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OPINION | Volunteer expertise to informal and small businesses
Sowetan
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July 15, 2025
As we approach Nelson Mandela Day on Friday July 18, I am reminded of Madiba’s timeless words: “It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” Celebrated globally, Mandela Day inspires millions to dedicate 67 minutes to...
The instrumentalization of antisemitism and the emergence of Jewish Voice for Peace in the United States
LINKS
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July 16, 2025
First published at Tempest. In this interview, Tempest members Sherry Wolf and Charlie Post provide a historical and contemporary roadmap for understanding the opportunistic, and often state-sponsored, bad-faith conflation of anti-Zionism with...
SME Corp’s BEEP Plus propels Sarawak-based SSK Resources to greater heights
Borneo Post
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July 11, 2025
Marilyn, SSK Resources’ Project Development Executive, during a presentation about the company. KUCHING (July 11): Sarawak-based engineering firm, SSK Resources (M) Sdn Bhd, has experienced significant growth and transformation since participating...
Germany Relaunches Zero-Emission Bus Funding: Up to 80% Covered for Hydrogen and Electric Fleets
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 10, 2025
Germany fires up zero-emission bus funding again for 2025 Germany is back in the game when it comes to zero-emission tech. Starting July 2025, the country is rolling out a revamped zero-emission bus funding program, giving public transit operators...
German Finance Minister Takes Aim at Andrea Orcel
finews.com
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July 10, 2025
Donnerstag, 10. Juli 2025 14:39 At the beginning of the year, Andrea Orcel remained optimistic that a change of government in Berlin could also shift the climate in favor of a Unicredit takeover of Commerzbank. But now, Germany's Finance Minister...
US Stocks Mixed; Small Business Sentiment Falls In June
Benzinga
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July 8, 2025
U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 100 points on Tuesday. Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.22% to 44,309.37 while the NASDAQ gained 0.07% to 20,426.62. The S&P 500 also fell,...
Obituaries: July 16, 2025
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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Sanda Robertson Sanda Robertson, 76, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville. Born Nov. 18, 1948, in Murray, Kentucky, she was the daughter of...
German business remains highly interested in Russia — expert
TASS
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July 9, 2025
YEKATERINBURG, July 9. /TASS/. The interest of representatives of the German business in operations in Russia remains high, the trade representative of Russia in India, who earlier served at a similar position in Germany in 2018 - 2025, told TASS...
For CT small business, Trump’s tariffs call for another ‘pivot’
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 6, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Editor’s note: We are now offering an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. At the Dutch Epicure Shop in...
German government sticks to excluding households and small businesses from electricity tax cut
Clean Energy Wire
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July 3, 2025
After a week-long debate following public outcry over the German government’s plans to exclude households and small businesses from tax reductions for electricity, the governing coalition ultimately decided to stick to its budget proposal and...
KEBS Records ‘shouldn’t be working’ – but it is
WDIO - Minnesota
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July 15, 2025
Local talk show taking an uplifting look at Twin Ports life by providing news & info relevant to our area. KEBS Records very well could be the world’s smallest record store. It’s in Bovey and all of 80 square feet. The space used to be Tim...
World Vision launches economic empowerment project in Kassena Nankana West
Ghana News Agency
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July 15, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Sirigu (U/E), July 15, GNA – World Vision Ghana, a Christian child rights organisation, has scaled up the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration for Sustainable Economic Empowerment and Development (FMNR4SEED) project in the...
Australia’s renewables push makes us poorer while super-polluter China cancels out any climate benefit
Sky News Australia
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July 15, 2025
Australia’s renewables crusade has cost taxpayers $29 billion in the last decade and only lowered energy emissions by a measly six per cent. To make matters worse, during the same period, China increased emissions by 1,970 million tonnes, 87 times...
EU's Climate Leviathan: CO₂ Trading Scheme To Cripple German Drivers By 2027
Zero Hedge
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Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Starting in 2027, a price shock at the gas station threatens drivers. The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS II) will be extended to include the transport and building sectors. Another wave of price increases is rolling in....
AI Agent Market To Reach USD 15.1 Billion By 2031, Growing At 60.3% CAGR Valuates Reports
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) BANGALORE, India, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AI Agent Software Market is Segmented by Type (L3, L4, L5), by Application (Commercial, Individual). The AI Agent Software Market was valued at USD 554 Million in the year 2024...
Why American Energy Dominance Is a Strategic Imperative
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
Energy dominance is too important to be confined to economics. Instead, it is a strategic imperative. The Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda is not merely an economic policy but a strategic doctrine. Its objectives are clear: 1) to...
Spain: EIB Group and CaixaBank to provide small businesses and mid-caps with access to €900 million of new financing to promote investment, cover liquidity needs and back the agricultural sector
The European Sting
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July 1, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. €20 million loan will support seafood value chains, a strategic pillar of cooperation between Mauritania and the European Union 30% of financing specially...
German government scraps electricity tax cuts for households
The Local - Germany
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July 3, 2025
The German government has announced it was postponing electricity tax cuts for households and small businesses citing budget constraints, meaning electricity bills will remain high for the foreseeable future. Reducing electricity costs, for both...
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Revealed: Two-thirds of small businesses would now vote Remain after profits hit by Brexit
The Independent
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June 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Phoenix toy store owner calls on congressman to see how policies are impacting small businesses
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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June 26, 2025
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A toy shop owner in Phoenix is using a letter of congratulations from an Arizona Congressman to spark a bigger conversation about politics. Instead of calling him out, she called him in to see how legislation affects small...