August 2025
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The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The turmoil triggered rare bipartisan alarm as Kennedy tries to advance anti-vaccine policies that are contradicted by decades of scientific research. Two administration officials said…
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Up to 550 roles are to be cut across car maker Lotus’s UK operations, the company said. The losses will be made across the business, with no one portion in particular being pared back, a spokesperson said. A consultation process on the cuts is underway, and those who lose their job will have the opportunity…
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Captive Customers Ann Marie Wagoner studies at the University of Alabama (UA). She pays $1,200 a year for books, which is exasperating, but what really ticks her off is the text for her composition class. Called A Writer’s Reference (Custom Publication for the University of Alabama), it’s the same Writer’s Reference sold everywhere else, with slight modifications: there…
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Police have released new details about the killer in the US Catholic school shooting – including that they “idolised” mass murderers and they wanted to “watch children suffer”. Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed during mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Eighteen other people were injured, including children aged between six and…
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An eight-year-old boy killed in the US Catholic school shooting has been named – as his father branded the attacker a “coward”. Fletcher Merkel was one of two children killed during mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Eighteen other people were injured, including children aged between six and 15 and three adults in their 80s. Police…
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has denounced a major joint exercise planned by the Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. militaries as “direct military provocation” and warned of counteraction. DPRK’s Defense Minister No Kwang Chol said its military has an “absolute mission” to defend national security against the large-scale 11-day drills by the ROK and the…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he will not compromise the interests of the country’s farmers even if he has to pay a heavy price, in his first comments after U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods. “For us, our farmers’ welfare is supreme,” Modi said at…
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The Only Corporate Responsibility Is to Increase Profits In 1970, just as the idea of corporate social responsibility was gaining traction and influential advocates in the United States, the economist Milton Friedman published a short essay titled “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits.” Possibly the most provocative single contribution to the…
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Why Should Corporations Have Social Responsibilities? Broadly, there are three kinds of arguments in favor of placing corporations, at least large and fully developed ones, within an ethical context of expansive social and environmental responsibilities: The Moral Requirement Argument The moral requirement that business goals go beyond the bottom line to include the people and…
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday said that any interference in Denmark’s internal affairs and in Greenland is “unacceptable,” following reports that American citizens with ties to the White House are involved in covert influence activities in Greenland. Earlier in the day, Danish broadcaster DR reported that at least three U.S. citizens connected to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that senior members of his administration will meet U.S. officials in New York on Friday, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Russia intensify. Zelenskyy confirmed that the talks, involving representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump’s team, would follow a series of meetings this week in Qatar,…
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Media personality and actress Toke Makinwa has welcomed a baby girl. MEZIESBLOG reports that Toke Makinwa revealed her pregnancy and shared her excitement with fans. She creatively revealed the baby’s gender through a pink-themed gift unboxing on her Instagram page. The actress shared the joyous news via her Instagram handle on Thursday, expressing her happiness…
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The Federal Government has announced an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian passport. The government announced that the development will become effective from September 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service, A.S. Akinlabi. Akinlabi stated that the increment aims to ensure the…
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Gospel singer and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has announced plans to mark his 44th birthday with inmates at the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison in Lagos. Sharing the news via his Instagram account, Bassey stated that the birthday celebration will feature a special one-day edition of the Halleluyah Challenge. The gospel singer revealed plans to mark his…
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Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Ijeoma Joesphina Otabor, popularly know as Phyna, has accused Dangote Group of failing to fulfill a promise to fly her sister, Ruth, abroad for medical treatment. MEZIESBLOG reports that Ruth, Phyna’s younger sister, was involved in a tragic accident on August 13, 2025, near Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State,…
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Football commentator Tanju Çolak has predicted the number of goals Victor Osimhen will score for Galatasaray this season. Çolak also forecast that Galatasaray will win the Turkish domestic league again this season. Osimhen led Galatasaray to the Turkish top-flight league title last season, scoring 37 goals in all competitions for the club. The Nigeria international…
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