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Global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
The New Zealand Herald
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August 13, 2025
As part of a strategic effort to reduce reliance on the US dollar, insulate itself from potential United States sanctions and build its own capacity to influence the international monetary system, China is procuring gold at a voracious pace. This...
What Was That Strange Light Over Columbus Last Night?
Columbus Navigator
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August 13, 2025
Spoiler: It wasn’t aliens… probably. If you were out watching the Perseid meteor shower Tuesday night, you might’ve noticed something strange streaking across the Central Ohio sky—slower than a shooting star, brighter than a plane, and just odd...
A global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Indonesia is the largest gold producer in Asia after China and has become a target of illicit gold-mining syndicates, investigators say. (Muhammad Fadli/For The Washington Post) LANTUNG VILLAGE, Indonesia - Hilltop after hilltop in this remote...
Volotea Signs Interline Agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee
Rus Tourism News
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August 6, 2025
Travelers across Europe’s regional capitals now have a smoother gateway to exotic long-haul destinations. Low-cost carrier Volotea has signed a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee, offering a fully integrated travel experience...
Why Tuesday Is A Big Day For NASA, Disneyworld —And Greenland
Forbes
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Exactly 20 years today, a very special total solar eclipse will occur across the U.S. — and bring totality to Disneyworld in Florida. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Where will you be on Aug. 12, 2045? Exactly 20...
International Space Station Fast Facts
KESQ-TV - California
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August 8, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a station operated by a partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries. Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. Statistics The ISS...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Ferry from Guyana to Suriname is consistently late
Stabroek News
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July 27, 2025
Dear Editor, I would not recommend driving your car to Suriname or French Guiana. The ferry from Guyana to Suriname is consistently late and often packed with vehicles, making it difficult—if not impossible—to secure a spot. I’ve also been...
These Are the Biggest Ants in the World
AOL
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Largest ants - bullet ant© iStock.com/AtelopusAlmost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, and some island nations. Not only are they widespread, but there are also...
World’s top intelligence chief believes aliens could exist but refuses to show evidence
Daily Star
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August 6, 2025
The world’s top intelligence chief has said she believes aliens could exist - but refused to say what evidence she has seen that led her to that conclusion. In a bombshell interview US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard became the...
Theobald: Delay won’t break our spirit; T&T U15s head to Concacaf tourney without Tobagonian right back
Wired 868
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August 4, 2025
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team finally departed yesterday for the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship in Aruba—two days late and a player short. The young Soca Warriors were due in Aruba by Saturday 2 August while their first...
After Crude Oil, Coffee Beans are Second Most Traded Raw Material Worldwide
Space Coast Daily - Florida
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coffee’s beginnings are enveloped in mystery and lore Coffee beans are now the second most traded raw material worldwide, after crude oil, with sales over $55 billion a year. Legend has it that one day, many hundreds of years ago in the Ethiopian...
Why The US Launches Spaceships From Both Florida And California
SlashGear
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July 27, 2025
For decades, space travel has endured as one of humanity's most remarkable achievements. To launch a shuttle, be it full of human beings or without life of any kind, into space for observation, exploration, or any other purpose, is a concept only...
T&T U-15s near last ditch solution for Concacaf tourney, two US-based players in 18-man squad
Wired 868
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August 2, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago will get to Aruba two days late for the Concacaf Under-15 Championship. But, crucially, they will be in time for kick off in their opening Group E encounter against Barbados in League B. And perhaps the most important thing is...
T&T U-15 Boys struggling for flights to Aruba, with Concacaf tourney kicking off this weekend
Wired 868
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July 31, 2025
Less than 72 hours before the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship kicks off across Costa Rica, Aruba and Curaçao, the Trinidad and Tobago outfit remain in Trinidad without a departure date. The Concacaf Championship kicks off on Saturday while...
King’s first female astronomy guru believes aliens exist somewhere in the Solar System
Daily Star
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July 30, 2025
The King’s first female astronomy adviser says she believes aliens are living somewhere in the Solar System - and is on board the Daily Star’s mission to find them. Professor Michele Dougherty is the first woman to become the UK’s Astronomer Royal...
Statement of the Forty-second meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The National Tribune
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July 28, 2025
The Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 with committee members and advisers...
How space centre can inspire young minds to look up more
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 27, 2025
How space centre can inspire young minds to look up more Published on: Sunday, July 27, 2025 Published on: Sun, Jul 27, 2025 By: Audrey J Ansibin Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Plenty Out There members setting up a telescope for one of their stargazing...
Chess Grandmaster Samy Shoker visits Guyana
I News Guyana
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July 24, 2025
Grandmaster Samy Shoker is on a three-day visit to Guyana as part of a promotional tour from July 23 to July 25, 2025. He will be hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and will be putting his skills to the test in a Simultaneous Chess...
Chess Grandmaster Samy Shoker on three-day visit to Guyana
News Room
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July 24, 2025
Grandmaster Samy Shoker is on a three-day visit to Guyana as part of a promotional tour from July 23-25. GM Shoker is being hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and will be putting his skills to the test in a simultaneous chess exhibition...