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Strategic Global South Push by India: PM Modi aims to bolster influence of Bharat in Africa and Latin America
Organiser Weekly
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a high-stakes diplomatic tour from July 2 to July 9, 2025, spanning five nations across Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, with a significant appearance at the BRICS Summit in Brazil. This strategic...
Trump to assess Texas flood damage today. And, DOGE has access to farmers' payments
KAZU - California
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July 11, 2025
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories President Trump is heading to Kerr County,...
Trump's Brazil tariff rattles coffee market
BDNews24
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The 50% tariff that the Trump administration has slapped on Brazilian imports has rattled the global coffee market and could make the price of a cup of coffee in the US jump beyond recent highs. Brazil is the world's largest grower and exporter of...
How the resumption of MDM imports from Brazil impacts South Africa's food security crisis
IOL
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South Africa has officially lifted its eight-week ban on Brazilian poultry imports, including mechanically deboned meat (MDM), a critical input in the production of affordable processed meats such as polony, viennas, russians, and sausages. But...
India–Argentina agricultural ties: Toward an inclusive, resilient & sustainable future
ETGovernment
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July 11, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Argentina this week comes at a particularly significant time as the South American nation is undertaking major economic reforms somewhat similar to those India went through in the past.Prime Minister...
Trump imposes massive tariffs on Brazil over trial of ex-president Bolsonaro for fascist coup attempt
World Socialist Web Site
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July 11, 2025
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and commanders of the Armed Forces, Adm. Almir Garnier Santos, Army Gen. Paulo Sergio Nogueira and Air Brig. Lt. Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior. [Photo: Marcos Corrês/PR]In an extraordinary act of...
Farm raid in Vermont raises concern
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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July 8, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever...
Brazil’s Gamble with Trump’s USA Ends in Costly Trade Clash
The Rio Times
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July 10, 2025
Lula’s Brazil was looking for trouble with Trump’s USA and got it. After months of rising tension, the United States announced a 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports, effective August 1. President Donald Trump linked the move directly to Brazil’s...
Brazil Lula hails 1955 Bandung spirit, welcomes Indonesia to BRICS
Antara
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July 10, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has praised Indonesia for its initiative in hosting the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, West Java, which brought together developing nations to amplify their shared...
Senator John Cornyn addresses agricultural issues and flood impacts in recent tweets
Houston Republic - Texas
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July 10, 2025
Senator John Cornyn has recently addressed various pressing issues through his social media posts. His communications cover topics ranging from agricultural challenges to the impact of severe weather events in Texas. On July 10, 2025, Senator...
Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka — 22 countries hit with Donald Trump’s ‘common sense’ tariffs up to 50% | Complete list
Mint
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump explained that the new tariff rates were based on “common sense” and trade imbalances, although this was inconsistent with what he wrote in his letter to Brazil, according to an AP report. He also admitted that he hadn’t...
PM Modi embarks on Africa & Latin America tour; Know more about the longest foreign trip in 11 years
Organiser Weekly
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In a bold diplomatic manoeuvre aimed at deepening energy ties, strengthening defence partnerships, cultural ties and expanding India’s presence across two continents, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on an eight-day, five-nation tour...
Five Caribbean countries to participate in CCRIF’s new microinsurance initiative
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, CCRIF SPC, says it has entered into partnership with CelsiusPro and its subsidiary, Global Parametrics, to launch two initiatives for the administration of microinsurance products. The CCRIF...
Trump tariffs unsettle SA farmers as Africa eyes agricultural growth
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
The overall economic impact on agricultural exports may be modest, but the Western Cape in particular ‘could face serious disruption’. Farmers and analysts have raised concerns over the impact of recently announced US tariffs on South African...
Agriculture Department halts livestock trade at southern ports due to parasitic fly
Washington Examiner
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July 10, 2025
The Department of Agriculture has closed the livestock trade at the country’s southern ports due to concerns over a parasitic fly. A case of New World screwworm was identified in Mexico, threatening “American livestock and our nation’s food...
Mexico barred from sending cattle to US over flesh-eating pest
The Hazard Herald - Kentucky
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The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the southern border after Mexican cattle tested positive for the flesh-eating New World screwworm (NWS). "The United States has promised to be vigilant --...
Mexico barred from sending cattle to US over flesh-eating pest
Brenham Banner-Press - Texas
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The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the southern border after Mexican cattle tested positive for the flesh-eating New World screwworm (NWS). "The United States has promised to be vigilant --...
Trump's Brazil tariff rattles coffee market, could raise prices in US
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
NEW YORK: The 50% tariff that the Trump administration has slapped on Brazilian imports has rattled the global coffee market and could make the price of a cup of coffee in the U.S. jump beyond recent highs. Brazil is the world's largest grower and...
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From Ghana to Brazil: Decoding PM Modi’s Global South diplomacy
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a five-nation tour starting with Africa and ending in Africa, with a significant focus on Africa throughout and the Global South as the overarching context. Speaking at the last leg of his tour at the...
Stable exchange rates and efficient public administration may provide Caribbean governments the best platform for job-creation investments
Stabroek News
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July 11, 2025
Dear Editor, The reality facing school leavers in the Caribbean is graphically illustrated by a commentary entitled “The Silent flight of our youth” in the Barbados Daily Nation newspaper of July 1. The writer, a secondary school leaver about to...