Source: Bank of Canada
The Canadian economy ended 2024 in a strong position. However, the trade conflict and tariffs are expected to slow growth and add to price pressures. The outlook is very uncertain because of the unpredictability of US trade policy and the magnitude of its impact on the Canadian economy.
Source: Government of Canada News
Government of Canada investments support jobs, productivity and product development
July 4, 2025 · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
To ensure Canada remains a global leader in innovation, the Government of Canada is making strategic investments in businesses, organizations, entrepreneurs and leaders that are accelerating AI adoption and spurring economic growth.
Today, the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Halifax West, on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and the Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced $2,506,250 to support artificial intelligence-related (AI) projects at three Halifax businesses.
They include:
The Government of Canada is making strategic investments to support AI adoption to foster real solutions, improve lives, reshape industries and reimagine what is possible.
Source: US State of New York
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State Landmarks to be Illuminated Red, White and Blue
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Governor Kathy Hochul today issued a proclamation declaring July 4 as Independence Day in the State of New York. The Governor also announced that on Friday, July 4, State landmarks will be illuminated red, white and blue.
“Today we remember the principles that this great country was founded on — justice for all, equality and freedom,” Governor Hochul said. “As families and loved ones gather together to celebrate the July 4th holiday, we should also recognize the leaders who fought for those principles.”
The landmarks to be lit in celebration of Independence Day include:
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Source: Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co.Ltd has announced the launch of Trade In For Samsung Credits, a new initiative that rewards customers with Samsung Credits when they trade in an eligible mobile device[1]. The credits can be used on future purchases at Samsung.com, from the latest Galaxy devices to tablets, smart TVs, monitors, wearables, smart home appliances and more[2].
Samsung Credits can be redeemed on your next purchase, whether upgrading to a new device or investing in a new piece of home tech, or saved in your Samsung Account to use anytime within five years. The programme offers competitive trade-in values, even for damaged devices[1], with the convenience of free, pre-paid returns.
Giving customers a new way to unlock value from old devices, the programme is currently available for Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S series and Z series devices and is set to expand to a wider range of products later this year.
Annika Bizon, Mobile Experience VP of Product and Marketing, Samsung UK & Ireland, says: “Trade In for Samsung Credits is all about giving our customers more ways to get the most value. By trading in old devices, customers can save on a wide range of Samsung technology from smartphones and tablets to TVs and smart appliances. It’s a simple, rewarding way to shop smarter and experience all the best that Samsung has to offer.”
To find out more or trade-in your device, visit: https://www.samsung.com/uk/trade-in/.
[1]To be eligible for trade in, your device must meet the following criteria:
• Powers on and holds a charge without unexpected shutdowns.
• No liquid damage or defects.
• Reset to factory settings with all personal information and software locks removed. (Samsung account, Google account etc)
Samsung Credits cannot be used to pay for subscriptions or third-party products through Samsung Marketplace
[2]Excludes Samsung Marketplace products, Subscription Products and Samsung Finance purchases.
Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
At the beginning of July, the atmosphere at the Polytechnic University is especially enthusiastic, happy and at the same time a little sad. Graduates walk around the campus in their robes, celebrate the end of exams and defenses, say goodbye to their beloved university and teachers, proudly receive their diplomas and prepare for a new wonderful life. One of the most solemn events in the series of graduation ceremonies is the honoring of gold medalists, those who have studied only excellently all these years and have distinguished themselves in scientific and social activities.
This year, the award ceremony for the best graduates of the Master’s and Specialist’s programs of 2025 was held in the meeting room of the Academic Council. The medals “Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University” were presented to the students by the rector of SPbPU, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Rudskoy and the president and chairman of the board of directors of the RBI Group, a graduate of the Faculty of Economics in 1994, Honorary Professor of SPbPU Eduard Tiktinsky.
Before the ceremony, Andrey Rudskoy thanked the directors of the institutes and the parents of the graduates and said a few parting words: Dear guys! I sincerely wish that you honorably bear the high title of the engineering special forces of our university. You cannot waste a second now, you need to continue to study, deepen your knowledge. This will be repaid a hundredfold later. I want all future great achievements to bear your names. Of course, you are entering graduate school without competition, this happens once in a lifetime, you cannot lose the pace of learning. It is very important for each of you to make the right settings in your head now. An internal trigger must be triggered – the desire to study and achieve something in this life. Stay with us, we will be happy to see you with your graduate student certificates. Honor, dignity, pride in the fact that you studied here, for the fact that you are members of the Polytechnic family, you must carry throughout your life and prove every day your right to be a member of this great family.
Eduard Tiktinsky thanked for the honor of speaking at the award ceremony for the golden graduates and supported the words of the SPbPU rector in his parting words: The education that the Polytechnic University provides is not just knowledge of scientific principles, it is the development of the convolutions of the brain. The world is changing rapidly, and you will have to constantly learn. And the fact that you were able to pass the most difficult course of the Polytechnic University at the highest level gives you great opportunities. Communication, outlook, and various experiences that you received at the university will give you a lot in life. Follow your dream, you have talent and opportunities. Do not be afraid to try, the main thing is not to stand still. There is really a huge demand for you. The country needs technological startups, it needs innovative activity. You are engineers, on the one hand, and on the other hand, people with great potential and energy, capable of achieving results. I believe that you will remember this day for the rest of your life, and our wishes will become the foundation for the next breakthrough. I believe that each of you has the opportunity to succeed and I urge you not to miss your chance.
And here is the culmination of the ceremony — the presentation of medals, commemorative plaques, gifts and flowers. Based on the results of successful defenses of final qualification works in June 2025, in accordance with the recommendations of the directorates of the institutes and based on the decision of the Academic Council of SPbPU, 23 graduates — straight A students are nominated for awards, including eight people from the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade, four from the Institute of Power Engineering, three from the Civil Engineering Institute, two from the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology and the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications, one from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, the Humanitarian Institute, the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, the Physics and Mechanical Engineering Institute.
Among the 23 best graduates of 2025, 20 people completed their master’s degree and three completed their specialist’s degree; three graduates entered the 1st year of the bachelor’s degree at SPbPU in 2019 after graduating from the Natural Science Lyceum of the Polytechnic University (Svyatoslav Drozdov, PhysMech, Andrey Klinovitsky, IMMiT and Kristina Rodionova, IBSiB); 16 people graduated from high school or gymnasium with a medal, receiving a certificate of secondary education “with honors”.
The first award was presented to a graduate of the Institute of Energy Alexander Abubakirov, which represented Polytechnic on June 25 in the Peter and Paul Fortress at the XXIII ceremonial honoring the best graduates of St. Petersburg universities. It was Alexander who was given the honorary right to fire the midday shot from the cannon of the Naryshkin Bastion.
Also at the Institute of Energy, Pavel Volkov was awarded gold medals, Mikhail Chuprynenko and Andrey Florinsky.
The best graduate of IMMiT was Andrey Klinovitsky, who came to the Polytechnic in 2019 after successfully graduating from the Natural Sciences Lyceum. Andrey shared that he chose the Lyceum at the time because he considered it one of the strongest schools in St. Petersburg with in-depth training in technical disciplines, and also closely connected with the Polytechnic University, which helped him immerse himself in the university environment in advance.
“After graduating from the Lyceum, choosing the Polytechnic was easy — I already knew what to prepare for at the university and saw further opportunities for development,” Andrey said. “At ENL, we had electives in engineering creativity, where we designed and assembled robots, so I enrolled in the Mechatronics and Robotics program. It was not easy to study excellently for all six years, but the main thing for this is discipline and meeting deadlines. It is important to distribute the workload and not put off tasks until the last minute. At the same time, I had time for student activities and hobbies. For example, my friends and I founded a student association in robotics, participated in and won more than ten all-Russian competitions and competitions in robotics.”
Yes, Andrey is well known to our readerspublications about the activities of the student association he leads “PolyRoboTech” and about the successes of his team in competitions. In addition, in 2023, he, like Alexander Abubakirov, was gold medalist of the “I am a professional” Olympiad.
The best graduate of IBSiB Kristina Rodionova also came to the Polytechnic after the Natural Science Lyceum. In 2019, she graduated with a gold medal and, having now received a gold medal from SPbPU, confirmed the high quality of training of ENL graduates.
“Most of all, in the natural-scientific lyceum, I was attracted to the fact that the training format there is not at all school, but student: instead of lessons-couples, at the end of each semester, oral exams in physics and mathematics are passed, there is even a division into lecture and practical classes, just like at a university,” Christina shared her memories. – Many of my classmates after the end of the Lyceum went to Polytech. I entered the direction of “Biotechnical Systems and Technologies” by the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology. And my expectations were justified: I was lucky to study in the direction that brings pleasure. Although studying was very hard, especially in the first semester: in addition to the basic physics, higher mathematics and chemistry for all students, we also had medical subjects – anatomy, physiology, and histology. All this was very difficult to combine. How many tears were spilled over a textbook on anatomy! But after the second year it became much easier. Then in summer practice I began research work in the scientific laboratory. From that moment I have been in love with science: for four years, students managed to work in three laboratories, take part in writing articles, in conferences, in grants. My involvement in scientific life, as well as the mentoring of colleagues, in many ways helped to easily master academic disciplines. I am still very grateful to my first scientific mentor Anton Sergeyevich Shabunin, also once a graduate of the Polytechnic, for help in taking the first steps in a scientific career and transferred invaluable experience. Now I work in my specialty simultaneously in two laboratories, since I have not yet decided what is more interesting to me: tissue engineering or virology and immunology. ”
We have already talked about the second best graduate of IBSiB, Daria Melentyeva we talked about this in detail in our special project “Persona”By the way, it was Dasha who gave a speech and took the oath on behalf of all the first-year students six years ago. at the ceremonial assembly in honor of SPbPU Knowledge Day.
The best graduate of the IKNK, Alexander Khrustalev, in 2019 was also one of those first-year students who scored the highest number of points for the entrance exams.
“Then I was glad that I managed to enter the university, now I am glad that I managed to graduate,” Alexander shared. “The first years were difficult, then grades stopped worrying me so much, and studying in specialized subjects became much easier. The patience and professionalism of our teachers helped me in my studies. Fortunately, all our teachers taught their courses wonderfully, thank you very much to them.”
PhysMech graduate Svyatoslav Drozdov successfully graduated from the Polytechnic University’s Natural Sciences Lyceum in 2019 and says that his studies at ENL left him with “exceptionally positive impressions.”
“And since I had a very good opinion of the Lyceum, I chose the Polytechnic as an organization associated with it,” Svyatoslav explained the reason for entering SPbPU. When asked whether it was difficult to study for six years with excellent grades, he answered scientifically: “The main difficulty in studying for 5.0 is precisely that you need to pay attention to everything, maximizing the probability of a specific outcome of the session (all A’s). With the same expenditure of resources, it would be much easier to count on an average score of 4.9. Therefore, sometimes there was a feeling of playing roulette, when you understand that any exam and an unsuccessful question on it can ruin a series of previously received grades. In my studies, the desire to understand what I do not understand, interest and sports excitement helped – will I be able to pass everything with excellent marks?”
The Civil Engineering Institute was represented at the award ceremony by Daria Denisenko, Yulia Matveeva and Lyudmila Morshchakova.
IPMEiT has been producing the most gold medalists for several years now. In 2025, these are Eldar Asadullaev, Anastasia Maykova, Marina Malashenko, Vadim Savekin, Daniil Tyurin, Ekaterina Fedorakhina, Nikita Sharikov, Maria Odesskaya.
Adelina Borozdina became the best graduate at the Humanitarian Institute.
At the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications, Nikita Ivanov and The Manh Do from Vietnam received gold medals.
From 2003 to 2025, 970 best graduates of the Polytechnic University were awarded SPbPU gold medals based on the results of winter and summer defenses of their final qualifying works. The largest number of gold medalists graduated from SPbPU in 2013 — 68 graduates. The smallest number — 19 graduates — in 2016 and 2023.
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Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Master’s students-graduates
The composition of graduates of the Department of Urban Development, who presented their master’s theses for defense on June 10, turned out to be surprisingly broad in geographical terms. On this day, 15 master’s students defended their theses, including several foreigners – Akbarmirzo Soliev and Aliye Ganieva (Uzbekistan), Akhmad Oryakhel (Afghanistan), Gantuya Batbold (Mongolia), as well as representatives of various regions of Russia: for example, Kazbek Tkhvostov – from North Ossetia, Timir Solovyov – from Yakutia, Leyla Dadaeva – from St. Petersburg, and Anzhelika Gasparyan – a native of Kuzbass.
All of them prepared diploma projects on topics that were interesting and relevant for their countries and regions. The exception was Akbarmirzo Soliev, who took on the landscape and urban development modernization of the Green Belt of Glory memorial complex – a system of monuments to the defenders of Leningrad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Akbarmirzo chose this topic at the suggestion of his academic supervisor, Associate Professor Svetlana Levoshko, and defended his project with excellent marks.
Gantuya Batbold defended her thesis on the topic of “Urban development of transboundary territories of Siberia and Mongolia”. According to her bachelor’s degree in her native Mongolia, Gantuya is an environmental engineer, so she had to master a lot of new disciplines in her master’s program. Afghan Ahmad Oryakhel himself formulated the topic of the thesis “Urban development of the territories of the Khashmatkhan transport corridor in Kabul”. In addition to its relevant and deeply developed content, the work is distinguished by a high level of architectural graphics. The academic supervisor of both master’s students is Associate Professor Pavel Skryabin. According to the master’s students, the most difficult thing was to master the Russian language.
“I am returning to my native Darkhan, the second largest city in Mongolia, known as an important industrial and educational center. I want to establish myself as a professional in the Darkhan municipality. It seems to me to be a key institution of urban governance, directly influencing the life and well-being of every citizen. My work will focus on issues of urban development and improvement of the urban environment. I will try to actively participate in the development and implementation of projects aimed at improving the quality of life of citizens, modernizing infrastructure and creating comfortable public spaces, contributing to the harmonious development of Darkhan, helping to transform it into an even more attractive and functional urban center for all its residents,” said Gantuya Batbold.
Ahmad Oryakhel also plans to return to his homeland and pursue a career in the Kabul Municipality in his area of expertise. “I intend to work in the Urban Development Department, where architects participate in planning new districts, rebuilding urban infrastructure, and developing design solutions aimed at improving the urban environment. I believe that my knowledge and skills can be especially useful in the process of rebuilding and developing the city. The municipality is interested in young professionals with international education, and I hope to contribute to the implementation of projects related to sustainable development and modern architecture in Kabul,” Ahmad shared.
Kazbek Tkhvostov, who completed his master’s degree with honors, received the highest mark for his work “Formation of a system of multifunctional public spaces in small towns and rural settlements of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania”. His supervisor is Associate Professor Marina Kook. In addition, the state examination committee recommended Kazbek’s work for participation in the XXXIV Review-competition of diploma works of the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of Architectural Education (MOOSAO) and for implementation. Graduates of the Department of Urban Planning of 2024, his classmates and fellow countrymen Artur Ramonov and Zara Khadartseva came to support the master’s student at his defense. For now, Kazbek plans to stay in St. Petersburg, but does not rule out professional activity in North Ossetia.
It is gratifying that the Department of Urban Planning trains highly professional specialists who work all over the world.
Presentation by Kazbek Tkhostov
Presentation by Ahmad Oryakhel
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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
1st phase of integrated fishery, photovoltaic project starts generating electricity in Qingdao
Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge a man after a file of evidence was submitted by detectives.
The Met has issued a charge and requisition to Thomas Partey, 32 (13/06/1992), of Hertfordshire, in connection with the following offences:
The charges are broken down as follows:
The offences are reported to have taken place between 2021 – 2022.
The charges follow an investigation by detectives, which commenced in February 2022 after police first received a report of rape.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, whose team is leading the investigation, said: “Our priority remains providing support to the women who have come forward.
“We would ask anyone who has been impacted by this case, or anyone who has information, to speak with our team. You can contact detectives about this investigation by emailing CIT@met.police.uk”
Thomas Partey will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 5 August.
Support is available by contacting the independent charity, Rape Crisis at 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.
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Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge a man after a file of evidence was submitted by detectives.
The Met has issued a charge and requisition to Thomas Partey, 32 (13/06/1992), of Hertfordshire, in connection with the following offences:
The charges are broken down as follows:
The offences are reported to have taken place between 2021 – 2022.
The charges follow an investigation by detectives, which commenced in February 2022 after police first received a report of rape.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, whose team is leading the investigation, said: “Our priority remains providing support to the women who have come forward.
“We would ask anyone who has been impacted by this case, or anyone who has information, to speak with our team. You can contact detectives about this investigation by emailing CIT@met.police.uk”
Thomas Partey will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 5 August.
Support is available by contacting the independent charity, Rape Crisis at 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.
We urge responsible reporting in line with guidance from the Attorney General’s Office. Editors, publishers and social media users should take legal advice to ensure they are in a position to fully comply with the obligations to which they are subject under the common law and Contempt of Court Act 1981.
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)
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Information on the total number of voting rights and shares of 74Software share capital as of June 30, 2025
Paris, July 4, 2025 – In accordance with Articles L.233-8 II and R.225-73 I of the French Commercial Code (Code de Commerce) and Article 223-16 of the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (RGAMF), 74Software hereby informs its shareholders that, as of June 30, 2025:
It is calculated according to the total number of shares with voting rights, including those whose voting rights have been suspended, and is used to declare threshold crossing by shareholders in accordance with Article 223-11 of the RGAMF.
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New York City, NY, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a year defined by rapid technological integration into financial markets, Aivora Trade is quickly becoming a focal point among traders seeking intelligent automation. As 2025 unfolds, digital finance communities are increasingly referencing Aivora Trade as one of the most streamlined and promising AI-supported platforms for individuals interested in modern market participation.
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User-Centric Design: What Makes Aivora Trade App So Widely Adopted
Aivora Trade’s rapid adoption can be attributed not only to its smart automation, but also to its human-first design. Everything from the user dashboard to the onboarding process reflects the needs of real people—not just financial insiders.
The app opens with an intuitive layout, allowing quick access to portfolio views, real-time trade logs, and AI-generated insights. For newcomers, this layout reduces the overwhelm that often comes with trading platforms. Even more importantly, every registered user is offered a personal orientation call—something few platforms in the same space provide.
Aivora Trade also includes flexible control. Users can toggle between manual and automated modes, adjust trade settings, and set risk thresholds that match their personal financial comfort zones. With the addition of a demo trading environment, users can explore the system’s features in a simulated format before committing funds.
Another feature users appreciate is the multilingual support and international accessibility. Whether from India, Canada, the U.K., or the U.S., users are welcomed into a system that doesn’t favor a single region or demographic.
It’s this combination of user-focused design and robust automation that makes Aivora Trade not just functional—but highly usable. In an industry known for complexity, simplicity has become Aivora’s competitive advantage.
Expert Views: Analysts Share Thoughts on Aivora’s Market Disruption
Analysts watching fintech evolution in 2025 have started to spotlight Aivora Trade as a key disruptor in AI-enhanced investing. Many Media Publications have included the platform in their curated reviews of emerging AI tools, pointing to its “strong user retention” and “unique combination of automation and accountability.”
What captures analysts’ attention is the hybrid approach Aivora Trade adopts. Instead of relying solely on automation or user guesswork, the platform integrates a support-led model. This bridges the knowledge gap many casual investors face and invites broader participation.
Industry observers also note that Aivora Trade avoids several pitfalls common in the auto-trading ecosystem—such as overpromising ROI or operating under unverified brokerages. With verified user reports and transparent practices, it’s entering the radar of analysts who previously dismissed auto-trading as unreliable.
As fintech accelerates toward more AI-driven models, Aivora’s success story could signal a broader shift. Platforms that combine precision automation with user education and support may become the new benchmark—especially in regions where traditional investing still feels out of reach.
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Performance Insights: What Users Are Reporting About Their Results
Verified users across several review platforms report consistently positive experiences with Aivora Trade. From high win-rate percentages to smooth withdrawal systems, user data suggests the platform is delivering on its core promises.
Among the most cited figures: success rates averaging around 85%, particularly when users allow the AI to operate in full-auto mode. These outcomes are bolstered by testimonials and screenshots shared on communities such as Reddit, Nas.io, and global fintech forums.
Many users also praise the platform’s low barrier to entry. With just $250, new accounts can begin real-time trading. Unlike some apps that lock features behind high deposits, Aivora Trade maintains full access from day one.
Another common thread across reviews is the platform’s responsiveness. Users note that customer support is readily available, with clear answers and prompt replies—unusual for a trading tool with such a wide global reach.
Taken together, these performance indicators paint a picture of consistency, reliability, and a steadily expanding base of satisfied users. While trading always involves risk, Aivora Trade appears to offer a rare blend of transparency and results.
How to Get Started with Aivora Trade Safely in 2025
Getting started with Aivora Trade is refreshingly simple and secure—designed to make high-tech trading accessible even to beginners. Here’s how the process unfolds:
This flow keeps things efficient without compromising oversight or support. For those new to AI tools, the added human touch makes onboarding not only easy but reassuring.
Final Word: Why Aivora Trade Is Shaping the Future of Smart Investing
As the investment world shifts toward intelligent automation, Aivora Trade positions itself as a leader—not just through innovation, but through integrity. In a market saturated with overhyped software and unsupported systems, Aivora stands apart with verified results, real-time guidance, and AI that actually learns.
Its blend of precision, security, and user-first design is redefining what everyday traders can expect from digital platforms. Analysts are taking note. Consumers are responding. And financial markets are being reshaped—one smart trade at a time.
For anyone exploring a secure, modern way to engage with markets, Aivora Trade isn’t just another tool. It’s a signal that the future of investing has already arrived.
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Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)
London, UK, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JA Mining, a global leader in cloud-based cryptocurrency mining, today announced the launch of its next-generation AI optimization engine. This landmark upgrade is designed to transform how users select contracts, manage energy use, and maximize returns across the company’s worldwide mining network.
Where traditional platforms leave users choosing based on fixed variables, JA Mining’s new engine automatically analyzes over 70 data points, including coin volatility, contract ROI curves, energy prices, and network saturation. As a result, clients enjoy more optimized mining cycles—without manual intervention.
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Key Differentiators:
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Democratizing Crypto Mining
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Source: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – In English
The financial sector is in a phase of transition. Transition is the term used to describe a major shift that needs to be managed, involving significant changes taking place within a relatively short period of time.
For several years now, there have been calls for financial institutions to place a stronger focus on physical and transition ESG1– risks. The institutions have been integrating these risks more and more into risk models, credit pricing, portfolio management and the development of the products and services they offer, as well as into the ongoing training of their employees. This has taken an enormous amount of hard work.
This transition has not primarily been brought about by new ideas from regulators in Berlin or Brussels, but by the drastic changes taking place in our environment. Climate change is no longer an abstract concept for the coming decades; its effects in the form of extreme weather events such as heavy rain, drought and flooding are being felt now, all over the world. The drastic consequences of global warming are destroying assets in one fell swoop, rather than gradually, as in the case of an economic downturn, for example.
The financial industry has a two-fold role to play in this volatile environment. The first aspect of this role requires the industry to better assess the new climate, biodiversity and associated social risks and to price in these risks in order to secure the assets on its books now and for the future. To fulfil the second aspect of its role, the industry must, by providing investment opportunities and granting loans, support the real economy in its transformation towards a decarbonised circular economy – while respecting the earth’s restraints. This somewhat expands the industry’s role as purely a supplier of funds and an adjuster of risks, since companies expect to receive advisory support in their modernisation processes as well as financial incentives, e.g. reduced interest rates on loans for highly sustainable business models. (See Sustainable Transformation Monitor 2025).
In addition to the role they play in the market in terms of retail and corporate customers, financial institutions themselves are increasingly being called on to make their sustainability performance measurable and to be transparent in their reporting. The EU regulations certainly still need to undergo a significant review and a cost-benefit analysis at this point to ensure that the same rules create a level playing field for all the parties involved. It must be possible to comply with the regulations by means of a reasonable amount of effort, and these regulations must have a major impact on risk measurement and transformation financing.
The extremely turbulent geopolitical times we are currently experiencing are also impacting the issue of sustainability: an ESG backlash is spilling over from the US to Europe.
These days, therefore, the financial institutions are perhaps the ones with the primary responsibility for pointing out – clearly and loudly, while remaining cool-headed and fact-based – the physical and transition risks of a world that is now 1.5 degrees warmer than in the pre-industrial age.
For one thing is clear: if we fail to move forward with this transformation quickly, and if we fail to join forces with the financial and real economy in steering it, the consequences will lead to significantly greater social upheaval and economic costs than the ones we are already seeing today..
ESG stands for “environmental, social and governance”.
Source: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – In English
The financial sector is in a phase of transition. Transition is the term used to describe a major shift that needs to be managed, involving significant changes taking place within a relatively short period of time.
For several years now, there have been calls for financial institutions to place a stronger focus on physical and transition ESG1– risks. The institutions have been integrating these risks more and more into risk models, credit pricing, portfolio management and the development of the products and services they offer, as well as into the ongoing training of their employees. This has taken an enormous amount of hard work.
This transition has not primarily been brought about by new ideas from regulators in Berlin or Brussels, but by the drastic changes taking place in our environment. Climate change is no longer an abstract concept for the coming decades; its effects in the form of extreme weather events such as heavy rain, drought and flooding are being felt now, all over the world. The drastic consequences of global warming are destroying assets in one fell swoop, rather than gradually, as in the case of an economic downturn, for example.
The financial industry has a two-fold role to play in this volatile environment. The first aspect of this role requires the industry to better assess the new climate, biodiversity and associated social risks and to price in these risks in order to secure the assets on its books now and for the future. To fulfil the second aspect of its role, the industry must, by providing investment opportunities and granting loans, support the real economy in its transformation towards a decarbonised circular economy – while respecting the earth’s restraints. This somewhat expands the industry’s role as purely a supplier of funds and an adjuster of risks, since companies expect to receive advisory support in their modernisation processes as well as financial incentives, e.g. reduced interest rates on loans for highly sustainable business models. (See Sustainable Transformation Monitor 2025).
In addition to the role they play in the market in terms of retail and corporate customers, financial institutions themselves are increasingly being called on to make their sustainability performance measurable and to be transparent in their reporting. The EU regulations certainly still need to undergo a significant review and a cost-benefit analysis at this point to ensure that the same rules create a level playing field for all the parties involved. It must be possible to comply with the regulations by means of a reasonable amount of effort, and these regulations must have a major impact on risk measurement and transformation financing.
The extremely turbulent geopolitical times we are currently experiencing are also impacting the issue of sustainability: an ESG backlash is spilling over from the US to Europe.
These days, therefore, the financial institutions are perhaps the ones with the primary responsibility for pointing out – clearly and loudly, while remaining cool-headed and fact-based – the physical and transition risks of a world that is now 1.5 degrees warmer than in the pre-industrial age.
For one thing is clear: if we fail to move forward with this transformation quickly, and if we fail to join forces with the financial and real economy in steering it, the consequences will lead to significantly greater social upheaval and economic costs than the ones we are already seeing today..
ESG stands for “environmental, social and governance”.
Source: Government of South Africa
GCIS has repositioned itself as coordinator of government communication
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has repositioned itself as the coordinator of government communication.
“During the 2025/26 financial year, the GCIS commenced in earnest with coordinating pre- and/or post- departmental Budget Vote media briefings, and the same will be done during the tabling of Annual Performance Reports in October,” Ntshavheni said.
The Minister was presenting the GCIS Budget Vote at the Good Hope Chamber in Cape Town on Friday.
Ntshavheni said as part of the GCIS’s focus on monitoring the implementation of departmental and provincial communication plans, the GCIS will table to Cabinet on a quarterly basis communication plans, with the aim of identifying areas for improvement and support requirements for departmental and provincial implementation.
“The first report will be tabled in the next Cabinet. We intend to share these quarterly reports with the Portfolio Committee as part of enhancing its oversight on the implementation of the NCSF [National Communication Strategic Framework],” Ntshavheni said.
Ntshavheni said within this financial year, the GCIS provincial offices will commence with coordinating the communication plans of district and metro municipalities, in consultation with the offices of the Premier and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
“At a policy level, we are at the final consultation stages in the review of the Government Communication Policy of 2018,” Ntshavheni said.
Touching on the GCIS’s partnership with the media, Ntshavheni said the GCIS operates in a global environment where traditional news media, TV, radio and online are supplemented but at times are undermined by institutional or individual content creators, who “seek to cause mischief or drive divisions and cynicism in society”.
“Under these circumstances, the GCIS continues to place a premium on engaging with trusted news channels across all media types, given their credibility and expansive reach.
“In this regard, during the 2024/25 financial year, there were 61 engagements on government’s key programmes undertaken between government officials and senior journalists.
“The GCIS continues to monitor national and international print, broadcast and online media, which ensures that government is kept abreast of issues and dynamics in the public discourse about our government and South Africa in general,” the Minister said.
Ntshavheni said social media alerts played a key role in addressing disinformation and misinformation.
“GCIS has also actively utilised digital media to reach citizens, thus harnessing the power and reach of social media in government communication.
“Improvements are, however, still required to improve the performance of other government departments, provincial and local governments’ social media platforms to be instantaneous information sources specific to their departments, provinces and municipalities,” Ntshavheni said.
Ntshavheni commended the South African Government News Agency, SAnews.gov.za, which has become a valuable source of current news and information dedicated to government priorities, programmes and interventions for the country.
“In the last financial year, 3 617 stories on key government programmes and activities were published on SAnews, focusing on government interventions in key priority areas such as anti-corruption, the fight against gender-based violence and femicide, implementation of the economic reconstruction and recovery plan, combatting crime and the outlook of the country in general.
“SAnews articles were re-published in mainstream media both internationally and domestically, which gave added traction to government messages and supplemented media reporting on government’s extensive programmes and opportunities for citizens,” Ntshavheni said.
The Minister said the GCIS continues to prioritise radio as a pervasive communication channel to reach South Africans in a language of their preference and to ensure that communities engage with government.
“In the last financial year, 1 086 radio products were used to inform citizens through differentiated formats,” she said.
The total budget allocation to the GCIS over the 2025 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period (2025/26 to 2027/28 financial years) amounts to R2.468 billion, which is spread as follows:
• 2025/26: R820. 281 million.
• 2026/27: R805. 731 million.
• 2027/28: R842.171 million.
The department’s current budget of R820. 281 million for the 2025/26 financial year is shared across operational costs, capital costs, and transfers and subsidies as follows:
– An operating budget of R544. 492 million, which constitutes 66% of the budget allocation. The operating budget caters for Compensation of Employees (CoE) to the value of R311. 080 million for establishment of 500 permanent positions and goods and services to the value of R233. 412 million.
Ntshavheni said the GCIS of the future requires an extensive capital budget to accelerate digital transformation technologies and ensure that the department remains relevant, agile and productive as the Fourth Industrial Revolution rolls into the fifth.
“The budget reductions implemented by National Treasury over the 2024 MTEF period and budget growth that is below CPI could potentially lead to significant adverse consequences, such as operational compromises, stagnant innovation and diminished competitive edge,” the Minister said.
The GCIS was officially launched in May 1998. It was established in terms of Section 7 (subsection 2 and 3) of the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended. – SAnews.gov.za
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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
LANZHOU, July 4 — Most-severe weather and geological disaster warnings were issued in northwest China’s Gansu Province on Friday as the region continued to be battered by intense rainfall, raising the risk of geological disasters and flash floods.
A red alert for weather-induced geological disasters was jointly issued by the provincial department of natural resources and the provincial meteorological bureau on Friday afternoon, warning of a high possibility of geological hazards such as landslides, soil collapses and mudslides.
Earlier the same day, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters issued two separate red alerts for flash flood.
Rainfall totals are forecast to reach 100 to 180 millimeters by 11 p.m. Friday — with the heaviest hourly downpours expected to range from 30 to 70 millimeters.
Due to the heavy rainfall, Maijishan scenic area in Tianshui, home to the UNESCO-listed Maijishan Grottoes, has been temporarily closed to visitors since Thursday morning, according to local authorities.
China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Floating offshore photovoltaic project in Qingdao, China’s Shandong
Source: US Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — On June 29, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from the Seattle Field Office arrested Kevin Contreras-Mendoza, a 27-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico, with felony convictions for first-degree sexual abuse and coercion stemming from a violent, random assault on an American woman in Portland, Oregon on July 4, 2018.
On Independence Day in 2018, Contreras-Mendoza targeted a random female victim walking along Southeast Division Street near Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. According to court documents and witness accounts, Contreras-Mendoza approached the woman from behind, groped her between the legs, and forcibly grabbed her waist. The victim’s screams drew immediate attention from two nearby witnesses, who chased Contreras-Mendoza on foot. Their bravery, along with surveillance footage and public assistance, led to his identification and arrest on September 13, 2018.
“This Independence Day, Americans are safer with this SICKO off our streets. On July 4, 2018, this criminal illegal alien sexually assaulted a woman,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Insanely, Oregon authorities failed to honor his detainer to turn him over to ICE. Instead, they released this sex offender into American communities. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE is empowered to arrest and remove sexual predators like Contreras-Mendoza who threaten the freedoms and safety of Americans.”
Despite initially evading arrest, Contreras-Mendoza ultimately admitted to the crime after being identified in surveillance images and positively confirmed by family members.
Contreras-Mendoza illegally entered the United States from Mexico on an unknown date at an unknown location. His criminal history for actions while in the United States illegally includes:
Following his conviction, ICE lodged a detainer, but Oregon Department of Corrections failed to turn him over to ICE and instead released him back on to America’s streets.
This case highlights the critical role of ICE law enforcement in removing the worst of the worst. As Americans celebrate Independence Day this week, DHS remains committed to keeping our streets safe from criminal illegal aliens who harm innocent Americans.
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Source: Scottish Greens
Last year alone 346 dogs died in the racing industry, and a further 3,809 were injured
The latest deaths and injury figures released by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) shows the need for a UK-wide ban on greyhound racing, say the Scottish Greens.
Last year, 346 dogs died in the racing industry and there were 3,809 injuries. GBGB only started recording the deaths and injuries in the greyhound racing industry in 2017.
The average lifespan of a greyhound is 10-14 years. Greyhounds forced to race typically retire between 3-5 years old. In the past seven years since their records began, there have been 3,957 dogs killed and 35,168 injuries, meaning many of these dogs died well before their time for the sake of a so-called ‘sport’.
Scottish Green MSP Mark Ruskell introduced the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill this year to make greyhound racing illegal in Scotland.
In Wales, plans have also been scheduled to end greyhound racing for good. Mark says this should be a starting point, with the rest of the UK learning from our nations.
Mark said:
“I am proud that my Bill is moving through Parliament at the moment to protect greyhounds and make racing illegal in Scotland. I want to see a UK-wide ban as soon as possible to end the needless suffering of these gentle creatures.
“These beautiful dogs deserve a better life than dying young or being left in severe pain for the sake of so-called entertainment. They are forced to run round a track at 40mph speeds, colliding with each other, resulting in broken legs, necks, and too frequently, deaths.
“My own dog Bert is a greyhound. When I rescued him, he was around two years old and had been discarded with a broken leg that had never been properly treated. He was frightened, anxious and dealing with an unhealed break at such a young age. He’s now 12 years old and a completely different dog who has brought such love into our family, but he should never have been put through trauma caused by racing to begin with.
“One dead or injured greyhound, caused by racing, is one too many, and this industry has thousands on its hands. If you have ever met a greyhound, you will know how loving and trusting they are. You will see their individual personalities shine through. How could anyone possibly think it is acceptable to subject them to such pain and injury in this day in age?
“The figures across the UK are harrowing, but unfortunately not surprising. So long as greyhound racing is legal, these numbers will continue to grow. I hope that both Scotland can lead by example and the rest of the UK can catch up with us, by ending the sport for good to put paws before profits.”
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments
Change to the information provided on adverse events in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC).
Following monitoring of pharmacovigilance data, the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) for Zermex 100 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Cattle and Zermex 20 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Sheep have been updated.
Zermex 100 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Cattle: Section 4.6 now states that on very rare occasions, hypersensitivity reactions and/or neurological disorders (such as collapse, convulsion, paralysis, and blindness) may occur. Severe reactions may be fatal.
Zermex 20 mg/ml LA Solution for Injection for Sheep: Section 4.6 now states that on very rare occasions, neurological disorders such as collapse, convulsion, and paralysis may occur. Severe reactions may be fatal.
Any veterinary medicinal product which is authorised for marketing in the United Kingdom will have its Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) available on our Product Information Database.
No medicine is 100% risk free, the SPC includes information on what adverse events have been known to occur following administration of a particular product, these can be found in either section Adverse events (3.6) or Adverse reactions (4.6).
All updates to SPCs other than template changes, are published in the medicine updates section of VMD Connect
Source: City of Sunderland
As this week’s UK Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week with its theme of ‘Making Communities Safer’ draws to a close, Sunderland City Council is highlighting the success of a key project that’s helping to do just that in the city centre.
The Sunderland Altogether Improving Lives (SAIL) project was launched by Northumbria Police, the Violence Reduction unit and Sunderland City Council in 2022. SAIL continues to make a real difference in the city centre by reducing anti-social behaviour and making the community safer. The project brings together a wide range of partner agencies under one roof to deliver a coordinated, long-term approach to tackling issues that matter to residents, businesses and visitors.
Latest figures show that between June 2024 and May 2025, the city centre has seen major reductions in key issues:
Other types of crime have also seen notable reductions during the same period, including a 22% drop in theft and handling, a 23% decrease in vehicle crime, and a 13% fall in serious youth violence.
SAIL works with many partners including Sunderland City Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement, Housing and Environmental Service together with officers from Northumbria Police, Northumbria Violence Reduction Unit and British Transport Police. By working together with these key partners and other organisations such as NHS, Gentoo, Wear Recovery Sunderland, Youth Drug and Alcohol Project (YDAP) and Sunderland BID (Business Improvement District)., SAIL has been able to make a real difference to Sunderland city centre.
Councillor Kelly Chequer, Sunderland City Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Safer Communities, said: “These numbers show the incredibly positive impact the SAIL project has had on our city centre.”
“By working with young people to deter them from committing anti-social behaviour, and reducing overall crime in the city centre, this partnership is helping create a cleaner, safer and more vibrant place.”
The SAIL project further develops the working relationships between Sunderland City Council, Northumbria Police, the Violence Reduction Unit, Sunderland BID and other key partners to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Sunderland.
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Susan Dungworth said: “These are fantastic results, and a powerful example of what can be achieved when we come together with a shared commitment to tackling the issues that matter most to our communities.
“I’m really pleased to see the difference the SAIL project is making in Sunderland City Centre. By tackling anti-social behaviour, and reducing crime, this partnership is helping create a safer, and more welcoming place for everyone who lives, works and visits the city.
“The strength of the SAIL project comes from having a range of partners based in the city centre, working together to respond to issues in a proactive way. It’s not just about enforcement, it’s about building trust, supporting young people, preventing crime from happening, and making sure residents and businesses feel heard and supported.
“This is exactly the kind of approach we need to build safer, stronger communities for everyone.”
Chief Inspector of Communities, Gemma Calvert, from Northumbria Police said: “It’s great to see the continued impact the SAIL partnership has in the local community – it’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of our neighbourhood officers and partner agencies.
“As a Force, we have a real focus on tackling anti-social behaviour in Sunderland and these latest figures show clearly the progress that we’re making together.
“And while these results are welcoming ones, we know that our work is far from over.
“We’ll continue to work alongside each other to have a positive presence in the community, including educating and building trust with young people – doing all we can to divert them from getting involved in crime and anti-social behaviour.”
SAIL works closely with the businesses in the city centre and Sunderland Business Improvement District (BID).
Chief Executive of Sunderland BID, Sharon Appleby said: “SAIL is a brilliant project and since its launch has shown excellent results. It is so important that businesses in the city centre see the issues of ASB and general crime being taken seriously by everyone and it builds confidence in the trading environment. This is such a key initiative given the transformation journey the city centre is on as we try and attract new businesses to locate here.”
The SAIL project builds on the success of the award-winning SARA project in Southwick and HALO project in Hetton which were set up to work with local communities and help build a sense of ownership and pride in the area at the same time as tackling a range of issues including anti-social and criminal behaviour, environmental crime, unemployment and poor mental health.
Residents are encouraged to work together with projects like SAIL and continue reporting ASB. You can report ASB easily online at: Anti-social behaviour – Sunderland City Council. Together we can make Sunderland a safe place for everyone.
Source: City of Sunderland
A GOOD luck message has gone to the Lionesses as the England flag flies at City Hall for the Women’s Euros 2025.
England are one of the favourites as defending champions and play their first match against France on Saturday 5 July.
The England flag and others are regularly raised and flown by the City Council to commemorate national events and special days. Last week the council held a flag raising ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day and pay tribute to the courage and commitment of all service personnel.
Raising St George’s Cross, Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council and Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Safer Communities, Councillor Kelly Chequer said: “As they defend their title, we’re flying the England flag to show our support, recognise all the talent that’s in the team and, of course, wish them the very best for the tournament.
“Our city and players who were born and nurtured here have had a big part in raising the profile of the women’s game and in the ongoing success of the Lionesses.
“Looking ahead too, we’re only weeks away from hosting the opening match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup which is a massive occasion and event for our city and the region.
“Good luck to the Lionesses, we’re all with you.”
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Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, July 4, 2025 — The town of Mahone Bay will be better protected from the impacts of climate change after an investment of $928,000 from the federal government, $922,100 from Coastal Action, and $16,950 from the town of Mahone Bay.
Jessica Fancy-Landry, Member of Parliament for South Shore–St. Margarets, on behalf of the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada; Her Worship Suzanne Lohnes-Croft, Mayor of the Town of Mahone Bay; and Jordan Veinot, Climate Change Program Manager, Coastal Action gathered today to make this announcement.
Mahone Bay is vulnerable to flooding, coastal erosion, and contaminated stormwater runoff entering the harbour due to sea level rise, storm surge, and increased precipitation. To protect the town, Coastal Action, a non-profit environmental organization based in Mahone Bay, is leading on a project that will reduce flooding and mitigate coastal erosion.
The project will include the construction of a living shoreline, a nearshore breakwater, a tidal wetland, and a raised dyke along 100 metres of Edgewater Street in Mahone Bay. A living shoreline is a stabilized, vegetated bank that uses native plants and natural materials to prevent erosion while supporting habitat. A nearshore breakwater, in this case rock sills, is a separate, detached structure—typically made of hard materials and placed parallel to the shore—that reduces wave energy before it reaches the shoreline, offering additional protection to the area behind it. This project will build on the success of a 60 metre site that was installed in 2022 as a pilot project.
Investments in natural infrastructure bring tangible benefits to communities by improving access to nature, providing cleaner air and water, protecting and preserving biodiversity and wildlife habitats.
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Central African Republic authorities arrested activists holding a memorial event for students who died in a high school explosion, Human Rights Watch said today.
On June 27, 2025, civil society activists organized a vigil in memory of the students who died in the explosion on June 25 at Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui, the capital, where they were taking year-end exams. The death toll was reported in the media to be 29, with at least 250 others injured. The authorities arrested seven people at the memorial event, including three of the organizers, although all have since been released.
“Students should not fear death or injury when they are attending school and have a right to full public accountability,” said Lewis Mudge, Central Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The government should follow through on its obligation to conduct transparent and effective investigations and not target those calling for accountability.”
The government issued a statement on July 1 saying that 20 students died and 65 others were hospitalized. The government has promised an investigation into the cause of the explosion.
The explosion at the school, which occurred when power was being restored to an electrical transformer on the premises, caused a stampede of 5,000 students who were taking exams, according to witnesses and media reports. One student told Human Rights Watch that it took a long time for ambulances to arrive, and that bystanders had to transport the injured to hospitals by motorcycle taxis.
“My daughter had jumped out of a second story window,” the father of a 21-year-old victim, who was not at the scene, told Human Rights Watch. “Her friends and classmates waited for over an hour for an ambulance and decided to take her on a motorcycle, but she died on the way to the hospital. This was her baccalaureate exam, and she was excited for her future. We buried her yesterday and we are still in shock.”
Journalists who covered the incident told Human Rights Watch that the number of dead is 29 and that the number of injured, including those seriously injured, is also higher than the official number. The government should carry out an effective, transparent, and public investigation into both the cause and the extent of the damage immediately, Human Rights Watch said.
The president announced three days of national mourning, which took place from June 27 to 29. Civil society activists from an umbrella group, the Civil Society Working Group (Groupe de Travail de la Société Civile, GTSC), organized a vigil on June 27 to commemorate the victims, call for safer schools, and demand an investigation.
One of the activists told Human Rights Watch the organizers tried to hold the memorial ceremony at the school but were denied access by the Education Ministry because investigations were underway. Understanding this reason, they selected a different location, but the security minister said the vigil was not authorized, citing a 2022 ban on protests in public spaces.
The organizers along with the students and their families started to hold the vigil anyway, but police broke it up and arrested seven people including the three organizers, Gervais Lakosso, Fernand Mandéndjapou, and Paul Crescent Beninga, the activists said.
Photos showing police beating vigil participants, seen by Human Rights Watch, circulated on social media. Human Rights Watch was also sent photos from one of the vigil organizers showing wounds from when he was thrown in a police truck.
“We were trying to light candles and put down flowers in memory of those we lost,” Beninga said. “Where is the security risk in that? We were trying to mourn our young people that were studying for their future and the police came, beat, and arrested us and took us away.”
During their interrogation, three civil society activists were informally accused by the police of “association with criminals” and of having ties to the Republican Bloc for the Defense of the Constitution (Bloc Républicain pour la Défense de la Constitution, BRDC), a coalition of opposition parties. People close to the government often disparage the coalition and accuse it of supporting armed groups.
“We were treated like criminals and traitors,” Mandéndjapou said.
The Internal Security Ministry posted its rejection of the activists’ request to hold the memorial event on its Facebook page, along with photos of the three activists in handcuffs. The post says that the “detained,” while free, will “be subject to close police surveillance.”
Authorities took Lakosso and Mandéndjapou to a cell at the National Security Unit and Beninga to a cell at the Central Office for the Repression of Banditry (Office Central de Répression du Banditisme, OCRB), a police unit in Bangui notorious for abuses, where they spent the night. Sending an activist detained for organizing a memorial for dead students to a facility run by a unit known for torture, executions, and shooting suspects on sight can only be designed to intimidate and send a threatening message to activists.
The three activists, as well as the four others arrested with them, were released after President Faustin-Archange Touadéra intervened, according to the activists and the ministry’s Facebook page.
Since 2022, Central African authorities have cracked down on civil society, media, and opposition political parties. The police have prevented opposition political protests and government officials have made unfounded accusations that civil society activists are collaborating with armed groups.
Repression increased ahead of local and national elections in 2023, and a referendum in 2023 led to a new constitution that removed term limits and allows Touadéra to run for a third term, which had not been permitted under the 2016 constitution.
“When tragedies like this occur, civil society should be able to commemorate, call for accountability, and support people in their grief,” Mudge said. “The government’s crackdown on this memorial event shows how much it relies on repression and assumes the worst from civil society.”
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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In the village of Dalafilani, Guinea, discover how the Guinean Red Cross supported the community to come together, building a network of canals to reduce the risks of flooding and infectious diseases.
For as long as they can remember, the people of Dalafilani—a small, rural village of 2,000 people in central Guinea—have faced a recurring and significant problem: flooding.
Every time heavy rains came, water coursed through the village, damaging homes and leaving large pools of polluted, stagnant water—the perfect breeding ground for waterborne and mosquito-borne diseases.
Not only did the floods jeopardise people’s homes and health, they also caused economic pressures. Villagers used to have to frequently buy medicine to treat relatives who fell sick from flood-related diseases, diverting precious income from other daily needs.
So when local Guinean Red Cross volunteers rallied the community together to discuss potential solutions, the community decided it would do whatever it takes to keep the floods—and diseases—at bay.
A community diagnosis at the heart of change
Through the Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Programme (CP3), trained Guinean Red Cross volunteers led the community through a participatory risk assessment to understand the problem, discuss the community’s needs and resources, and come up with a workable solution.
“As members of this community, we worked together to identify the priority problems. During a community diagnosis, the residents recognized that flooding and wastewater were a major source of disease, and that their environment had a direct impact on their health, safety and livelihoods,” explains Guinean Red Cross volunteer, Sekou Oularé.
“Together, we came up with the idea of constructing a system of canals through the village to evacuate flood and wastewater. The Red Cross facilitated this process, providing tools and logistical support,” he adds.
Taking collective action
With a plan of action agreed, villagers in Dalafilani quickly got to work turning their idea into reality.
“We decided to mobilize the whole community. Men and women worked hand in hand to build the canals. We made bricks, dug trenches and transported materials. This work has enabled us to create a functional drainage system that carries rainwater and domestic wastewater away from our village,” explains Fanta Bö Kourouma, president of the Dalafilani youth group.
Guinean Red Cross volunteers were on hand throughout the process—helping to build the canals, map out where they should run to most effectively carry water away from the village, and procure the necessary materials.
A healthier, safer community in the long-term
Following the construction of the canals, it didn’t take long for the community to see a positive change. The village is cleaner, there are no more pools of stagnant water following the rains, and families are relieved to see their children in better health.
“Before, we had problems with illness, especially among children. They used to play in the dirty water and it made them sick. It was a heavy burden on our finances because of the cost of medicines. Today, thanks to the drainage system, there are fewer mosquitoes and fewer children are getting sick,” says Gbè Traoré, a resident of Dalafilani.
Local health authorities have also reported a decrease in diseases, with head of the Dalafilani health post, Bernard Camara, recording significantly fewer medical consultations relating to malaria and water-borne diseases.
Guinea Red Cross volunteers continue to support people in Dalafilani, conducting regular community meetings to raise awareness of epidemic risks and reinforce cleanliness efforts.
Dalafilani village chief, Fodé Oularé, is relieved to see improvements to his community’s health, and understands they need to keep working together to keep disease risks at bay in the long-term.
“Before, rainwater was running off in all directions, creating puddles of stagnant water. Now, with the system we’ve built, the water is drained away and we have a cleaner environment. The Red Cross has been working with us to raise awareness and maintain this progress, but it’s up to us, the residents, to keep things clean to prevent disease,” he explains.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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On a hot and humid Thursday afternoon, the courtyard of The Gambia’s Central Medical Store swarms with people. Despite the oppressive heat, dozens of people gather under a large tent.
From time to time, clouds appear before dissipating, while the small puddles left by a light rainfall the day before remind everyone of the onset of the rainy season, a period known to bring a surge in malaria cases.
Against this backdrop, the Gambian Red Cross Society (GRCS) officially handed over a vital consignment of anti-malarial medications to the Ministry of Health in support of the upcoming Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign.
This life-saving donation is part of the “Accelerating Malaria Elimination in The Gambia” project, funded by the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
“This delivery comes at the right time,” said Lamine Dampha, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health during the handover ceremony. “The rainy season, commonly referred to as ‘malaria season’, has just begun. These medications will allow us to protect tens of thousands of people, especially children under five, who continue to bear the highest burden of malaria, across the country”.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Charles Businge, the IFRC’s regional director for Africa emphasized that these medications come at a crucial time when global funding for malaria is declining.
In this context, Ibou Fye Njie, secretary general of the GRCS, says these medicines take on even greater significance.
“Delivery of these medicines marks a significant milestone in our collective efforts to achieve a malaria-free Gambia, while emphasizing that the project will finance the operational costs for the implementation of four SMC cycles during the 2025 malaria season in Kombo North District,” he said.
Supporting a nationwide mosquito nets distribution campaign
Valued at over USD 108,000 (excluding transport costs estimated at USD 35,000), the medications handover follows a large-scale mosquito net distribution campaign, conducted in partnership with the Senegalese authorities as part of a coordinated cross-border malaria control effort.
More than 1.5 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets were distributed free of charge to households across The Gambia.
Supporting this nationwide effort, 280 Red Cross volunteers were mobilized across all regions to raise awareness about malaria prevention. They went door-to-door educating families about the proper use of mosquito nets, provided information on where to collect them, and assisted Ministry of Health staff with registering beneficiaries.
“I’m very grateful to have received a mosquito net,” said a mother of three from the Central River Region. “This year, I know my children and I will be protected from malaria.”
Malaria: a major public health threat
Malaria is one of the top ten causes of death in The Gambia, with the entire population of the country at risk of the disease. It also remains a leading cause of childhood mortality and morbidity in The Gambia, where under-five mortality rate remains high at 56 per 1,000 live births.
Despite significant progress in recent years, global malaria funding is insufficient to sustain essential services for a growing population and addressing biological and non-biological threats.
Speaking on behalf of His Excellency Liu Jin, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to The Gambia, Mr. Zhan Tong, Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy, reaffirmed China’s commitment:
“We are confident that, with the strong support of the Chinese government and the international community, we will see tangible progress very soon,” he said.
The “Accelerating Malaria Elimination in The Gambia” project, launched in September 2024, will run through September 2026, with a total budget of USD 1,978,879.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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At least 15 Palestinians were killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to local health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Hamas to respond to his “final proposal” for a ceasefire in Gaza in the next 24 hours.
Health officials at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, said the Israeli military had carried out an airstrike on a tent encampment west of the city around 2 a.m., killing 15 Palestinians displaced by nearly two years of war.
The Israeli military had no immediate comment.
Later on Friday, Palestinians gathered to perform funeral prayers before burying those killed overnight.
“The ceasefire will come, and I have lost my brother? There should have been a ceasefire long ago before I lost my brother,” said 13-year-old Mayar Al Farr as she wept. Her brother, Mahmoud, was among those killed.
Adlar Mouamar said her nephew, Ashraf, was also killed. “Our hearts are broken. We ask the world, we don’t want food…We want them to end the bloodshed. We want them to stop this war.”
Trump earlier said it would probably be known in 24 hours whether Hamas has accepted a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
On Tuesday, the president announced that Israel had accepted the conditions needed to finalise a 60-day ceasefire with Hamas, during which the parties would work towards ending the war.
Hamas, which has previously declared it would only agree to a deal for a permanent end to the war, has said it was studying the proposal, but given no public indication whether it would accept or reject it.
‘MAKE THE DEAL’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is yet to comment on Trump’s ceasefire announcement. While some members of his right-wing coalition oppose a deal, others have indicated their support.
Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, a position the militant group has so far refused to discuss.
In Tel Aviv, families and friends of hostages held in Gaza were among demonstrators who gathered outside a U.S. Embassy building on U.S. Independence Day, calling on Trump to secure a deal for all of the captives.
Demonstrators set up a symbolic Shabbat dinner table, placing 50 empty chairs to represent those who are still held in Gaza. Banners hung nearby displaying a post by Trump from his Truth Social platform that read, “MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!”
The Sabbath, or Shabbat, observed from Friday evening to Saturday nightfall, is often marked by Jewish families with a traditional Friday night dinner.
“Only you can make the deal. We want one beautiful deal. One beautiful hostage deal,” said Gideon Rosenberg, 48, from Tel Aviv.
Rosenberg was wearing a shirt with the image of hostage Avinatan Or, one of his employees who was abducted by Palestinian militants from the Nova musical festival on October 7, 2023. He is among the 20 hostages who are believed to be alive after more than 600 days of captivity.
Ruby Chen, 55, the father of 19-year-old American-Israeli Itay, who is believed to have been killed after being taken captive, urged Netanyahu to return from his meeting with Trump in Washington on Monday with a deal that brings back all hostages.
“Let this United States Independence Day mark the beginning of a lasting peace…, one that secures the sacred value of human life and one that bestows dignity to the deceased hostages by ensuring their return to proper burial,” he said, also appealing to Trump.
Itay Chen, also a German national, was serving as an Israeli soldier when Hamas carried out its surprise attack on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking another 251 hostage.
Israel’s retaliatory war against Hamas has devastated Gaza, which the militant group has ruled for almost two decades but now only controls in parts, displacing most of the population of more than 2 million and triggering widespread hunger.
More than 57,000 Palestinians have been killed in nearly two years of fighting, most of them civilians, according to local health officials.
-Reuters
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments
A road with a history of flooding between Romsey and Stockbridge is being upgraded thanks to the Environment Agency and Hampshire County Council.
Upgrades to Stockbridge Road in Timsbury will help prevent it flooding
Work will start on Stockbridge Road, Timsbury, on 28 July and will take up to five weeks, depending on weather conditions. Several improvements will be made, including:
The essential works by Hampshire County Council Highways mean the road must be closed during this time. Road users are advised to plan alternative routes but a clearly signposted diversion will be in place.
This latest work builds on the successful £9.5 million Romsey Flood Alleviation Scheme completed in 2022, which protects 127 properties from River Test and surface water flooding.
This section of road sits within a flood plain and experiences winter flooding, requiring temporary barriers and full road diversions that disrupt local travel and businesses.
Simon Moody, Environment Agency area director for Solent and South Downs, said:
This targeted intervention will significantly reduce the risk of seasonal flooding on a key route into Romsey.
By raising the road level and improving drainage infrastructure, we’re creating a safer, more resilient transport link that can withstand extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change.
We thank the local community for its patience and cooperation during these essential works.
Temporary flood barriers, like the above, have been necessary in the past as the road sits in a flood plain.
Councillor Nick Adams-King, Leader of Hampshire County Council, said:
This closure will cause disruption, and I’m sorry that means a diversion for those using the road.
However, it’s good news the road closure is confined to the school holiday period and I welcome this further step towards the completion of Romsey’s much needed flood prevention scheme.
These improvements to the road layout will reduce the risk of flooding at a spot that has seen recurring issues. Whilst this essential work is taking place, do please allow more time for their journey.
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments
The Mona Offshore Wind Farm application has today been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Mona Offshore Wind Farm
The application will consist of the development of an offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1500MW in the Irish Sea awarded as part of the Round 4 Offshore Wind Licensing Arrangements
The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Mona Offshore Wind Limited on 22 February 2024 and accepted for examination on 21 March 2024.
Following an examination during which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 16 April 2025.
This is the 95th energy application out of 159 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.
Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other interested parties were able to participate in this six-month examination.
The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.
Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning Inspectorate Press Office, on 0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email: