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Water scarcity in Los Cabos hits locals as resorts and golf courses use millions of liters daily
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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July 19, 2025
Water scarcity in Los Cabos hits working‑class neighborhoods hard as luxury resorts and golf courses draw millions of liters daily, leaving thousands of families without reliable access. Los Cabos is celebrated worldwide for its pristine golf...
Cabo San Lucas fireboat AINA enters final testing phase
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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July 19, 2025
Cabo San Lucas fireboat AINA enters final testing phase as Mexico’s first fireboat operated by a local department, backed by Wild Cabo and Bisbee’s Mexico with over 5 million pesos in private support. The Cabo San Lucas Fire and Rescue Department...
Fearless at 14
The Malaysian Star
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July 19, 2025
At the tender age of 14, when most teenagers are busy trying to find their footing in the world, Lisa Lu founded the International Youth Tobacco Control (IYTC) – an initiative focused on innovative youth-led tobacco prevention strategies and...
Parker Council approves ordinance for marijuana facilities
Parker Pioneer - Arizona
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By a 4-2 vote, the Parker Town Council approved an ordinance, No. 01-2025, regarding rules and regulations allowing for the establishment and operation of medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries within the town limits. At the Council’s...
Hague Group Confronts Israel Over Gaza
Consortium News
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July 18, 2025
The U.S. is now expected to pressure other countries not to sign on to the joint action plan announced by the 12 countries in Bogota, Mick Hall reports. Portion of the skyline of Bogota, Colombia. (CAPRA Initiative/Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 By Mick...
To end the Gaza genocide, the Global South takes justice into its own hands
New Internationalist
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July 18, 2025
Kate McMahon reports from Bogotá as states gather for emergency meeting to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Twelve states from across the Global South made history this week by announcing unprecedented measures to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza....
BRICS 2025 and the Indian dilemma
The Express Tribune
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July 15, 2025
Listen to article The 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded without the presence of the presidents of China, Russia and Iran. Russia and Iran were represented by their foreign ministers, and China by their premier. The theme of this year's...
Here's everyone who filed for office in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender
Star News - North Carolina
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The 2025 Municipal Election candidate filing period ended July 18. The election will be held on November 4, with early voting starting October 16. Candidates are listed for various positions across New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. As...
The 17th BRICS Summit, 2025
Diplomacy & Beyond Plus
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July 9, 2025
The 17th BRICS Summit was convened on July 6-7, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil’s presidency, alongside 11 permanent members of BRICS, the newest being Indonesia, 9 partner countries, 8 invitee countries, and 7 heads of international...
Reporting on the economy of genocide
The Manila Times
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July 18, 2025
SO explosive is the last report of Francesca Albanese, the United Nations rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, that she immediately became the only UN rapporteur to be sanctioned by a United States...
Latin America positions itself as a global green hydrogen leader by 2050
United Press International (UPI)
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The first interurban bus powered by green hydrogen in Chile, put on display in October 2023, is a project promoted by the state agency Corporation for the Promotion of Production and the company Foton, represented by Andes Motor. File Photo by...
El anuncio de Trump sobre misiles da un alivio vital a Ucrania, pero la falta de sanciones contra Rusia resulta dolorosa
KVIA - Texas
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July 15, 2025
Análisis de Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Las declaraciones de Donald Trump sobre Ucrania el lunes distaron mucho de ser el anuncio más importante que el presidente estadounidense podría haber hecho. La buena noticia para Kyiv es conocida. Trump ha...
Oman's passport improves rankings with more visa-free access
Oman Observer
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July 22, 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman's Passport has been improving its rankings consistently from 67th in 2018 to 56 in 2025, based on several countries, including China and Russia, announcing visa-exemption for Omanis, according to the latest Henley...
Israeli exceptionalism and Global South
The Express Tribune
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July 18, 2025
Listen to article Two events in the past week provided yet another glimpse of the global political shifts and growing inter-state tensions. One was a meeting in Bogota, Colombia, convened by the Hague Group, which is expressly opposed to the...
Revolutionary Third World Leaders Praise China’s World Role
Dissident Voice
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July 18, 2025
China is a modern superpower, as is the US, but a qualitatively different superpower. The US uses military aggression, coups, and sanctions to impose US corporate interests worldwide. China is a peaceful power that respects national sovereignty,...
UN special rapporteur calls on Hague Group countries to sever relations with Israel
TASS
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July 15, 2025
MEXICO CITY, July 15. /TASS/. The United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has called on the countries of the Hague Group to immediately sever diplomatic, economic, and political relations with...
Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for her late father's seat in Congress
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
In a special primary election to determine candidates to replace the late Raúl Grijalva in Southern Arizona, the congressman’s daughter, Adelita Grijalva, has won Democratic nomination, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Grijalva...
City Council Notes from July 15 Meeting: Public Comments and Council Member Reports
Fullerton Observer Newspaper - California
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July 17, 2025
• Karen Lloreda stated, “I want to express my concerns regarding the number of leases we will be discussing during the summer agendas. Why is it so difficult to obtain the relevant information? I requested copies of all city leases over three...
Global calls for ceasefire fall flat amid Gaza devastation: WashPo
Al Mayadeen
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July 18, 2025
The aggression and suffering in Gaza show no signs of abating, as "Israel" continues airstrikes across the region. After an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. The strike...
The Yellow BRICS Road
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
Leading officials of the BRICS nations met last week for the 17th annual summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As American hegemony continues to strain and the U.S.-led unipolar world shows signs of stress and fractures, BRICS, the leading alternative...