring a curated collection of...

Liberia: Govt, Ivanhoe Atlantic Set to Sign Landmark Rail Access Agreement
In a remarkable breakthrough for Liberia’s mining and logistics sectors, the Government of Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly High Power Exploration/”HPX”) are set to sign a long-awaited Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) on Friday, July 4,...

SIFAX Group Chair Calls for Port Infrastructural Renewal
Advertisements Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, chairman, SIFAX Group, has advocated for an overhaul of infrastructure at the country’s seaports. Speaking at the 7th edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference held at the weekend at the...

Gov’t, Ivanhoe Atlantic Sign Landmark Rail Access Deal
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...

Liberia: STAND, Allies Inform Gov’t of Three-Day “Enough is Enough” Protest, Demand Justice, Good Governance
Monrovia – A civil society coalition led by Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), in collaboration with the We The People Movement and other allied grassroots organizations, has informed the Ministry of Justice of its intent to stage a...

Royal Navy shadows Russian ships through English Channel
The Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as they travelled through the English Channel. Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Duncan and patrol ship HMS Mersey were dispatched to track the movements of RFN Boikiy which was on its way back from...

A sweet beginning The history of chocolate
120 Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, which grows in warm, rainy places like Central and South America, Africa, and parts of Asia (even our very own Sri Lanka). A long time ago, over 3,000 years ago, the Maya and Aztec people were the first to...
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Operation Sindoor outreach to UAE and West Africa: A success story
Seven all-party delegations, comprising 57 members, travelled to 33 countries in the context of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April and Operation Sindoor, setting a new milestone in India’s efforts to combat terrorism. That more than a...

Turkey trackers: Game Commission's summer survey seeks estimate of Pa. population
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — State Game Commission officials are seeking the public’s help to survey wild turkey populations across the commonwealth, including the Lehigh Valley. The Annual Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Sighting Survey, which began Tuesday, aims...

Cooperatives drive change as OCP foundation expands support across Africa and beyond
In celebration of International Day of Cooperatives on July 5 and in alignment with the United Nations’ 2025 International Year of Cooperatives, Morocco’s OCP Foundation is reaffirming its commitment to strengthening grassroots economies through...

Breaking Barriers: Why Regional Integration Is West Africa’s Economic Lifeline
At the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), experts and policymakers made one message clear: the future of intra-regional trade depends on collective action. From accelerating digital identity systems to harnessing the energy of West Africa’s...

This Acclaimed Horror Film is the Highest Rated Movie of 2025 (According to Letterboxd)
With six months of 2025 in the can, Letterboxd has unveiled the latest edition of its annual tradition known as The Midyear Report. This list compiles the movies released in 2025’s initial six months that have scored the highest grades from...
Goldstar Air Celebrates Ghana’s National Day Of Prayer And Thanksgiving
Ghanaian and United States registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...

Today in the news: 112 when the fan stopped; Who wanted to stop Montenegro?
Good morning! It’s Friday, July 4, and time to catch up on the headlines making the front pages of national newspapers available on stands today. In the Expresso, the focus is “Israelis constitute 40% of new Portuguese”. Meanwhile, Nascer do Sol...
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What is the first 'Made-in-India' locomotive for export that PM Modi flagged off in Bihar?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a state-of-the-art diesel locomotive built in Bihar, set to be exported to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa, marking a major step forward for India’s global manufacturing and export goals....

Unity in diversity: AfricaFest SA 2025 welcomes 33 countries
AfricaFest SA 2025, one of SA’s biggest celebrations of African culture, recently brought together 850 people from 33 countries at Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld High School in Kempton Park. The Bureau of African Heads of Missions in South Africa and...