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OPINION Tydingco: Micronesia must become a global destination to revitalize tourism
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a devastating blow to the tourism industry in Micronesia, decimating visitor arrivals and crippling economies that rely heavily on this sector. Now, as the global travel industry regains momentum, Micronesia must...

The Wagner network behind arson attack in London
The hooded man douses the doors in petrol and ignites the rag, showing it to the camera before setting the warehouse ablaze:The fire ravaged units 1 and 2 of the Cromwell Industrial Estate in east London. Smouldering in the ruins was £100,000 of...
Breakfast briefing: More tariff own-goals signaled
Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news US tariff threats are shifting from being aimed at trading 'partners' to a focus on commodities, today especially copper. Protection of favoured US business...

Energy Saving Tech Identified as Key to Achieving Rwanda’s Rural Transformation Targets
1 Amped Innovations, is one of those social enterprises, that have produced solar refrigerators for rural regions. A study conducted from eastern Rwanda has revealed that energy-efficient and off-grid technologies—such as solar water pumps,...

Currency markets calm even as the US reacts to its inability to make trade deals
Markets have settled somewhat after the initial shock yesterday of Trump starting to announce the punitive tariffs that will be in place from 1 August for countries where trade negotiations haven’t gone well. US equities are flat, US Treasury...

Silent Petrol Loot: Is India’s Petrol/Diesel Prices A Government-Engineered Scam?
Across the nation, WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, are facing record‐high petrol prices that far exceed those of neighboring countries. In July 2025, the official price of Octane-95 petrol in India was about ₹101 per litre, roughly ₹21 more than the...

Are Jim Cramer’s Favorite High-Yield Dividend Stocks Perfectly Timed Now?
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A Mysterious Trader of Russian Oil Links Associates of Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friends
In this article you will learn Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is one of Russia’s allies in Europe. He claims that the EU is helping Ukraine at the expense of European interests and that Hungary will not quit Russian oil and gas. Experts and...

Energy Saving Tech Identified as Key to Achieving Rwanda’s Rural Transformation Targets
15 Amped Innovations, is one of those social enterprises, that have produced solar refrigerators for rural regions. A study conducted from eastern Rwanda has revealed that energy-efficient and off-grid technologies—such as solar water pumps,...

AI Is Transforming Restaurants Today
AI Is Transforming Restaurants Today AI is transforming restaurants today by redefining how the food service industry operates, from the kitchen to customer interaction. As artificial intelligence reshapes restaurant automation, major brands and...
Rates Spark: The Ante Is Upped On Tariffs - Now What?
Tariffs imposed on some, while silent on others. Either way there is a lift in tariffs as a theme to be dealt with, with a predominant risk for upward pressure on market rates. Fiscal concerns continue to put upward pressure on longer-dated rates...
How does Portugal rank with the shadow economy?
The global informal, also known as the shadow economy, moves around one billion euros annually, fuelled by criminal activities and undeclared transactions. It is estimated that this black economy represents around 11.8% of global GDP, and in...

Global Tablet POS Market To Reach $7.28 Billion By 2030, Driven By AI And Cloud Integration Focus Reports Store
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Global Tablet POS Market Research Report By Arizton"Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast 2025–2030.According to Focus report, the, global tablet POS...

Carnation Farms culinary offerings grow with on-site butcher
Thomas Cross’s journey started behind the meat counter at a grocery store. It continued at high-end steakhouses, a charcuterie course in France, a butcher shop in Germany and a small business doing pop-up butchery workshops. Today, the journey...

Federal Fallout: Alexandria businesses feel impact of tariffs
By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com This is the third story in a series on the mass layoffs and changes to the federal government coming out of the second Trump administration. Alexandria’s small businesses are bracing for impact as President...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company 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...

Mary Ellen "Myrt" Edwards Power, 85, of Williamsburg
Mary Ellen “Myrt” Edwards Power, 85, beloved founder of The Cheese Shop, died Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Myrt died from complications of Alzheimer’s. She was surrounded by family and friends the last five days of her life....
Key Events This Week: FOMC Minutes And Trump Tariff Deadline
The week after payrolls is usually quiet for data (key US event on the calendar is the FOMC minutes on Wednesday) so all eyes will focus on Wednesday's 90-day extension to the reciprocal tariffs announced on Liberation Day back on April 2nd....

Strike update; World Cup’s Philly finale; New waterfront park | Morning roundup
#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY Still the city of brotherly love (Photo by @amtlphilly) The city and municipal workers union DC33 met over the weekend, but they have not yet reached a deal. Trash continues to pile up, and residents continue to get...

DDoS-for-hire Cybercrime Ring Exposed
The websites purported to offer “stresser” services. For a fee, they would flood their customers’ websites with traffic, revealing weaknesses that could threaten their effectiveness. But as Operation PowerOFF revealed, something darker was going...