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Confronting the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States: Insights From the 2025 Commonwealth Fund Brief
The American Journal of Managed Care
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July 30, 2025
Despite medical advancements and increased attention to perinatal care, the maternal mortality crisis continues to rise in the United States. In the Commonwealth Fund’s updated July 2025 brief “Maternal Mortality in the United States, 2025,”...
Sharjah Chamber strengthens investment cooperation with Africa during first-ever trade mission to Mauritius
Gulf Daily News Online
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The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) concluded its first-ever official trade mission to the Republic of Mauritius, which was organised in collaboration with the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Mauritius from June 30 to July 3....
US considers travel notice for China as chikungunya cases rise: Bloomberg
Times LIVE
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to issue a travel notice for China as mosquito-borne chikungunya infections rise in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. “CDC is aware of the reported chikungunya...
US CDC considers travel notice for China as chikungunya cases rise, Bloomberg News reports
KDAL - Minnesota
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July 30, 2025
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to issue a travel notice for China as mosquito-borne chikungunya infections rise in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. “CDC is aware of the reported...
40 Peers warn Attorney General: Palestine recognition could breach international law
The Jewish News
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July 31, 2025
40 members of the House of Lords, including some of Britain’s leading legal authorities, have written to the Attorney General warning him that UK recognition of a Palestinian state risks breaking international law. The cross-party group of Peers,...
Ali Jarra: The injury that stole a nation’s goalkeeping hope
GhanaWeb
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July 30, 2025
Ali Jarra wasn’t just another promising talent. He was Ghana’s golden boy in goal, the teenager whose saves helped deliver the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Cup. By 1993, he had claimed silver at both the African U-17 Championship in Mauritius and the FIFA...
Van Aert’s Paris Win; Does Cycling Fatal Concentration of Power; Doping Excuses; Clean Cyclists are Faster; De Marchi Speaks Out
PezCycling News
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July 31, 2025
Key Takeaways: ● Tour Finale Sparks Excitement, with WVA “Comeback”… ● A “Fatal” Concentration of Power ● Existential Crisis Coming for Underperforming Teams? ● Is Cycling “a redemption narrative – an arc toward human perfectibility…?” ● New and...
And then there were 12…Leg 3 of the Mini Globe Race underway
Practical Boat Owner
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July 31, 2025
Following three retirements, 12 Mini Globe Race skippers crossed the start line of Leg 3 for a 10,000 mile race from Fiji to Cape Town Leg 3 of the Mini Globe Race is one of the toughest legs of the 24,000-mile circumnavigation, with the solo...
WHO warns of potential global chikungunya outbreak
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 30, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the world could be on the brink of another chikungunya epidemic, similar to the 2005 outbreak, unless swift measures are implemented to control its spread. “Chikungunya is not a widely...
KM Tailor Association urges gov’t to prioritise skill development
The Point
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At a recent presser held at the Kanifing Estate Community Centre, Kebba Hydara, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Association acknowledged the critical role tailors play in the economic growth, cultural preservation, and job creation of...
Thursday briefing: How global preparedness prevented a tsunami tragedy
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
Good morning. Yesterday one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded hit a sparsely populated region in far east Russia. It triggered a tsunami that started crossing the ocean at hundreds of miles an hour. What followed was a race against...
Gaseb breaks 400m record in Zimbabwe
The Namibian
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July 31, 2025
Elvis Gaseb (22) was Namibia’s star performer at the Africa Southern Region Senior Athletics Championships in Harare last weekend, setting a new national record in the men’s 400m. The athlete from the Dome Academy at Swakopmund won a silver medal...
Who is Kim Le Court-Pienaar? Meet the Tour de France Femmes history-maker
Cycling Weekly
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July 31, 2025
For the second time in a week, Kim Le Court-Pienaar buried her face in her hands. Wearing the yellow jersey at the Tour de France was a fantasy that had never even crossed her mind growing up, 9,000km away, on an island in the Indian Ocean. Now,...
UPI at a crossroads? Deep unease in the informal sector as tax axe falls
The Economic Times
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July 31, 2025
By all official accounts, India’s digital payments revolution is a runaway success. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the government-backed real-time payment system, has truly transformed how money moves across the nation and is now gaining...
July Launch Pad: Fresh tech and fun formulations
Cosmetics Design USA
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July 30, 2025
Essential oils and amber extract power Humble Brands’ new aluminum-free deodorant Humble Brands’ new Sweet Amber Original Formula Deodorant features a minimalist, plant-forward formulation designed to neutralize odor without disrupting the body’s...
The Dilemma of Old Wine in New Bottles
Mauritius Times
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July 25, 2025
Socratic Dialogue By Plutonix The bustling market of Port Louis sets the stage for an age-old debate revisited. Here, our venerable philosopher Socrates encounters his friend Cephalus, an elder grappling with the curious paradoxes of Mauritius’s...
Stop Live Export South Africa and Compassion in World Farming Urges Public Response on Government’s draft Regulations to Continue Exporting Live Animals by Sea
South Africa Today
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July 30, 2025
Cape Town, South Africa — Stop Live Export South Africa (SLESA) and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) are calling on the South African public to urgently respond to the newly proposed live animal export regulations announced by the Department of...
Samara Capital readies listing of two firms, eyes stake sales in a few others: CFO Vikram Agarwal
ETCFO.com
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July 29, 2025
Vikram Agarwal, CFO, Samara CapitalBy Siddhi Nawar PE firm Samara Capital is preparing for public listings of More Retail, a grocery chain it acquired in a consortium with Amazon, and SMT Medical Technologies, which manufactures cardiovascular...
WHO Warns of Chikungunya Virus Spread Across Continents
The Kashmir Monitor
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July 23, 2025
GENEVA – The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus that swept the globe two decades ago, as new outbreaks linked to the Indian Ocean region...
US Tops Hit List as 396 SharePoint Systems Compromised Globally
Infosecurity Magazine
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July 30, 2025
A total of 396 compromised systems have been identified following the widespread exploitation of the Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability ToolShell (CVE-2025-53770/53771). Eye Security, the Dutch company that discovered the global zero-day,...