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Clinical Features of Patients with Tropheryma Whipplei Detected in Lower Respiratory Tract Samples in China
Dove Medical Press
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July 9, 2025
Introduction Tropheryma whipplei (TW) is a gram-positive, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive, nonacid-fast bacillus that is relatively common and ubiquitous.1 TW can cause a broad spectrum of infections, ranging from asymptomatic carriage,...
Cameroon to Spend Up to CFA431 Billion on Public Debt Interest in 2025
Business in Cameroon
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July 9, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Cameroonian government will spend up to CFA431 billion on public debt interest payments in 2025, according to a revised budget proposal. This marks a CFA52.8 billion increase from the original CFA378.2 billion planned...
Flanking tactics
Business World
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July 9, 2025
Don’t look now, but if we’re not careful, we could find ourselves legally outflanked over the West Philippine Sea. In a move widely reported abroad on May 30 but which merited just minor, bottom-page treatment in the “World” pages of two local...
Trump eyes African mineral wealth in trade-focu…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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US President Donald Trump hailed West Africa's rich natural resources as he hosted five of its leaders Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing influence of Russia and China. Trump's administration is...
US Tariffs: Donald Trump’s Extended Tariff Deadline Keeps Global Trade in Limbo
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Washington, July 9: After months of promises to overhaul or eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, President Donald Trump is touting a fast and robust federal response to the devastating Texas floods. One former agency leader says it's...
World News | Trump Sends out Tariff Letters to 7 More Countries but Avoids Major US Trade Partners
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Washington, Jul 9 (AP) President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller US trading partners on Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in the day. None of the countries targeted in the first batch...
Trump sends tariff letters to 7 more countries but avoids major trade partners
PBS Frontline
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners on Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in the day. None of the countries targeted in the first batch of...
Senegal's leader flatters Trump with comments…
USA Today - Virginia
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Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye called Trump a 'tremendous' golfer with skills in 'concentration and precision' that 'make for a great leader.' The compliments came as Trump met at the White House with five African leaders to discuss...
Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The meeting comes amid a shift in U.S. global and domestic priorities under Trump's leadership. Earlier this month, U.S. authorities dissolved theU.S. Agency for International Development and said it was no longer following what they called "a...
Nigerians face new US visitor visa restrictions
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
The US State Department has announced new visa rules for Nigerians wishing to travel to the US in the non-immigrant and non-diplomat categories. The US embassy in Nigeria posted to its website on July 8 that the US would issue single-entry visas...
Why gorillas might be spending more time in trees than on land, new study reveals
The Times of India
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Researchers have discovered that gorillas spend more time in trees than previously assumed. Western and Bwindi mountain gorillas in Gabon and Uganda found that even large males, weighing up to 170kg, used trees substantially. Female gorillas spent...
Trump hosts African leaders in landmark trade-f…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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US President Donald Trump will host five leaders from West Africa Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing regional influence of Russia and China. The White House is seeking to strengthen economic ties...
WATCH LIVE: Trump holds White House summit with African leaders
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump is participating in a multilateral lunch with African leaders on Wednesday. The working lunch in Washington will begin around noon with the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Gabon for a...
Louvre Abu Dhabi reveals new global masterpieces display
Emirati Times
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July 9, 2025
Abu Dhabi: Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched a captivating new display of masterpieces that showcases a blend of recent acquisitions and renowned international loans, further enriching the museum’s universal storytelling approach. The collection, on...
Trump announces tariffs of up to 30% on six more countries
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Trump issues tariff letters to six more countriesBut before he meets with west African leaders, Donald Trump is now announcing more trade notices to several countries on Truth Social. The US president is posting copies of separate letters...
What Trump’s Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes...
Exclusive: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Reaches Al-Qadsiah Transfer 'Agreement'
GiveMeSport
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July 9, 2025
Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah have reached an agreement with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to terminate his contract and have set their sights on luring Atalanta star Mateo Retegui to the Prince Mohammad bin Fahd Stadium as his replacement,...
Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump’s 50 percent tariffs. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests — 9:55 p.m. By the Associated Press Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of...
The Latest: Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump's 50% tariffs
Newsday - New York
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country’s economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to...
Trump hosts West African leaders as the region reels from sweeping US aid cuts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The White House said “this discussion and lunch dialogue with African heads of state was arranged because President Trump believes that African countries offer incredible commercial opportunities which benefit both the American people and our...