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Iran, U.S. agree on ceasefire on all fronts

TEHRAN | Xinhua |  The U.S. naval blockade against Iran will be lifted as of tonight and the immediate and permanent end of the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, is announced, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said early Monday. Gharibabadi …

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Woman dies in Brazil after rope jump without safety line

  SAO PAULO | Xinhua | A 21-year-old woman died Saturday in Brazil after being released from a platform about 40 meters high during a rope-jump activity without a safety line attached, local authorities said. The incident occurred at the Ponte do Esqueleto bridge in Limeira, a city in southeastern …

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African governments are strengthening governance systems around carbon market institutions

  African governments are shifting carbon markets from fragmented project systems into state-controlled infrastructure that defines how environmental assets are measured, verified, and monetized.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are increasingly shifting from fragmented carbon projects to state-controlled systems that determine how environmental assets are measured, …

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EU migration pact tests balance between values, capacity

BRUSSELS | Xinhua |  The European Union’s (EU) Migration and Asylum Pact took effect on Friday, marking one of the bloc’s most significant efforts to address the growing tension between migration pressures and governance capacity. The pact seeks to manage divisions among member states through a solidarity mechanism while preserving …

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Uganda in the Age of AI

Why steady economic growth may no longer save Uganda from stagnation   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | I have spent some good time recently ruminating about what is likely to be the future of our small economies in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). I have also worried about …

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