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Town-Crier Digital Issue For June 13, 2025
The Town-Crier - Florida
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June 13, 2025
Click here to read the Town-Crier Digital Issue for June 13, 2025. LEAD STORIES: Dueling Court Rulings Leave Acreage-Area Truckers In Limbo… Wellington Council Approves A Small Increase In Trash Fee… Todd McLendon Rejoins Lox Council After...
Leeds United make contact to sign African Man City starlet in loan deal
Football FanCast
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June 14, 2025
Back in the Premier League and on the hunt for reinforcements, Leeds United have reportedly made contact to sign a young Manchester City defender on loan for the season. Leeds vying to commence summer business Although it's still very early days...
Spanish police officer suspended over sexual exploitation of North African asylum seekers
Hespress
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June 14, 2025
Spain’s High Court of Justice in Madrid confirmed the punishment of a Spanish National Police officer facing a 90-day suspension without pay for demanding sex from several young North African migrants, including a minor, in hotels in Ceuta and the...
Sun Quintet | Rising stars of South African jazz
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - After dazzling the Cape Town jazz scene with their fresh sound, Five-man band, the Sun Quintet, is ready to break new ground. READ: Artscape Youth Jazz Series 2025 | Celebrating 22 years of musical mentorship Formed just three years...
Africa Matters: Trump Travel Ban
TRT World
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New US travel restrictions now ban or limit entry for citizens from 10 African countries. So will this end their American dream? Meanwhile, residents of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are dealing with the dangerous presence of...
They build our cities
The Zimbabwean
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June 14, 2025
Give them respect for every human value. Morning prayer, 14 June 2025 Making our way from the airport to our homes was stressful. It took longer than the flight itself. The two-lane highway that opens the journey promises a smooth journey but we...
Herald Heroes: Lana Lynn passes love of reading to people in Africa
Monterey Herald - California
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June 14, 2025
Editor’s note – We invited readers to send in their nominations for “Herald Heroes,” an effort to recognize the heroics of people doing great things behind the scenes. We then pursued the nearly impossible task of winnowing the list to five...
How JNIM wey get link wit al-Qaeda take turn one of di most deadly terror groups for Africa
GhanaWeb
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June 14, 2025
Surging jihadist violence wey dey sweep across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger dey make pipo worry say di Sahel region for West Africa fit dey destabilised. One umbrella group wey get link wit al-Qaeda dey claim say na dem do most of di attacks but...
Chinese Tech Giants Boost 'Made-In-India' Exports To US, Africa, And West Asia
MENAFN
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June 14, 2025
(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Jun 14 (KNN) Chinese smartphone and electronics manufacturers such as Oppo, Realme, Hisense, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Transsion are increasingly exporting products manufactured in India to key global markets including the...
Biggz Oti$: The South African Rapper and Songwriter Bringing Back the Art of Lyricism
South Africa Today
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June 14, 2025
Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal — Born Olwethu Siyanda Dlame on August 7, 2004, Biggz Oti$ is more than a rapper — he’s a storyteller, a truth-teller, and a visionary from uMnambithi who’s redefining what it means to be a lyricist in the modern age. In a...
Africa's jaw-dropping £11bn mega-city that's set to become the new 'Silicon Valley'
Daily Express
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June 14, 2025
A massive new city is being built in the middle of Kenya, and it’s already being called Africa’s version of Silicon Valley. Konza Technopolis is a £11 billion project located about 37 miles (60km) from Nairobi. When finished, it will be a massive...
Russia Enhancing its Economic and Investment ties in Africa
Modern Diplomacy
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June 13, 2025
Without arguments, Russia plans to boost appreciable economic ties in Africa after holding two Russia-Africa summits and the Ministerial Conference in November 2024. Prior to these powerful gatherings, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an...
Ringo Starr Rocks N.Y.C.’s Radio City With A Little Help From His Friends
Forbes
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Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band (L-R) Buck Johnson, Greg Bissonette, Warren Ham, Ringo Starr, ... More Steve Lukather, Colin Hay and Hamish Stuart.credit: Scott Robert Ritchie As he approaches 85 next month, Ringo Starr remains spry on the mic...
British taxpayers' cash splurged on bizarre foreign research from music therapy for pregnant women in Africa to Syrian harvesting songs
GB News
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June 14, 2025
Music therapy programmes for expectant mothers in Africa and traditional harvesting songs from Syrian refugees are among overseas research projects that have received millions in UK Government funding. UK Research and Innovation has allocated...
Supreme Court dispels rumours over Justice’s visit to Benin city
Tribune Online
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June 14, 2025
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed reports circulating on social media and some online platforms alleging that one of its Justices travelled to Benin City in connection with a recently filed political case before the Court. In a press...
City Annual Juneteenth Event To Take Place Next Weekend
The Post-Journal - New York
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Councilwoman Regina Brackman, R-Ward 3, discusses the upcoming Jamestown Juneteenth event with the city council. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse The city’s annual Juneteenth weekend events are set for next weekend, this year set to kickoff with a...
The Rondo: Real Madrid, PSG, Man City - who wins the CWC?
Goal
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GOAL US writers predict the Club World Cup winner, who will disappoint, and what to expect from Inter Miami and MLS teams It's Club World Cup time. Forget everything else. Forget the politics, the headlines, the outside noise. Remove the complex...
Chinese agricultural machinery displayed during 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo
Xinhua News Agency
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Visitors look at an agricultural machine during the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo at Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 14, 2025. The fourth China-Africa Economic...
Porcupine Quill: Look out, Park City can be so … middle school
Park Record - Utah
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June 14, 2025
If you have been around any Greeks, you may have seen an old Greek woman dressed in black seem to spit toward a younger family member three times. “Ftou, ftou, ftou!” Don’t worry, it is not actual spit. The woman is attempting to break the curse...
CT Tourism hopes to attract more visitors to Mother City after scooping awards at international tourism film festival
Eye Witness News
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CAPE TOWN - Cape Town Tourism is hopeful that its recent international recognition will attract more visitors and deliver real benefits to local communities. The organisation scooped three silver awards at the 2025 International Tourism Film...