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Trump Says He’ll Set 50% Copper Tariff, Wait Year on Drug Levies
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he planned to implement a 50% duty on copper imports as part of a set of looming sectoral tariffs, while also indicating he could offer pharmaceutical manufacturers at least a year before applying a...
Next-gen snacking: pladis unveils startups turning sci-fi food ideas into shelf reality
Asian Trader Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Waterlily popcorn, fibre-boosting enzymes, and legumes that mimic weight-loss drugs could be coming to store shelves sooner than expected, as pladis unveiled the 12 startups selected for its 2025 Accelerator Programme. The London-based snacking...
Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kinahans in league to bring tonnes of cocaine through Ireland
Irish Examiner
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July 6, 2025
Iran and the Lebanese terrorist group it funds, Hezbollah, worked with the Kinahan cartel in a foiled plot to traffic more than 2.2 tonnes of cocaine through Irish waters, authorities believe.Direct links between Hezbollah and the two Iranians...
Malabar Gold & Diamonds inaugurates landmark integrated manufacturing site in Hyderabad, cementing its position as a global manufacturing leader
The Arabian Stories
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July 6, 2025
HYDERABAD : Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the 5th largest jewellery retailer globally with over 400 showrooms across 13 countries, has launched its state-of-the-art, fully integrated jewellery manufacturing unit, the largest of its kind, in Hyderabad,...
Carol Drinkwater: ‘I consider myself Irish rather than British – Irish-Mediterranean’
The Irish Times
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Tell us about your new novel, One Summer in Provence. Celia gave up her son at birth. Out of the blue, 47 years later, the son makes contact. One Summer in Provence is a woman’s journey towards finding a family, belonging, overcoming betrayal,...
A Decade of Lobbying: NGO Mobilization for the Irish Occupied Territories Bill
NGO Monitor
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July 6, 2025
For a decade, Irish NGOs have been advocating for the “Occupied Territories Bill,” which would ban the import and sale of goods and services purportedly originating in Israeli communities in the West Bank. Originally drafted in 2016 by an NGO and...
Forty degree heatwaves are the ‘new norm’. Now we see what’s coming for Ireland
The Irish Times
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A cool Ireland was on the right side of an oppressive “heat dome” this week, while tennis fans in Wimbledon were at its edge, enduring the hottest opening days on record, with temperatures of more than 34 degrees. Players resorted to ice packs on...
AR Racking partners with Cold Chain Federation
Warehouse and Logistics News
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July 8, 2025
AR Racking, a global specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of industrial storage systems, has announced its official membership of the Cold Chain Federation, the leading voice for businesses that store, handle and transport...
Ghana has abundant resources to support livestock production – Prof Weseh
Ghana Business News
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July 6, 2025
On Jul 6, 2025 Professor Addah Weseh, Senior Lecturer, University for Development Studies (UDS) has said Ghana has abundant feed resources and land to support livestock production. He said despite this huge potential, the country continued to...
Just 600 out of 20,000 construction firms register for list to crack down on cowboy builders
The Journal
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July 6, 2025
ONLY 600 CONSTRUCTION companies out of an expected 20,000 have registered with the body entrusted with cracking down on “cowboy builders” in the last ten years. The small number of builders that have signed up for the voluntary register,...
Tariff fallout set to harm Irish growth this year even if EU strikes deal with Trump administration
Irish Independent
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Europe has until Wednesday to prevent 50pc tariffs on all exports, with Simon Harris calling for ‘zero-for-zero’ levies The EU has until Wednesday to clinch a crucial trade agreement with the US administration before tariffs on almost all exports...
Irish poet to visit Worcester bookshop for special reading
Worcester News
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Luke Morgan, winner of the 2025 O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry, will appear at Script Haven on Saturday, July 19 to share work from his latest collection, Blood Atlas. Mr Morgan, who hails from County Galway, has explored themes of ancestry and...
Industrial trawlers have scoured an area larger than Ireland off B.C. coast, group says
Global News
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July 5, 2025
An environmental group is raising a red flag about the damage it says a fishing fleet is causing off the B.C. coast. Pacific Wild unveiled an interactive map on Friday, revealing what they say is the extensive and largely hidden impact of...
A collaborative approach can make Ireland a global location of choice for firms building AI capability
Irish Independent
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The opportunities are plentiful. We have strong relationships and a strong track record of helping companies enhance their capability across all areas, including their digital offering to customers. But past success is no guarantee of future...
July 15th | Charitable donation
Warehouse and Logistics News
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July 8, 2025
Welcome to the July 15th issue of Warehouse & Logistics News. In our front cover story, you can read how employee share-owned packaging supplier Kite Packaging has donated £28,000 to charities across the UK as part of its annual charitable giving...
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Trump boasts of $14 tn US investment, WH lists just $2.6 tn, including $1.3 tn made under Biden
Firstpost
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July 8, 2025
Within hours of taking office in January, President Donald Trump boasted about attracting $3 trillion in new corporate investments to the United States. Since then, Trump has said the investments have swelled to $14 trillion, or roughly half of...
New partnership represents a pivotal moment for Tricel
Killarney Today
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July 8, 2025
Pointing to a bright future: Tricel CEO Mike Stack with Taoiseach Micheál Martin Hugely successful Killarney company Tricel, the market leader in water storage and pumping solutions across Ireland and the UK, has announced a strategic partnership...
Government is 'very committed' to reducing the cost of living, Taoiseach insists
Irish Examiner
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July 8, 2025
The Government has "the guts" to take on any supermarkets that are involved in price gouging, the Taoiseach has insisted. Micheál Martin said the coalition is under "no illusions" about the impact of the cost of living on families and will be...
Free-scoring Cork soak up the glory after annihilating stunned Dublin
The Times
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For everything utterly bewildering and unimaginably nightmarish for Dublin about yesterday’s game, it was only with six minutes left when Cork entered uncharted territory themselves. A point from Conor Lehane brought their tally to 6-25, matching...
Cork pole vaulter clears personal best at European Championships
West Cork People
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July 8, 2025
Irish pole vaulter and sports scholarship athlete from Cork, Conor Callinan, who represented Ireland at the European Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia at the end of June, celebrated the best result of his career to date at the Championships,...