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Donald Trump unveils new US tariffs for every country, full list here
DNA India
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Imports from some countries, like Brazil, are facing additional tariffs that stack on top of the reciprocal tariffs listed below. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing new tariffs that will take effect on August...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
CFO Dive
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How Trump helped Aus avoid tariff chaos
Townsville Bulletin
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August 1, 2025
Donald Trump personally called for Australia to keep its baseline 10 per cent tariff rate despite “some pressure in the American system,” Trade Minister Don Farrell has said. Australia was just one of three countries – alongside the United Kingdom...
'Fine journalist and even better man': Peter Ryan celebrated at Sydney funeral
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 25, 2025
Walkley Award-winning ABC journalist Peter Ryan has been remembered as a "lovely bloke" at a heartfelt funeral in Sydney. Hundreds of mourners gathered at St Mary's Catholic Church in North Sydney to pay their respects to Ryan, who is survived by...
Quarry appeal knocked back, 160 trucks through small towns 'too much'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 23, 2025
The Land and Environment Court has dismissed an appeal to expand a controversial hard rock quarry in the New South Wales Hunter Valley which residents hope will be the end of a decade-long fight. In 2022 resources company Daracon lodged plans to...
Trump's tariff blitz targets dozens of countries. Which are the worst hit?
India Today
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from dozens of countries, with Syria, Laos and Myanmar bearing the maximum brunt. As announced earlier, imports from India will now be taxed at 25%, while its...
TerraPay Secures AUSTRAC Registration to Deepen Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure in Australia and the Pacific
Financial IT
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July 29, 2025
TerraPay, a global money movement company announced its registration with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)as both an Independent Remittance Provider (IRP) and a Remittance Network Provider (RNP). This regulatory...
'Wasn't an easy day': Transport for NSW set to slash 950 jobs
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 23, 2025
About 950 jobs will go from Transport for NSW, as the agency pursues "financial sustainability reforms". Transport secretary Josh Murray announced the cuts in a memo to staff on Wednesday. "We have to get back to a model that is sustainable for...
Historic climate change ruling from the International Court of Justice: what it means for Africa
The Conversation
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July 29, 2025
The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by Vanuatu, a tiny South Pacific island nation...
Global, Regional, and National Burden Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution: 1990–2021 and Projections to 2036
Dove Medical Press
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July 31, 2025
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common respiratory disease, is a major healthcare burden and a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The most recent Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
UN Court Lays Ground For Action Against Countries’ Climate Inaction
Asia Financial
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July 24, 2025
A landmark ruling by the United Nations’ highest court saying countries are legally obligated to act on climate change could pave the way for stronger action against nations not doing enough to rein in their emissions, climate activists and...
Man, teen boy in underworld murders of father and son were 'novices'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 25, 2025
A man and a teenage boy have been described in court as "novices" over their roles in the underworld killing of teenage gangster Salim Hamze and his innocent father Toufik in 2021. Suliman Hamza, now 23, and the teenager have pleaded guilty to...
How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world's highest court. And won.
RNZ
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July 29, 2025
By Jamie Tahana for RNZ Pacific It was 2019 when a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific’s campus in Port Vila, the harbourside capital of Vanuatu, were set a challenge in their tutorial. They had been learning about...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
CFO Dive
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56 Nations set for Ghana Badminton Grand Slam 2025 showdown in Accra
Graphic
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July 31, 2025
The international spotlight will shine on the Borteyman Sports Complex next month as Ghana gears up to host over 56 countries for the highly anticipated 2025 Ghana Badminton Grand Slam, a multi-tiered festival of world-class competition offering...
Steve Long appointed CEO of Digicel Pacific Hub Markets
FBC News
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July 28, 2025
Steve Long Digicel Pacific has announced the appointment of Steve Long as Chief Executive Officer to lead its Hub Markets, which include Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, and Nauru. Long’s extensive telecommunications experience is set to guide Digicel...
U.N. Court Declares Climate Inaction May Trigger Reparations, Cites Violations of International Law
[your]NEWS
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July 24, 2025
International Court of Justice issues sweeping advisory opinion that failure to act on climate change could lead to legal consequences. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The United Nations’ top court ruled Wednesday that countries failing to take...
WORLD VIEW: Don’t celebrate the ICJ opinion on environmental harm just yet
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 28, 2025
By SIR RONALD SANDERS On July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion at the request of the UN General Assembly - driven by small island states such as Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu, and the Maldives - declaring...
Aboriginal Land Council cleared of allegations of mismanagement
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 24, 2025
An Aboriginal Land Council in central New South Wales says an independent review has cleared it of any wrongdoing, but it has vowed to implement a raft of recommendations to improve transparency. Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council (OLALC)...
The World Court Adds New Muscle to the Climate Fight
Covering Climate Now
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July 31, 2025
Today’s non-stop news cycle makes it all too easy to lose sight of truly significant events, and last week’s climate ruling by the World Court is a striking example. “Landmark” and “historic” were two of the adjectives employed by the many news...