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EU scraps tariffs on US goods to rescue the world

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European Union The European Commission proposed on Thursday removing duties on imported U.S. industrial goods in return for reduced U.S. tariffs on European cars, a key part of the trade agreement the EU and the United States struck last month. The proposals mark the EU’s first step in enacting the framework agreement between U.S. President Donald […]
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Fire guts Church in San Vicente Spain

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Spain In Carballeda de Valdeorras, 3,000 hectares have already been destroyed. In San Vicente, a church was reduced to ashes, wiping out a central community landmark. Firefighters battled multiple blazes early Monday in León and Asturias, where shifting winds forced emergency crews to act quickly as flames neared Genestoso before controlled burns halted their advance. […]
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Military music festival to begin in Moscow

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Russia Military bands from across the world converged on Moscow’s Red Square to take part in the 17th edition of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including Ethiopia’s National Defence Force Marching Band, Zimbabwe’s Armed Forces Orchestra, and for the first time, Burkina Faso’s […]
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Again, UN calls for ceasefire in Gaza

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United Nations United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war. His plea came as Palestinians started fleeing parts of Gaza City after the Israeli military began the first stages of its planned offensive there. “I must reiterate that it is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire […]
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Plane bursts into flames during take-off in Greece

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Greece A Condor Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Italy after the plane’s engine burst into flames shortly after takeoff — prompting one terrified passenger to send out “goodbye texts” to loved ones. The Boeing 757 carrying 273 passengers and eight crew members from Corfu, Greece, to Düsseldorf, Germany, experienced a […]
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UK economy staggers

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United Kingdom UK economic growth slowed as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit and businesses grappled with higher costs, official figures show. A measure of everything produced in the economy, gross domestic product (GDP), expanded just 0.3% in the three months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). UK economic growth slowed […]
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Safeguarding culture through music and tradition

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United States On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a group of singers in their 70s and 80s—guided by musicologist Dr. Eric Crawford—breathes life into centuries-old Gullah spirituals, safeguarding a cultural treasure born from the struggles and faith of enslaved Africans. As development and time threaten to erase this heritage, their mission grows ever more urgent. […]
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20 injured in Russian strike on Ukrainian city

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Russia The strike on the city destroyed two civilian infrastructure buildings, vehicles, and nearby houses, the local emergency service said in a statement on Telegram. A second guided bomb strike hit Zaporizhzhia, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the region’s military administration. In a separate strike, a clinic at Zaporizhzhia Medical University was shelled while

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