Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
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Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil last November, he made a stopover in Casablanca, where he was greeted with dates and milk, the traditional welcome for honored guests, and a meeting with Crown Prince…

Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.
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Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The walls surrounding Ghana’s national cathedral are aging plywood. Its spires are yellow construction cranes, which have not moved in years. It frequently reverberates with singing — the singing of a choir of frogs that moves in whenever the cathedral’s half-finished foundations fill…

Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.
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Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The migration of the Painted Lady butterfly The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) undertakes the longest known butterfly migration — an annual, multigenerational journey between Europe and tropical Africa. In search of blooming flowers and host plants, these butterflies travel more than 9,000…

Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
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Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The nation that the Trump administration slapped with the heftiest tariff this week is a small, rural, landlocked country in southern Africa that is among the world’s poorest. Lesotho, which makes denim that goes into American-branded jeans, was hit with a 50 percent…

Prince Harry Resigns From Charity Amid Board Dispute: What to Know
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Prince Harry Resigns From Charity Amid Board Dispute: What to Know

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prince Harry announced on March 25 that he had stepped down as a patron of Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in memory of his mother, after a monthslong dispute between the charity’s chair and the board of trustees broke into the open. Harry…

Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
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Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dalvin Modore walked as if there was broken glass beneath his feet, stepping gingerly, his frail shoulders hunched against the anticipation of pain. His trousers had become so loose that he had to hold them up as he inched around his small farm…

With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
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With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists have raced on lush Rwandan hills, John Legend performed a sold-out concert in the capital, Kigali, and entrepreneurs have gathered at a…

How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out…

Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
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Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region — except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to…