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Western Equity and Foreign Giants Accelerate Land Grab Across Ukraine’s Agricultural Heartland
[your]NEWS
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July 18, 2025
Multinational firms, private equity funds, and offshore entities are tightening control over Ukraine’s farmland as lobbying campaigns push for fast-track EU accession. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A growing number of Western agribusiness interests...
Additive Manufacturing: A Key Enabler Of Low-Cost Modern Warfare
The Defence Horizon Journal
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July 17, 2025
Abstract: A need for low-cost warfare has emerged from the experiences of several nations in current conflicts. On the one hand, a recent missile and drone attack on Israel was successfully defeated, but at the unsustainable cost of an estimated...
Amsterdam Dance Event announces 250+ artists for 2025 edition
DJ Mag
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July 8, 2025
Amsterdam Dance Event has revealed more than 250 acts set to play the 2025 edition later this year. The annual industry festival, taking place across the city from 22nd October through the 26th, leads its first line-up announcement with Black...
Skillibeng earns fourth gold certification for Tyla’s Jump
Jamaica Observer
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August 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — After earning gold certifications in Canada (40,000 units), Brazil (20,000 units) and in New Zealand (15,000 units), Jump, the hit song by South African singer Tyla and featuring American rapper Gunna and Jamaican dancehall...
Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen Unesco-listed documents
Bangkok Post
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July 9, 2025
THE HAGUE - A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several Unesco-listed archives from the world’s first multinational corporation. Arthur Brand, nicknamed the “Indiana...
Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen trove of UNESCO-listed documents
The Press - California
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A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several UNESCO-listed archives from the world's first multinational corporation. Arthur Brand, nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the...
Polymaker adds Fiberon PA612-ESD nylon filament to its industrial portfolio
3D Printing Industry
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July 17, 2025
Want to speak at AMA: Energy 2025 or AMA: Automotive & Mobility 2025? Submit your application now! 3D printing material provider Polymaker has released Fiberon PA612-ESD filament engineered for use in industrial settings where both mechanical...
Amsterdam, Haarlem testing new turf that reduces heat stress for athletes
NL Times
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July 8, 2025
Amsterdam and Haarlem are going to install new artificial turf fields that will be more suited to handle the hot weather of the future. The pitches were made in a way that the people using them are less affected by the heat. Rainwater is collected...
Wind energy crisis is “chicken-and-egg” situation, say critics
DutchNews
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July 17, 2025
Organisations representing Dutch industry, employers and the sustainable energy sector have slated the decision by the outgoing cabinet to scale back plans to build wind turbines in the North Sea over the next 15 years. The move is “a bad signal”,...
Viewpoint: Electrification Should be the First Choice to Power Industry
The Chemical Engineer
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While many industries have hidden behind the “hard to abate” label, advances mean deep emissions cuts are possible across most sectors. Green Alliance’s Liam Hardy says the key now is to ensure industrial electrification gets a fair hearing Quick...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
Slate Magazine
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August 4, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was 2:27 p.m. on a Wednesday when the offer first came in, via text message. You know the type: Hi there! Sorry to...
Drug Ring Taken Down in Joint Sweep across Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK
Albanian Daily News
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On 15 July 2025, a coordinated Europol-supported operation involving authorities from Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) led to the arrest of seven suspects involved in the trafficking of drugs into Europe. Ketamine was the most...
Coda Acquires Netherlands-Based Recharge to Expand Global Digital Content Reach
Fintech News
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July 17, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox Coda, a Singapore-based company specialising in digital content monetisation, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Recharge, a prepaid payments...
Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia's invasion
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine — A new Ukrainian government approved Thursday will race to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country’s weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Curacao: a Caribbean gem
Meer
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August 4, 2025
The bustling downtown of Willemstad, Curacao, with its centuries-old buildings adorned with white gingerbread trim and topped with red tile roofs, showcases the historic architecture of this UNESCO World Heritage City, one of just a handful in the...
Startup financing for SMEs: A pathway for economic transformation in Africa
Business Day
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August 4, 2025
Introduction: Unlocking Africa’s untapped potential Across the African continent, a powerful movement is stirring—one driven not by multinational corporations or foreign aid, but by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and startups. These...
Kazakhstan Among Top Ten Countries in Reducing Premature NCD Mortality
Times of Central Asia
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August 4, 2025
Kazakhstan has become the first country in Central Asia and one of only ten in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Region to meet the target of reducing premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025, according...
Europe’s first renewable energy valley wins prize
Cordis
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July 17, 2025
REFORMERS receives the 2025 World Hydrogen Award for its innovative contributions to regional energy resilience and autonomy. The EU-funded REFORMERS(opens in new window) project was recently bestowed the 2025 World Hydrogen Award for its clean...
Ukraine to Boost Domestic Arms Production to Counter Russia's Invasion, Says Zelensky
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 17, 2025
A new Ukrainian government approved Thursday will race to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country’s weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said....
Monster Entertainment opens an Irish pre-/post-production studio
Kidscreen
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Monster Entertainment owner Andrew Fitzpatrick has teamed up with director Paul Bolger to launch a new film studio in Waterford, Ireland that will produce CG-animated films with an Irish flavor. Outfoxed Films is a pre- and post-production hub...