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National Mango Day 2025: When Did Mangoes Come To India? Lesser-known Facts About The King Of Fruits
Free Press Journal
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July 22, 2025
Every year, National Mango Day is celebrated on July 22. The day honours the delicious fruit known as the King of Fruits. Loved for its sweetness, rich flavour, and nutritional benefits, the mango holds a special place in Indian culture and...
Between Partnership and Primacy: Australia’s Diplomatic Posture in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
The Diplomat
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July 21, 2025
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong recently remarked in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that Australia seeks “a region in which no country dominates, and no country is dominated.” It is a carefully crafted formulation that is intended to resonate with...
United Airlines Reports Second-Quarter Profit, Sees Third-Quarter Positive Inflection in Both Supply and Demand
Message Media - Minnesota
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July 16, 2025
Airline expects less geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty in second half of 2025, with demand inflection beginning in early July with a 6 point acceleration in booking demand Published industry schedules show a supply inflection beginning in...
Meta Under Fire for Hosting Ads Raising Funds for Israeli Military Equipment
Digital Information World
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July 22, 2025
Watchdog Finds Ads Seeking Drone Donations on Meta Platforms. A recent investigation has revealed that Meta allowed dozens of paid advertisements promoting fundraising for Israeli military units to run across its platforms. These ads appeared on...
Yangon palm oil reference price set slightly higher this week
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 21, 2025
The wholesale reference rate of palm oil set for the Yangon market was set a bit higher at K6,055 this week ending 27 July from K6,030 per viss for a week ending 20 July, according to the Supervisory Committee on Edible Oil Import and...
Laos and Bitcoin: The Big Struggles of a Small Nation
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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July 21, 2025
A few weeks ago, a notification on Nostr caught my attention, thanks to a small Laos flag emoji in the poster’s username. Intrigued, I followed him back, and soon we exchanged Signal IDs. Not long after, I met him in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was...
Quads, triads and India’s South Asia paranoia
Scroll.in
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July 22, 2025
Let us not be coy. The limited war between Pakistan and India this past May, not long after the end-April terror attack near Pahalgam in Kashmir, has unlimited consequences for South Asia. As we know, avionics, strike and defensive systems got a...
UN Statements Undercut New Israeli Report on 10/7 Sexual Violence
Drop Site
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July 22, 2025
My book “The Squad” is out in paperback tomorrow. If you want to get it and avoid Amazon, you can do that here. In hindsight, I regret not fighting for the original title I wanted, “They’ve Got Money,” because it is a sequel to my previous one,...
Singapore’s most beloved local F&B brands revealed: foodpanda unveils first-ever Local Foodie Heroes Hall of Fame
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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A delicious tribute to Singapore’s iconic local eats to mark SG60 celebrations – enjoy close to two months of exclusive launch deals SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 22 July 2025 - Get ready for a flavour-packed celebration! foodpanda,...
India needs rare earth magnets. One forgotten PSU holds the key
Mint
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July 16, 2025
The dimly lit office is in a run down building, with a small signage anyone can easily miss. The 30-square feet reception area has no room for visitors. Operating under the department of atomic energy, which is headed by the Prime Minister, IREL...
Hundreds of Vietnamese Flee Compound As Online Scam Raids Intensify Nationwide
CamboJA News
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July 21, 2025
A total of 2,767 foreign nationals have been detained to date, including more than 400 women, in nationwide raids suspected of online scam operations, following Prime Minister Hun Manet’s directive on July 14. According to police reports, the...
Telin Launch CLS Manado-Minahasa: Bold Step to Strengthen Eastern Indonesia Digital Ecosystem Toward a More Diverse and Opulence Connectivity
Korea Herald
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July 22, 2025
MANADO, Indonesia, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), proudly announces the official launch of its new Cable Landing Station (CLS) in...
What are Trump's tariffs on ASEAN countries?
Fresh Plaza
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July 9, 2025
President Trump recently dispatched tariff letters to 14 countries, with 10 in Asia, threatening elevated reciprocal tariffs ranging from 25% to 40%, starting August 1, unless trade agreements are secured, as reported by APNews. ASEAN nations,...
New Music Reviews (7/21)
KEXP - Washington State
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Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below...
MAPCO exports over 7,000 tonnes of rice to 5 countries in Q1
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 3, 2025
Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation (MAPCO) shipped 7,302 tonnes of rice to five foreign countries in the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-2026, beginning 1 April, generating an income of US$2.4 million. Exports were delivered...
The dragon in the backyard: China’s strategic penetration of South Asia
Weekly Blitz
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July 21, 2025
China’s growing influence is reshaping South Asia’s balance of power. India’s traditional strengths endure, but without a bold response, its regional role may erode. As South Asia emerges as a central arena of geopolitical rivalry, India’s...
Understanding the latest US tariff updates from a T-shirt price POV
Fibre 2 Fashion
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In a significant move reshaping global trade dynamic, US President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of potential tariffs targeting 14 countries—including key textile and apparel exporters like Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia, in addition...
School witnessing silent transformation
The Arunachal Times
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[Bengia Ajum] NGISSA, 17 Jul: A Government Primary School here in Longding district, located near the Indo-Myanmar border, is witnessing a silent transformation due to the effort of one Ganchai Wangsa, the chairman of the School Management...
Bangladesh jet crash: How China’s F-7 fighters — born from Soviet MiG-21, are facing scrutiny?
Mint
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July 22, 2025
Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crash: A Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) combat jet crashed into a bustling school in Dhaka on Monday, leaving at least 27 dead — including the pilot — and injuring over 170 others, in a chilling reminder of the risks posed by...
Welcoming the newly appointed Gazetted surgeons
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 21, 2025
Both state-owned and private media warmly welcome the appointment of newly graduated medical doctors and dental surgeons as civil servant gazette officers as newly-recruited healthcare personnel of the Ministry of Health. It is certain that those...