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Metro

Peru’s guano-producing coastal bird population declines over 75% in three years, threatening local ecosystems and economy

Peru's coastal regions are grappling with a significant ecological crisis as the population of guano-producing seabirds has declined by over 75% in the...

Economy

Morocco’s central bank explores digital currency for cross-border payments

Morocco's central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, is actively exploring the implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to enhance peer-to-peer and cross-border payment...

Politics

Trump signs ‘Take it Down Act’ to combat nonconsensual sharing of explicit content.

President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, a bipartisan initiative aimed at combating the non-consensual distribution of intimate images,...

World

Rescue Operations Halted in Central Texas as New Flood Warnings Emerge

Emergency crews in central Texas have suspended search and rescue operations due to renewed heavy rainfall and flash flood warnings. The Guadalupe River,...

World

Lebanon’s Central Bank Bans Interactions with Hezbollah’s Financial Arm

Lebanon's central bank has issued a directive prohibiting all licensed financial institutions from engaging in any direct or indirect transactions with Al-Qard Al-Hassan,...

Economy

South Korea to Develop Roadmap Aiming for Developed Market Status by Year-End

South Korea is actively pursuing a roadmap to achieve developed market status by the end of 2025, aiming to attract greater foreign investment...

World

Emergency Crews Suspend Search for Missing Victims in Central Texas Floods Amid New Heavy Rain and Flash Flood Warnings

Emergency crews in central Texas suspended their search for victims of the catastrophic flooding that struck the region earlier this month, following new...

World

Ghana’s President John Mahama Inaugurates GOLDBOD Task Force to Combat Illegal Gold Mining and Smuggling

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama inaugurated the GoldBod Task Force, a specialized unit under the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), to combat illegal gold...

World

UN peacekeeping chief warns that conflict in Sudan is spilling into Central African Republic

The United Nations peacekeeping chief has raised alarms over the escalating conflict in Sudan, warning that it is spilling into the Central African...

World

Chile’s June 2025 consumer prices drop 0.4%, the steepest since 2023, sparking speculation of a potential 25-basis-point rate cut by the central bank

Chile's consumer prices experienced a 0.4% decline, marking the first monthly drop of the year and the steepest since late 2023. This unexpected...