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- Global commodity markets are experiencing unprecedented volatility, with experts warning of
- Industry leaders are grappling with the dual challenges of escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly concerning Iran and Red Sea shipping routes, and the burgeoning impact of artificial intelligence on capital expenditure and market dynamics.
- Public health remains a significant concern, with ongoing Ebola outbreaks and a resurgence of measles cases in the U.S. underscoring the need for robust vaccination programs and international cooperation.
- The global energy sector is navigating complex dynamics, influenced by oil price fluctuations, political threats in critical shipping lanes, and discussions around sustainable energy solutions.
- Trade disputes and tariff impositions, notably between the US and the EU, and US actions impacting various economies, are creating significant friction in international commerce and industrial strategy.
ZeroHedge
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Forget Beef. This Protein Is Way Cheaper
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Forget Beef. This Protein Is Way Cheaper Building on Bank of America's latest note, which cited Oklahoma State University agricultural economist Derrell Peel's warning that the US cattle cycle is unlikely to improve anytime soon, beef prices are poised to remain elevated through at least next year. But two competitively priced proteins that consumers can switch to today remain largely overlooked. That overlooked protein is ground pork, with an average of $4.81 a pound in mid-June, compared with $7.95 for ground beef, while pork chops cost roughly one-third as much as beef steak, according to Bloomberg , citing NielsenIQ data.
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Health Officials Urge States To End Mercury-Containing Dental Fillings
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Health Officials Urge States To End Mercury-Containing Dental Fillings Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times , Federal health officials on July 22 encouraged state Medicaid officials to stop covering dental fillings containing mercury. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent letters to the Medicaid director in each state urging them to phase out mercury-containing dental fillings by restricting or ending state Medicaid coverage for dental amalgam , fillings that combine mercury and other materials to treat cavities. "Americans
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Death Toll Revised Lower: Trump Admin Accused Of Playing Politics With Iran War Casualties
2 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Death Toll Revised Lower: Trump Admin Accused Of Playing Politics With Iran War Casualties The US administration and Department of War has just reduced the total number of American service members killed during the Iran war from 18 to 14. Removing the four most recent deaths, which occurred in Jordan and in Iraq last week, appears to be politically-driven as a way to keep official casualties lower related to President Trump's decision to go to war. That's what's being widely alleged anyway. The NY Times, which reported the significant change, wrote that "Three military officials said that one reason behind
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Why Were Americans Funding Jobs For Transgender Workers In Nepal?
2 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Why Were Americans Funding Jobs For Transgender Workers In Nepal? Authored by David Manney via PJ Media , Former HIV outreach worker and biological male Rubi Lama lost a job he'd held for nine years when U.S. funding vanished from a health program in Nepal . He tested people, counseled those at risk, and helped sex workers avoid infection. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Months later, unable to find other work, he joined them along a highway outside Hetauda. Fox News : An Associated Press social media post about transgender aid workers in Nepal turning to sex work after losing their
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Black Dems Up In Arms As Party Considers Giving Nevada First 2028 Primary
2 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Black Dems Up In Arms As Party Considers Giving Nevada First 2028 Primary It's always fun watching the party that cherishes identity politics being torn apart by identity politics. That's once again the case, as the Democratic National Committee endeavors to lay out its sequence of primaries for the 2028 presidential race. As a DNC panel convenes in Washington this week, there's substantial momentum behind the idea of taking the coveted "first in the nation" spot away from 25% black South Carolina, and handing it over to 31% Hispanic Nevada . Party sources tell the New York Times that the
The Guardian
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Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying
a day ago
by Rachel Savage in Johannesburg and agencies
Angola, Human rights, Africa, Russia, World newsThe men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last year Two Russian men have been found guilty by an Angolan court of terrorism and spying after being accused of planning a coup and helping to organise deadly demonstrations in the southern African country last year. Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin were sentenced to eight and 11 years in jail respectively. They had denied the charges, claiming they were in Angola for cultural and business activities. Continue reading...
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MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers
a day ago
by Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent
British army, UK news, Military, World news, Kenya, Africa, Ministry of DefenceSeptember exercise called off after Kenya raises concerns over funding and jurisdiction for criminal offences The British army has been forced to cancel training for its troops in Kenya after the Kenyan government refused to ratify a bilateral defence agreement. While the UK government wanted to renew the existing agreement, Kenyan lawmakers had sought changes to give local authorities greater powers to hold British soldiers accountable for any offences committed in the country. Continue reading...
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Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC
3 days ago
by Nadeem Badshah
Ebola, London, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World news, UK news, Health, AfricaUK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the disease A humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus. The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the worker had been treating patients with the disease, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Continue reading...
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Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds
4 days ago
by Kat Lay Global health correspondent
Global development, Hunger, Poverty, United Nations, Africa, Asia Pacific, Americas, World Health Organization, Health, Food poverty, World newsGlobal hunger declined for the third year in a row in 2025 but experts call for action to bring down costs of fruit, vegetables and dairy as report shows 2.69bn people can’t afford to eat well One in three people cannot afford to eat a healthy diet, a new report has found, prompting calls for urgent action on food affordability. There are 2.69 billion people unable to afford a diverse diet that meets their energy and nutrient needs, and it will take “immense” amounts of work to achieve the global target of zero hunger by 2030, the annual report from
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São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election
6 days ago
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Sao Tome and Principe, Africa, World newsIncumbent Carlos Vila Nova hopes to defeat his former party and secure second term as independent Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials. According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora. Continue reading...
South China Morning Post
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US small businesses sue Trump administration over new ‘forced labour’ tariffs
3 hours ago
by Reuters
Two US small businesses on Friday challenged President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, saying that the new policy, like most of Trump’s previous tariffs, went beyond the president’s authority to tax imports. The lawsuit, filed in the US trade court in New York, argues that the new tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about “forced labour” to be legally justified. The two small businesses, backed by a non-profit legal group that...
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Trump vows fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for US$1 billion Google fine
4 hours ago
by Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on products from the European Union in retaliation for the bloc’s US$1 billion (€890 million) fine of Alphabet’s Google. The president in a social media post on Friday said the US would launch a trade investigation “into the practice of ‘ROBBING’ American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer”. “The penalties will be entirely reversed and, we anticipate, a substantial TARIFF to be placed on them at the earliest possible moment,” Trump...
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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations
5 hours ago
by Reuters
Member states of the International Criminal Court voted to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan for serious misconduct, the ICC said on Friday. Diplomats running the executive bureau of the court’s governing body said last month the British barrister had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a junior ICC lawyer and should be fired, documents seen by Reuters showed. On Friday, a large majority of the ICC’s 125 member states voted to follow that recommendation. “The assembly decided by a majority of...
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The trained architect behind Ukraine’s deep-strike drones: Iryna Terekh
6 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
She tours major international defence shows, negotiates with arms manufacturers and takes part in discussions on Europe’s rearmament. At 34, Iryna Terekh, an architect by training, heads Fire Point, a company that has become one of the driving forces behind Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities in the war with Russia. With her long hair tied back in a ponytail, a white top, beige jacket and wide-legged jeans, she stands out in an industry dominated by men in suits. She met with Agence...
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Ebola virus: first person vaccinated in UK trial of new jab
8 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Oxford University said. More than 1,000 people have been killed in the DRC and Uganda since the outbreak emerged in May, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers and health organisations have since been racing to get a vaccine or treatment for the relatively rare strain to the clinical...
New York Times
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Trump Switched to Old Air Force One at NATO Summit After Credible Iranian Threat
2 hours ago
by Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman
United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Secret Service, Ankara (Turkey), Iran, Air Force One (Jet), Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Trump, Donald JThe threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.
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U.S. Measles Cases Hit a Record
2 hours ago
by Matthew Cullen
internal-open-access-from-nlAlso, an Iranian threat prompted Trump’s Air Force One swap. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says
5 hours ago
by Julian E. Barnes
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Nuclear Weapons, Espionage and Intelligence Services, Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ), Khamenei, Ali, Fordo (Iran), Iran, United States Politics and Government, United States International RelationsThe previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.
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Cornell, Northwestern and Other Universities Plan for Classes at Middle East Campuses
2 hours ago
by Alan Blinder
Colleges and Universities, Politics and Government, Peace Process, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, New York University, Northwestern University, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of New Haven, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, New Haven (Conn), Tehran (Iran), Saudi ArabiaEven after the collapse of the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, American universities expect to teach in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and a new outpost is on track to open in Saudi Arabia.
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Opposing Defense Bill, Democrats Shift Their Tactics
4 hours ago
by Carl Hulse
United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Midterm Elections (2026), United States Defense and Military Forces, House of Representatives, Republican Party, Senate, Defense Department, King, Angus JrCrossing what was once seen as a political red line, Democrats voted against the usually bipartisan measure, registering dissent about the war in Iran.