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Chemist Warehouse builds data maturity to underpin AI goals
iTnews Australia
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Chemist Warehouse is setting itself up to use AI and other emerging technologies by uplifting its data maturity, including lineage and governance, across the organisation. Image credit: Chemist Warehouse The retailer, which recently merged with...
Pengsheng Welcomes First Shipment of Camposol Blueberries for 2025/26 Season
Produce Report
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According to the Peruvian Blueberry Growers and Exporters Association (Proarándanos), Peru’s blueberry production for the 2025/26 season is expected to increase by 27% year on year, with a significant share destined for Asian markets. China, as...
Movers & Shakers: Victoria’s childcare system reviewers, Jones to the OECD
The Mandarin
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July 10, 2025
DCCEEW secretary revealed, DAFF secretary takes IPAA ACT presidency, NSW appoints Safe Work commissioner, latest ambassadors get postings. Senior Executive Service Band 2 The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has...
World : Vietnam Attended ASEAN SOM Meetings, Held Wide-ranging DiscussionsÂ
Bernama
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama-VNA) -- ASEAN Senior Official on Monday held a wide-ranging discussions on the bloc’s adaptation to geo-economic fluctuations, strengthening relations with existing partners, considering proposals to establish new...
Cambodian PM Lauds Czech, French and Timorese Ambassadors for Strengthening Bilateral Relations
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 07, 2025 -- Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received farewell courtesy calls this afternoon at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh from the outgoing ambassadors of the Czech...
ASEAN ministers push economic integration amid rising protectionism
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
SINGAPORE: The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) emphasised strengthening economic integration and expanding external partnerships amid rising global protectionism. Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan underscored energy...
A new data hub helps small-scale fishers adapt to climate change
Mongabay
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July 9, 2025
Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food production systems most vulnerable to climate change, and governments are lacking data to help fishers adapt. To help address that gap, the global research...
Indo-Pacific Endeavour commences for 2025
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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July 6, 2025
Australia’s commitment to regional security and stability continues with Australia’s annual regional engagement activity, the Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), commencing for 2025. IPE 2025 encompasses six months of collaborative engagements to foster...
Foreign Exchange Village program raises weaver incomes by 30%
Antara
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July 11, 2025
Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggar (ANTARA) - The Foreign Exchange Village Program run by the Indonesian Export Financing Institution (LPEI), or Indonesia Eximbank, has helped boost weaver incomes by up to 30 percent each in East Nusa Tenggara. “This...
Huw Lemmey: Short Cuts
London Review of Books
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July 11, 2025
It is now a criminal offence, under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000, to express support for Palestine Action, a direct-action group formed in 2020 with the aim of disrupting the British factories, installations and infrastructure that supply...
Trading floor: Tivan, White Cliff rise; Imagion soars
Azzet
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July 10, 2025
Imagion Biosystems soars on positive FDA feedback Little-known Imagion Biosystems (ASX: IBX) was up over 80% at the open after the biotechnology and nanotechnology minnow received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
How private funding helped one NGO survive the USAID cuts
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
After the U.S. government announced large cuts to USAID funding earlier this year, NGOs that relied on it were left in a state of uncertainty, with some needing to suspend activities or lay off staff. NGOs like World Neighbors that relied largely...
A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 11, 2025
DVB Talk Show host Mon Mon Myat led a roundtable discussion in-studio with Aung Zaw, the founding editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy online news magazine, as well as Sai Maung, the editor-in-chief of Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) – one of the...
CAgrO backs food security code with ongoing support programs
Mindanao Times
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July 10, 2025
22 BY ARNELYN L. LAPATIS & MEKYLA JANE TICAR | CMU INTERNS THE DAVAO City Agriculturist Office (CAgrO) said that several food production and nutrition-sensitive programs are already being implemented to ensure food security in the region, aligning...
Fiji now has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic according to new UNAIDS report
Fijivillage
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Fiji now has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic according to new UNAIDS report Fiji now has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic. A UNAIDS report titled 2025 Global AIDS Update, AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform, states that since...
All must understand horizontal and vertical integration of Asean — Phar Kim Being and Luthfy Hamzah
Malay Mail
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July 5, 2025
JULY 5 — As Malaysia’s Asean Chairmanship under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaches its midpoint in 2025, a more rigorous appraisal is necessary. Malaysia’s efforts, including championing Timor Leste’s entry into Asean and...
Tariffs overshadow diplomacy as Asean foreign ministers press on with meetings
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR – The second day of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on July 10 was packed with high-level engagements, including some 10 separate meetings between the grouping and key partners. But despite the intense...
India News | Exploring All Possibilities to Achieve Better Connectivity with Bay of Bengal: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Latestly
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July 7, 2025
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 7 (ANI): The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, emphasised exploring all possibilities to achieve better connectivity through waterways with the Bay of Bengal to benefit people of...
Exploring all possibilities to achieve better connectivity with Bay of Bengal: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
The News Mill
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July 7, 2025
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, emphasised exploring all possibilities to achieve better connectivity through waterways with the Bay of Bengal to benefit people of North-East who are in the trading sector....
Beyond Jubilee: Lessons from Ghana’s Oil and Gas Journey and Promise of Eban-Akoma Discovery -Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham writes
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 8, 2025
For many resource-rich nations, the ultimate aspiration is to transcend the cyclical trap of the “resource curse,” a paradox often attributed to the “Dutch disease.” This phenomenon arises when revenues generated from the extractive sector,...