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Azerbaijan reveals squad for Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship in Brazil
The roster for Azerbaijan's national team competing at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been officially announced, Azernews reports. Azerbaijan will be represented by one individual gymnast and a group...
GNU must reflect on international relations
Friday, 25 July 2025 25/07/25 OPINION GNU must reflect on international relations Jaco Kleynhans | 24 July 2025 Jaco Kleynhans says the erosion of our diplomatic capacity is most visible in our US relations The debate on the budget of South...

Brazil to join South Africa’s case against Israel in ICJ
Brazil’s foreign ministry confirmed Friday its intentions to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which seeks to secure a verdict of genocide against Israel. Brazil’s foreign ministry said it was in...

Small Brazilian coffee producers fear for their future after Trump’s 50 percent tariff
PORCIUNCULA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazilian José Natal da Silva often tends to his modest coffee plantation in the interior of Rio de Janeiro state in the middle of the night, sacrificing sleep to fend off pests that could inflict harm on his precious...

China and Latin America chart new course of human rights cooperation
Editor's note: Pan Deng, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is vice president and Secretary-General of Chinese National Association of Returned Scholar from Ibero-American and Caribbean countries and the director of the Latin...

Brazil’s Stock Market Falls Amid Tariff Tensions with the U.S.
Brazils Ibovespa index fell 1.15% on July 24, closing at 133807.59 points, driven by rising trade tensions with the United States. The U.S. confirmed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, effective from August 1, escalating uncertainty for Brazilian...

Uber's new 'senior accounts' aimed at helping elderly people travel
LONDON: Uber is launching a feature for relatives to remotely book and track trips for their elderly parents or grandparents. New “senior accounts”, which have rolled out in about a dozen countries around the world, are designed to make it easier...

US Gulf refiners seek MidEast, S.American oil to offset Venezuela, Mexico losses
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are snapping up higher volumes of Middle Eastern and South American crudes to offset the loss of Venezuelan and Mexican barrels, according to ship tracking data, a workaround...

Guyana to operationalise world’s first national biodiversity monitoring system by 2030 -President Ali announces
PRESIDENT Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that Guyana will become the first country in the world to implement a fully standardised, border-to-border national biodiversity monitoring system by 2030. The National Biodiversity Information System...

Brazilian Day Festival returns to Limerick to celebrate it's third year
THE VIBRANT spirit of Brazil will once again fill the streets of Limerick as the Brazilian Day Festival returns for the third time. The community-led initiative aims to strengthen cultural ties, support local entrepreneurship, and celebrate the...

Brazil's top court declines to arrest Bolsonaro
Brasilia: The Brazilian Supreme Court has confirmed that it has no plans to arrest former President Jair Bolsonaro at this time, following concerns he may have violated a court-imposed social media ban, Al Jazeera reported. On Thursday, Supreme...
Qatar: Lusail International Circuit to host MotoGP fest on April 12 next year
Doha: The Lusail International Circuit will once again reverberate with the sound of roaring engines when the regional motorsport hub hosts the 2026 MotoGP Grand Prix on April 12, organisers of the championship revealed yesterday. The 2026 MotoGP...

Transfer news live: Liverpool ready Isak bid, Gyokeres undergoes Arsenal medical, Man United target Watkins
Sesko on Newcastle's radar Benjamin Sesko is a popular man. The RB Leipzig striker has been linked with a move away from the club this summer with Arsenal having spent months in negotiations only to baulk at the asking price. Since then the...
Weekly Dry Market Monitor: Spotlight on Brazilian Iron Ore Shipments to the Far East
This week’s Chart Monitor highlights a continued upward trend in Brazilian iron ore shipments. Since the end of Q1, each month’s closing volume has exceeded levels seen in previous years. The first quarter of 2025 closed with approximately 70...

Oil Firms Brace for Impact as Brazil Revamps Tax Benchmark
Brazil has revised its rules for setting the reference price for crude oil produced in the country in a bid to boost government revenues from royalties paid by oil companies operating in Brazil. The new mechanism could result in a royalty revenue...

Brazil president urged to reject environmental legislation weakening protections
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday pleaded Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto recently approved legislation that would significantly weaken environmental licensing requirements across the country. The group stressed that the...

St George raises $5M to boost Brazilian rare earths drilling program
St George Mining has secured $5 million through a strategic placement of 131.6 million shares at $0.038 each, a 13.1 per cent premium to the 30-day volume-weighted average price, to accelerate exploration at its Araxá project in Brazil. The funds,...

Why worry about the Irish public’s health when there is a powerful baby in the White House to be appeased?
We are being negligent in not warning the public of the health risks of drinking alcohol, writes Terence Cosgrave We can only hope that the horrific violence, man-made famine and brutal air assaults on civilians that we see on our phones and TV...

Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Los Blancos end pursuit of EPL ace, club open to Endrick exit, and more - July 25, 2025
Real Madrid have been quite busy in the transfer window so far, roping in four new faces to strengthen their squad. However, Xabi Alonso is expected to make further changes to his roster as he prepares for the upcoming campaign. Meanwhile, Los...

US meddling in Brazil reveals flaws in its global strategy
Shipping containers are loaded and unloaded onto ships at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump has sent letters to multiple countries dictating new US tariff rates on their countries' imports to the USA....