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Over 6 billion people worldwide are exposed to at least one key anti-tobacco measure
From: World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people – WHO’s new report 23 June 2025, Dublin/Geneva—The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World...

How Do We Keep the Palestinian Cause – and Its People – Alive?
This question has echoed across the Arab world for over half a century. Yet, it remains taboo—unspoken, sometimes even forbidden. To raise it invites accusations of ideological betrayal, or worse, a form of "intellectual terrorism." In many...

AD FEATURE: How influencer marketing helped an upstart brand dominate the UK robotic vacuum market
In a space long ruled by Dyson and Shark, eufy, the smart home brand under Anker Innovations, set out to challenge the status quo. Partnering with influencer marketing agency Scroll Stop, the aim was not just to increase awareness, but to take...

Ranking every Big 12 wide receiver room ahead of the 2025 season
Eight Big 12 wide receivers were drafted into the NFL in 2025, leading many teams to utilize the transfer portal. Several Big 12 teams have rebuilt their receiving corps through transfers, while others retained key players. Texas Tech is projected...

AD FEATURE: The Prodigy to visit Manchester on 2026 UK tour - and other shows on sale this summer
With the marking of the summer solstice last week, one can hope that there’s only more sunshine, warm weather, and good vibes to enjoy from here on out. However, even if the weather isn’t quite delivering, the Manchester music scene certainly is,...

European travel delays expected as air traffic controllers strike in France
Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Thursday, with more expected to be scrapped on Friday, as French air-traffic controllers go on strike. Air France, easyJet and Ryanair are some of the airlines caught up in the disruption, affecting operations...

A volatile Middle East cannot afford more games of cat and mouse
It has been less than a fortnight since what US President Donald Trump dubbed the “12-day war” between Israel and Iran came to an end. Despite the acute relief felt by most people across the Middle East, especially civilians in Iran and Israel,...

ColumnIntroducing my son to Lebanon helped me heal my relationship with home
As the wheels touch down on the tarmac at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, my wife and I turn to our 20-month-old son, Dia, kiss his soft head and whisper: “Welcome home.” Then we both cry. It’s his first time in Lebanon – a trip long...

Muslim universities outshine Israeli institutions in global rankings
DUBAI: As many as two universities from the Muslim world have been ranked among the top 100 in the World University Rankings. The QS World University Rankings 2026, featuring over 1,500 institutions from more than 100 countries, highlight...

Yerevan: "Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Armenia National Report 2024/2025" Presented
Paid content On June 27, presentation of the “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Armenia National Report 2024/2025” was held in Yerevan. It’s one of the most prestigious and comprehensive research platforms in the field of entrepreneurship, which...

2025 SEC Basketball Exit Survey
Over the past five years, we’ve come to lean on churn as a form of shorthand to describe what unfolds across college hoops. It wasn’t inaccurate, either. The transfer portal, implementation of NIL, and extra years of eligibility bestowed during...

The 12-day war: Israel and Trump have redrawn the map of the Middle East
The surprise attack that Israel launched against Iran in the early hours of June 13 initiated one of history’s most ingenious, complex, and successful campaigns. A tiny country, its population barely a tenth of Iran’s, projected a multidimensional...

‘Lucky to be alive’: The 12-year-old shot by Israeli snipers in Jerusalem
Occupied East Jerusalem – A pizza box and a bullet hole. That was the only evidence left on al-Hardoub Street of the gruesome June 16 sniper attack on Uday Abu Juma’, 21, and Iyas Abu Mufreh, 12, in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of at-Tur,...

The dawn of settlement: Uncovering the secrets of ancient Israelite Izbet Sartah
Ran Silberman at the archaeological site of Izbet Sartah (Photo: ALL ISRAEL NEWS) The archaeological site of Izbet Sartah, also known as "Ebenezer," is one of hundreds of early Israelite settlement sites scattered across the central hill country...

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28 Jun 2025 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new directive, strengthening the due diligence process for onboarding Aadhaar Enabled Payment System Touchpoint Operators (ATOs). Lauren Sanchez (55) and Jeff Bezos (61) are now man and...

Ancient Celtic Writings in Southeast Colorado presentation by Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail to be held July 12 in Rocky Ford
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A CFL team owns Shedeur Sanders' negotiation rights. Here's what that means
Shedeur Sanders is preparing for his rookie season with the Cleveland Browns after being selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sanders joined a crowded Browns quarterback room that was already comprised of 40-year-old veteran Joe...

On striving for destiny
(Photo: Unsplash/Sincerely Media) Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster reflects on Numbers, leadership and destiny. The upcoming Torah reading is packed with information and insights. Let's look at one of two of them that have, to...

Presentation of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Armenia National Report 2024/2025 held in Yerevan
June 30, 2025 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 27, presentation of the “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Armenia National Report 2024/2025” was held in Yerevan. It’s one of the most prestigious and comprehensive research platforms in the...

Why Shedeur Sanders' CFL negotiating rights belong to Argonauts
Shedeur Sanders is preparing for his rookie season with the Cleveland Browns after being selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sanders joined a crowded Browns quarterback room that was already comprised of 40-year-old veteran Joe...