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Protectionism

Productivity Commission calls out the stupidity behind Future Made In Australia — but there’s still time to fix it

A backwards-looking snapshot of the first full year of the Albanese government’s protectionist impulses is on display in the Productivity Commission’s annual Trade and Assistance Review, out for 2023-24. It has also enabled the independent PC to focus on some more current protectionism issues, particularly those emanating from the addled…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Moravec‘s Paradox

Diaspora group, Zumunta, to train 1000 youths in ICT, AI

A Nigerian diaspora group, the Zumunta Association USA Inc., said on Monday that it will train 1000 youths in ICT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) during its 2025 Annual Convention. At a joint news Conference in Abuja on Monday, Its National President, Mr Sunday Bitrus, also disclosed that the convention, which…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Narendra Modi

Modi’s visit held up a mirror

In July 2025, Trinidad and Tobago received its first official visit from an Indian Prime Minister in over 25 years. The significance of this moment cannot be overstated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence was more than a diplomatic routine. It was symbolic, emotionally resonant, and strategically progressive. From a flurry…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Food Industry

Food safety vs sustainability: Will industry have to choose?

One of the most-debated food industry topics in recent years has been around the use of plastic: On the one hand, sustainability-conscious consumers are concerned about the environmental impacts of these, but on the other the food industry has yet to find an alternative that is cheap and safe enough…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Ukraine

‘We have to’: Trump sending weapons to Ukraine after expressing disappointment with Putin

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bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Syria

U.N. Teams Deploy to Syrian Coastal Towns Threatened by Wildfires

The United Nations deployed teams to the Syrian coast on Monday as wildfires spread across Latakia province for the fifth day. Adam Abdelmoula, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Syria, said the fires sweeping through Latakia have “forced hundreds of families to flee their homes, while vast tracts of agricultural land…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Climate Change

Eisai Selected as Supplier Engagement Leader, CDP’s Highest Rating in the Supplier Engagement Assessment

Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 08:31 HKT/SGT Source: Eisai Eisai Selected as Supplier Engagement Leader, CDP's Highest Rating in the Supplier Engagement Assessment TOKYO, July 8, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced that it has been selected for the highest rating…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Old-Age Poverty

World Bank’s Alert On Extreme Poverty In Nigeria

One of the cheerleader-organizations of Nigeria’s recent economic reforms— The World Bank—seems to have turned a turncoat, and raised a worrisome alarm on the rapid growth of extreme poverty in the country. The Bank warned that extreme poverty is growing rapidly in Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

NATO

Senate leaders to meet with Netanyahu

A bipartisan group of senators will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as part of his multi-day swing through Washington. The Senate meeting, first reported by POLITICO, will include Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, as well as a host of other Republican and…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Ukraine

Benjamin Netanyahu says he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize

Key Points Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Netanyahu said Trump was "forging peace as we speak" across multiple regions. Trump said he was confident a Gaza ceasefire deal could be implemented. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Productivity Commission calls out the stupidity behind Future Made In Australia — but there’s still time to fix it

Diaspora group, Zumunta, to train 1000 youths in ICT, AI

Modi’s visit held up a mirror

Food safety vs sustainability: Will industry have to choose?

‘We have to’: Trump sending weapons to Ukraine after expressing disappointment with Putin

U.N. Teams Deploy to Syrian Coastal Towns Threatened by Wildfires

Eisai Selected as Supplier Engagement Leader, CDP’s Highest Rating in the Supplier Engagement Assessment

World Bank’s Alert On Extreme Poverty In Nigeria

Senate leaders to meet with Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu says he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize

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