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The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
UN News
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August 4, 2025
Unless an international accord is inked, plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, causing significant damage – including to our health – according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The UNEP-led talks follow a decision in 2022 by Member...
What it was like at Wacken Open Air 2025
Louder
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August 4, 2025
"Wacken - rain or shine." It's a good catchphrase, though there was definitely more of one than the other at this year's event as Wacken Open Air returned for its 34th edition, boasting a host of massive metal names including Guns N' Roses, Papa...
Top 10 Bitcoin & Crypto Cloud Mining Platforms in Finland (2025): Best Regulated Sites for Staking & Investments
Blockonomi
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July 29, 2025
Cloud mining in Finland is booming in 2025, and its boosted popularity is easily explainable. Because of tough regulations from FIN-FSA and the MiCA principles from the EU, investors have a safe and proper environment. Beginners as well as...
Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
Lancaster Farming - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
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BTG Pactual to acquire HSBC operations in Uruguay for $175m
Retail Banker International
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July 29, 2025
Brazilian bank BTG Pactual has brokered a deal to acquire HSBC’s operations in Uruguay, marking its entry into the Uruguayan market. The deal, valued at $175m, encompasses both equity and additional equity instruments, with adjustments to be made...
Sanfic Industria’s New Queer Incubator Includes Financial Grant from Netflix, EU-LAC Foundation Backing (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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July 29, 2025
Chile’s Sanfic Industria new Queer Incubator section will have the unprecedented support of Netflix through its Creative Equity Fund. “This support marks a significant milestone as it represents the first monetary award in our labs and our first...
Paraguay invests in progressive cattle industry
Midwest Messenger - Nebraska
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Where did the month of July go? The swather and I are working on our love-hate relationship. I keep thinking about how much hay is left to knock down and wondering what I’m going to have to do to keep this relationship in the “love” category. We...
Fruit of the Loom Partners With Uruguay’s Grupo Lolita to Expand in South America
The MDS
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July 29, 2025
Fruit of the Loom looks South. The historic American brand has signed an exclusive partnership with Uruguay-based Grupo Lolita to lead its expansion across South America, starting in January 2026. The agreement will see the brand roll out in...
Uruguay Builds a Housing Revolution One Brick—and One Neighbor—at a Time
LatinAmerican Post
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July 25, 2025
In a world where affordable housing is slipping out of reach, Uruguay’s mutual-aid cooperatives have quietly achieved what markets and ministries often fail to deliver: dignified shelter, built by residents themselves, protected from speculation,...
Legion baseball roundup: A compelling win for Montevideo
West Central Tribune - Minnesota
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July 28, 2025
GLENWOOD — When the day started, the Montevideo American Legion baseball team was one win away from the state tournament. And Griffin Epema? He was in Emerson, Georgia. The Montevideo junior-to-be played in The Futures Games with a team made up of...
Brazil Women vs Uruguay Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 29th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 27, 2025
Brazil Women will face Uruguay Women at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado on Tuesday in the semifinals of the 2025 Copa América Femenina. Selecao enjoyed a comfortable group-stage run, beating Venezuela, Bolivia and Paraguay in their first three...
‘Working class’ internships for civil service
The Times
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Sir, Your editorial rightly ridicules the plan for civil service internships to be restricted to “working-class students” to make Whitehall more representative (“Normal People”, Aug 2). We seem to be going full circle through ideological, inverted...
World Steel Association: June Steel Production Down by 5.8%
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 23, 2025
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.4 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2025, a 5.8% decrease compared to June 2024. Crude steel production by region Africa produced 1.7 Mt in...
Uruguay: New water treatment plant approved
MercoPress
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Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:27 UTC The Uruguayan government canceled the controversial Arazatí plan known as Project Neptuno Uruguay is moving forward with plans for a 200,000 cubic meter water treatment plant in the Santa Lucía River basin,...
Big Tobacco wants your Kid$$$; Keep Belize Smoke-Free, PAHO warns
Amandala
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August 3, 2025
Gustavo Sonora- PAHO Director of Tobacco Control By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 30, 2025 Big Tobacco wants your kids! Big Tobacco wants your children’s money! The worldwide tobacco industry’s earnings of US$988...
Former Uruguayan military officer convicted in 1974 case
MercoPress
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Thursday, July 24th 2025 - 08:47 UTC Other suspects died before conviction, but Rebollo was held to account for the Girls of April raid Former Uruguayan military officer Juan Rebollo has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role as...
“Turning point” for shipping: Incat to build two battery electric ferries for Denmark
The Driven
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July 23, 2025
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania says it has been selected to design and build two new battery electric ferries for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen in what it says is part of the “world largest electrification project at sea.” The two new...
Hottest Free Bitcoin Mining App: Earn $6,312 Daily Crypto Passive Income
NFT Evening
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July 23, 2025
In 2025, as digital assets continue their ascent into mainstream portfolios, a growing wave of individuals are turning to cloud mining apps to generate passive crypto income—without the complexity of trading or managing mining equipment. Among the...
Best free Bitcoin Mining app of 2025: Earn $6,312 daily with automated mining and passive income
Cyprus Mail
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July 24, 2025
As the cryptocurrency market enters a new bull phase in 2025, Bitcoin is once again in the spotlight. Increasingly, everyday investors are shifting from “holding and hoping” to more stable, income-generating strategies like cloud mining. Among...
Japan and Indonesia Trade Deals Appreciated by Ag Industry
Northern Ag Network
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July 23, 2025
President Donald Trump late Tuesday announced a trade deal with Japan, and USA Rice, perhaps the group most sensitive to U.S. trade policy with Japan, endorsed it. Trump said on social media: “We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps...