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Nepal’s Democracy in Crisis: Power Without Principle
Khabarhub
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August 11, 2025
Despite a seismic shift in political thinking across the globe—most notably, the collapse of oligarchs and plutocrats who monopolized power for decades, even centuries—Nepal remains shackled by blatherskite politicians like Khadga Prasad Oli,...
The World’s 50 Richest Countries 2025, According To Financial Experts
Forbes
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The Great Wall of China. getty From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might. To chart this landscape, I turned to UBS to rank the world’s richest countries by...
Human capital development: The life blood of the economy
Business Day
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August 14, 2025
Nigeria’s greatest resource is not oil. It is her people Imagine a child born in rural Nigeria today. His or her chances of reaching full potential, of becoming a healthy, educated, and productive adult, are just 34 percent. Not because the child...
Turned back from Gaza, aid shipments languish in warehouses
BDNews24
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Boxes of Gaza-bound aid turned back by Israel on Sunday languished atop a truck and flatbed trailer parked metres from its border with Egypt, as exasperated drivers and UN officials criticised delays in sending food and medicine to the enclave....
Foreign Office full statement as UK tourists face new entry fee in 29 countries
Chronicle Live
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August 14, 2025
UK tourists are set for more travel rule changes from October. As tourists get ready for their European holiday, it's prudent to note that it'll be more expensive sooner rather than later. UK tourists travelling abroad in the European Union will...
Contracting Around Section 1782 Discovery? Second Circuit Rules That Forum-selection Clauses May Weigh Against Discovery Applications Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782
JD Supra - California
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August 14, 2025
In Banoka S.à.r.l. v. Elliott Management Corp., the Second Circuit recently held that a contractual forum-selection clause may weigh against an application for discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782). 2025 WL 2166397 (2d Cir. 2025). The...
Heatwave intesifies, Bettel reveals consensus on Kyiv, and prices remain unchanged at this year's Schueberfouer
RTL Today
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The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Wednesday, 13 August. Luxembourg SUMMER HEATWAVE – Meteolux has issued a yellow alert for the north of the country, and an orange alert for the south amid high temperatures – reaching...
EU disaster mechanism hits record wildfire activations as Europe keeps burning
EurActiv
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August 14, 2025
The EU stands ready to help countries battling wildfires as its disaster response mechanism hits a record 16 activations this summer, the European Commission said on Thursday. The surge in requests puts the bloc on course for a record-breaking...
Review: Dracula
Cineuropa
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LOCARNO 2025 Competition by Martin Kudláč 14/08/2025 - Romanian auteur Radu Jude riffs on the vampire myth in an episodic, irreverent, AI-driven satire on adaptation, filmmaking and national identity After winning the Special Jury Prize at the...
Alchelyst and Lyra Client Solutions to Combine to Create Next-Generation Private Markets Servicing Platform
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 14, 2025-- Alchelyst, a leading full-service fund administrator for alternative asset managers, and Lyra Client Solutions (“Lyra”), a technology-enabled client servicing organization spun out from Apollo (NYSE: APO),...
Savepoint Charity Stream: Raising money for a good cause through three-day video game marathon
RTL Today
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August 11, 2025
This weekend, from 15-17 August, gaming enthusiasts from all over Luxembourg gather to participate in the fundraising event Savepoint Charity Stream with the hopes of raising as much money for 'Plooschter Projet' (Plaster project) as possible....
24 US allies demand Israel lift all aid restrictions on Gaza
LifeSite
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August 13, 2025
News The statement, published by the British Foreign Ministry, comes as Palestinians continue to starve to death every day in Gaza due to the U.S.-backed Israeli blockade. (Antiwar.com) — Twenty-four U.S.-allied nations and three senior EU...
How to watch Rugby Championship 2025: free live streams and key dates
TechRadar
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August 14, 2025
Watch Rugby Championship 2025 live streams with the Springboks taking on the challenge for their title from the Wallabies, All Blacks and Pumas between this August and October. Below we have all the info on how to watch Rugby Championship from...
Senior EU officials, 24 FMs pledge urgent action to stop starvation in Gaza
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 13:15, August 13, 2025 Displaced Palestinians wait to get free food in the west of Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) Since October 2023, the death toll from starvation and malnutrition has climbed to 227,...
Over 100 people killed in Gaza in 24 hours, officials say, marking deadliest day in a week
Sky News
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August 13, 2025
More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza within 24 hours, officials there have said - the deadliest day recorded in a week. The Gaza health ministry said 123 people were killed, adding to the tens of thousands of fatalities during the near...
What does recognition of Palestinian statehood actually mean?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 11, 2025
After nearly two years of war between Israel and the militant group Hamas, and more than 60,000 people killed in Gaza, momentum is building internationally for the recognition of a Palestinian state. Australia has joined four other countries in...
EG Group agrees sale of Italian business
The Retail Bulletin
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August 12, 2025
FOOD AND DRINK NEWS UK 12 August, 2025 | by TRB News Team EG Group, the international operator of convenience retail, foodservice and fuel stations, has agreed to sell its business in Italy to a consortium of established Italian operators, The...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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Wife of Banbury man makes 9,500 mile trip from Oz to thank the woman who saved her life
Banbury Today
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August 11, 2025
The wife of a Banbury man made the 9,500 mile trip from Australia to thank the woman who saved her life. Debbie Guard and husband Tony, who grew up in Banbury and worked at General Foods, returned to Europe on a special mission – to fly to...
BGL Ligue: Hesper grab first win, FC Diferdange rest and reschedule
RTL Today
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August 11, 2025
Seven National Division matches were held in Luxembourg over the weekend, as Mamer will face Differdange at a later date, thanks to the title holders’ European obligations in Estonia this week. The biggest surprise – and arguably the most...