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“Justice is more than just a judgment” An interview with the President of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Graciela Gatti Santana
EJIL: Talk!
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July 14, 2025
On 19 March 2025, I interviewed Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (the ‘IRMCT’ or ‘Mechanism’). It was a wide-ranging conversation in which we discussed, among...
Mercosur Under Brazil: Expanding Markets and Modernizing Cooperation
The Rio Times
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July 3, 2025
Brazil’s government, under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, assumed the rotating presidency of Mercosur on July 1, 2025, and will hold this position until December 31, 2025. During this six-month term, Brazil aims to boost trade and make...
Petroperu In Talks to Find Amazon Oil Block Partner
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Peru's state-run oil company Petroperu is in talks with five firms, including Canada's PetroTal and U.S.-based Upland Oil and Gas, as it seeks a partner to reactivate a key Amazon oil block, a company executive said late Thursday. Tomas Diaz,...
Petroperu accelerates talks for Amazon oil block partner
WSAU - Wisconsin
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June 27, 2025
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peru’s state-run oil company Petroperu is in talks with five firms, including Canada’s PetroTal and U.S.-based Upland Oil and Gas, as it seeks a partner to reactivate a key Amazon oil block, a company executive said...
Contributor: We still rely on gasoline. Why is California adding to the cost and the pollution?
Los Angeles Times
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July 6, 2025
California is a state of contradictions. We lead the nation in environmental regulation, tout our clean energy goals with pride and champion a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. Yet despite this green image, our economy — and daily life —...
Trump Flunks the Kitchen Test
The New Yorker
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July 14, 2025
Occasionally, you might find yourself hungry in Somerset County, New Jersey, on, say, a Monday at around lunchtime. Where to eat? A couple of local establishments have recently gotten a lot of buzz. One, Trump National, the President’s golf club...
3 of the best indie games from the first half of 2025
T3
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July 15, 2025
There are so many indie games released every year that keeping tabs on them all is nearly impossible, and as we’ve just passed the halfway point in 2025, now is a good time to take stock and look back on all the great stuff we’ve been able to play...
Culture Canvas: Concert of Colors building bridges through music
Bridge Detroit - Michigan
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July 15, 2025
Hey Detroiters! Welcome back to Culture Canvas. Hope you all have been able to enjoy some of the many festivals that have taken place so far this summer like Movement, Motor City Pride, Hart of Detroit Summer Festival, or last weekend’s Detroit...
Patricio M. Muñoz
The Two River Times - New Jersey
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July 6, 2025
On June 14, 2025, Patricio M. Muñoz, beloved father, father-in-law and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home in Monmouth Beach. Patricio was born Sept. 24, 1935, in Latacunga, Ecuador. His parents were Blanca Muñoz Custode and Leovigildo...
Desarticulan en Costa Rica presunta red de trata de personas que estuvo vinculada al Tren de Aragua
KESQ-TV - California
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July 16, 2025
Por Djenane Villanueva, CNN en Español Las autoridades de Costa Rica desarticularon una banda delictiva presuntamente dedicada a la trata de personas que obligaba a mujeres venezolanas a prostituirse y que podría tener vínculos con el Tren de...
Latin American solidarity brigade to attend Cuban celebrations for July 26th
Cuban News Agency
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July 15, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 15 (ACN) The 30th Latin American and Caribbean Brigade of Volunteer Work and Solidarity with Cuba, with 132 members from 11 nations, will participate in the July 26th celebrations as part of its visit to the country from July...
New York Rum Festival shares 2026 date
The Spirit Business
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July 16, 2025
On the heels of its most recent showcase, the New York Rum Festival has announced it will return to Brooklyn next June. The New York Rum Fest welcomes hundreds of attendees each year Hosted by The Rum Lab, next year’s New York Rum Festival will...
2025 Jubilee Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Catholic Standard - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
When he announced the Jubilee Year that would begin Dec. 24, 2024 and continue until Jan. 6, 2026, the late Pope Francis chose “Pilgrims of Hope” as the theme for the Holy Year. “The pilgrimage expresses a fundamental element of every Jubilee...
Editorial: Time to retire Jaguars from IAF fleet
Telengana Today
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July 16, 2025
Four crashes this year involving the ageing Jaguar — claiming three lives — have raised questions over their safety Persisting with the ageing, outdated aircraft has been the bane of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This has put the lives of young...
Seven players signed, £211m spent and Chelsea still have one glaring squad issue
Football London
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July 16, 2025
Chelsea were officially crowned the best club side in the world in the United States at the weekend. Yet even after winning the FIFA Club World Cup, there are areas of the squad that need improving ahead of the upcoming season. The Blues have...
DP World terminal increases container traffic agricultural exports in Peru
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 15, 2025
PERU – Container traffic at DP World’s terminal in the Port of Callao has risen by 19% over the past year, following the expansion of the Bicentennial Pier. The terminal processed a record 1.96 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2024,...
Farmed Shrimp Is High Carbon As Well
CleanTechnica
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July 16, 2025
After writing about two of the highest carbon foods, which are beef and lamb, it seems a mini-series is developing. The next high-carbon food, to make a trio, is farmed shrimp. Some of us may have had a kiddie shrimp cocktail or taken a family...
Tysers clarifies position on NITF tender
Daily FT
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Tysers in a statement yesterday responded to the recent public commentary regarding the awarding of a reinsurance tender involving the National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF). Tysers said it operates as a technical reinsurance partner, providing...
In Latin America, energy transition stirs a rise in human rights lawsuits
Mongabay
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July 4, 2025
A new report from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) finds that more than half of the 95 energy transition-related lawsuits recorded globally since 2009 took place in Latin America and the Caribbean. Almost half of all cases were...
Hats off to moms this summer!
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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Summer hats for moms strike the perfect balance between fashion and function — some are stylish showstoppers, others are made to take a beating in the sun and sand, but all are undeniably cute. Whether you need a wide-brimmed straw hat for brunch...