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Trump hits Iraq with 30% tariffs as he releases 7 new letters
Global News
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners on Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in the day. None of the countries targeted in the first batch of letters — the...
On the issue of tariffs…
InPark Magazine - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
Industry leaders respond to Trump’s evolving and uncertain tariff situation Edited by Martin Palicki The uncertainty caused by the Trump Administration’s strategy of implementing, pausing and changing tariffs for various countries and products...
Antenna expresses interested in buying major Italian dailies
Kathimerini
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Italy’s Agnelli family received several expressions of interest for GEDI, the publisher of Italian dailies La Repubblica and La Stampa, but no deal has been reached, a spokesperson for the family’s holding company EXOR said on Thursday. Italian...
Mets set to sign Italian teenager Matteo Marelli in franchise first
MLB
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Unlike many premier athletes in Europe, Marelli never showed much interest in youth soccer, basketball, hockey or other locally popular sports. The son of a ski instructor, he instead gravitated toward baseball, and specifically to the mound. Over...
Fireaway Pizza launches "Wonderwall of Flavour" Oasis-inspired menu for Lancashire Fans
Lancaster Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Fireaway Pizza announce the launch of their "Wonderwall of Flavour" Oasis-inspired menu - a collection of five specially renamed pizzas celebrating the legendary Manchester band's highly anticipated homecoming gigs at Heaton Park this July. The...
End of an Era: Italy’s 154th Squadron Transitions from Tornado to F-35A
The Aviationist
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July 4, 2025
Over the course of two days of ceremonies, held on July 2 and 3, 2025, the Italian Air Force’s 154° Gruppo (Squadron), known as the “Red Devils,” officially transitioned from the A-200C Tornado IDS to the F-35A. As of July 2025, the 154th Squadron...
Italy Explores Turning Sicily Bridge into NATO-Linked Military Project
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Italy's government is considering reclassifying the much-debated €13.5 (around $14B) billion bridge connecting the mainland to Sicily as a strategic military project, aimed at meeting NATO’s ambitious defense spending target of 5% of GDP...
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for creation with Latin prayers in Castel Gandolfo gardens
Catholic News Agency
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July 9, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 9, 2025 / 14:03 pm It was a mix of liturgical old and new in the gardens of Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday as Pope Leo XIV inaugurated a special Mass for the Care of Creation — with key portions in the ancient language of Latin....
Italian band bring music of The Cranberries back home
Limerick Post
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July 2, 2025
Dolans Warehouse will welcome The Lizberries this Saturday, 5 July, for a special performance celebrating the music of The Cranberries. Formed in Milan, The Lizberries began as an original band before finding their true voice in 2012 as a tribute...
Warsaw-based Alsendo expands into Western Europe with the acquisition of Italian shipping platform Spedire.com
EU Startups
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July 4, 2025
Alsendo, a Polish technology platform supporting shipping process management, announces its acquisition of Italian shipping platforms Spedire.com and SpedirePRO for €5.5 million. This acquisition marks Alsendo’s first in Western Europe and a...
Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners ‘widespread, systematic’: UN expert
Press TV
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Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, says the torture of Palestinians at notorious Israeli jails has become commonplace since October 7, 2023. “Since October 7, torture against Palestinian...
Mariah Carey's 3-Word Take On Jeff Bezos' $50 Million Wedding Is Oh So Mariah
HuffPost
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July 9, 2025
Mariah Carey has joined the ranks of public figures who have shared their thoughts on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ star-studded wedding ― and in true Mariah fashion, she kept her take notably concise. Fans seem to be loving Carey’s three-word...
Pope Leo and Ukrainian leader meet to discuss paths to peace
Catholic News
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July 9, 2025
Pope Leo XIV greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo on July 9, 2025. (Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV has taken time out from his summer vacation in Castel Gandolfo to receive the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy....
Art’s new hybrid economy: who is making creative waves in a sector where analogue and digital media exist together?
The Art Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
At a moment when all online images are flowing into one machine-learning algorithm or another, it is easy to foresee the convergence of old canons of painting, photography, and film into an undifferentiated field of digital “slop”. Notwithstanding...
Injuries rise to 45 in gas station explosion in Rome, Italy
Xinhua News Agency
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ROME, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of injuries has risen to 45 following a powerful explosion at a gas station in eastern Rome on Friday morning, according to the latest reports from Italian media. Italy's ANSA news agency reported that the...
The Joy Of Milk: Sauðagull Puts Sheep Milk On The Map
Reykjavik Grapevine
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July 9, 2025
Words by Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$twitter in /home/grapevine/public_html/wp-content/themes/grapevine/template/article-author-info-travel.php on line 30 At the southern tip of Lagarfljöt lies Fljótsdalur, a scenic river valley carved...
Paint-stripped frames, mammoth chainrings, and a £1,200 saddle: 10 tech finds from the Tour de France stage five time trial
Cycling Weekly
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July 9, 2025
Caen's city centre marina is used to welcoming luxury boats, but on Wednesday afternoon, it was teeming instead with Tour de France bike tech. This edition's first time trial, flat and 33km in length, was billed as one for the most powerful and...
"The face of your sport": Fans react to the viral picture of Max Verstappen being swarmed by journalists during the F1 British GP media scrum
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen was mobbed by journalists during the media day of the 2025 British Grand Prix after rumors of him joining Mercedes flared earlier this week. The picture of the scene went viral, and fans had interesting...
Uber Partners with the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA as the Official Rideshare and On-Demand Delivery Partner to Help Games Stakeholders Go Anywhere and Get Anything
Santa Maria Times - California
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2025-- Uber (NYSE: UBER), the world’s leading mobility and delivery platform, is proud to announce it will be the official rideshare and on-demand delivery partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as...
How Lululemon’s Anti-Dupe Lawsuit Became Free Marketing for Costco
The Business of Fashion
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July 4, 2025
Trademark lawsuits are nothing new in fashion, but Lululemon’s latest claim against American retailer Costco strikes a very au courant nerve. The activewear giant is suing Costco, the American retailer known for selling quality-controlled...