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Dissident Hunters
The Verge
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July 10, 2025
On a balmy night in October 2019, the defector rode his bike home. He’d just finished a long shift helping waiters serve yogurt-smothered kabobs at a restaurant in Yalova, a seaside town an hour from Istanbul, Turkey. By this time of night, many...
Simon Adingra reveals what Amad told him about Sunderland and why he chose Wearside switch
Sunderland Echo
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July 11, 2025
Sunderland have made Simon Adingra their sixth summer signing Simon Adingra has revealed how his conversations with Régis Le Bris and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus convinced him to join Sunderland despite top-tier interest from across Europe. Adingra has...
ECOWAS AT 50: The Unrealized Dreams
Modern Ghana
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While West African leaders were popping champagne at the luxurious Eko Hotel to mark the golden jubilee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a petty trader was making his way from Lagos to Abidjan, the capital of Côte...
West African governments must push for harmonised visa regimes, cross border connectivity – GTA
Ghana Business News
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June 30, 2025
Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto – CEO – GTA Mrs Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says West African governments must push for more harmonized visa regimes, improved cross-border...
Signings Spotlight: Wingers Galore! Chemsdine Talbi & Simon Adingra
Roker Report
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July 11, 2025
Sunderland have continued their flurry of spending since returning to the Premier League, after strengthening their central midfield last week. Priorities have now turned to their flanks, and two new recruits help to bolster Regis Le Bris’ squad...
Govt concedes in labour talks, abortion waiting period abolished, and Texas flood death toll passes 120
RTL Today
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Your Weekly Recap for 7–11 July 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: Labour talks yield partial agreement as govt makes collective bargaining concession Chamber scraps abortion waiting period but upholds 12-week...
UAE reviews visa processs for Nigerians, bans transit applications
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders and operators in the downstream sector of the aviation industry expressed shock yesterday over the review of visa application requirements for visitors to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city. The newly updated requirements...
Kristjaan Speakman's positional insight as Simon Adingra completes Sunderland move
The Northern Echo
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The Black Cats have paid an up-front fee of £18.5m to the Seagulls for the 23-year-old, with a further £2.5m of potential future add-ons also having been agreed. Adingra, who has signed a five-year contract at the Stadium of Light, becomes...
Singer Akon’s $7.7 billion ‘Wakanda’ futuristic city dream crumbles in Senegal
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Senegal scrapped R&B singer Akon’s plans for a US$6 billion (S$7.7 billion) futuristic city on the country’s Atlantic Coast, and opted for a scaled-back project in the debt-stricken country that will rely on private...
Moo Deng: Why is the internet obsessed with a viral baby hippo?
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo
CBS News
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Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of...
UAE aid convoy enters Gaza with food and relief kits for children
The National News
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A UAE aid convoy carrying essential food and relief kits for children arrived in Gaza on Wednesday night. The food supplies, which are to be used in community kitchens and to keep bakeries running, were delivered in 13 lorries which entered the...
Fifty years since Gowon’s overthrow
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
TUESDAY, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
Man United star Amad sends transfer message as announcement made - 'wow'
Manchester Evening News
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July 10, 2025
Manchester United star Amad has sent his approval to international teammate Simon Adingra after he completed his move to Premier League newcomers Sunderland. The 23-year-old has left Brighton & Hove Albion for the Black Cats in a move worth around...
Okowa confirms Dynamic meet test ahead of African Junior Champs
Punch
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July 9, 2025
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, has confirmed that Nigeria’s junior relay teams will compete at the AFN/Dynamic Athletics Meet scheduled for today (Thursday) at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex in...
Kristjaan Speakman explains Simon Adingra January interest as Sunderland secure sixth signing
Chronicle Live
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July 10, 2025
Sunderland sporting director Kristjaan Speakman says it's no secret the Black Cats tried to sign new arrival Simon Adingra in the January transfer window after finally getting their man. The Black Cats agreed a reported deal worth £21million as...
Air Arabia To Launch Daily Sharjahmunich Flights From December
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: As of mid-December 2025, Middle Eastern low-cost carrier Air Arabia will serve a daily link between Sharjah and Munich. The new route will enable the German hub to“expand travel options for passengers and...
Nabil Baraka: ‘Spain should see Africa as a great opportunity’
Atalayar
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July 10, 2025
Madrid was chosen as the venue for the Africa Spain Summit 2025. The third edition of the event once again served to strengthen relations between Africa and Spain at all levels. Atalayar had the opportunity to talk to Nabil Baraka, Moroccan...
Marco Rubio imposter: experts say AI deepfakes of voice and writing styles are 'dangerous escalation'
The National News
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Artificial intelligence was used to impersonate the voice of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and place calls to foreign ministers and American officials, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday, raising further concerns over the growing use of...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....