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Weekly Coffee News: Cup of Excellence Milestone + A Matcha Shortage?
Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. Spirit Animal Coffee press photo. Honduras CoE-Winning Coffees Stay Home In a...

Tracking Coral Reef Health with Bioacoustics
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In case you missed it we’re spending this week revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the past year. Today we’re diving into the subject of coral reefs. Even if...

One wrong move could be fatal: the divers risking their lives to save whales from ‘ghost nets’
After a day of scuba diving, Luis Antonio “Toño” Lloreda was exhausted. Then a friend brought urgent news. “Toño, man, there’s a whale caught in a net out there.” Lloreda, 43, had freed other, smaller wildlife from fishing nets but this would be...

Latin America Summit: ‘set the agenda’ on protecting biodiversity
Universities in biodiverse Latin American countries need to demonstrate they are “transformation agents” rather than “just repositories of knowledge” by taking the lead on protecting delicate ecosystems, a conference has heard. Leaders gathered at...

Capital Fliers: Record Breaking Exodus of Latin America Millionaires
A record number of millionaires are fleeing Latin America. The region’s four largest economies — Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina — are set to lose around 1,600 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) by 2025. The breakdown is stark. Brazil alone...

Former Fulbright board member David Price talks resignation, calls Trump interference 'distorted on political grounds'
Eleven of the 12 members of the board that oversees the Fulbright Scholars Program resigned June 11 in response to what they described as unprecedented political interference by the Trump administration. Among those who stepped down was David...

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics
Sponsored Content by PittconReviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Jul 7 2025 In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, co-founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding the field of synthetic biology and the potential...

Religious dimensions of peacemaking for a war-torn world
“Religious Dimensions of Peacemaking” is the title of an international conference taking place in the Vatican to provide a focus on the role of the Catholic Church as well as other faiths and institutions engaged in peacemaking. By Linda Bordoni...

Almost 100 arrested in UAE-led operation in the Amazon Basin
The UAE has led a major international operation against environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin, resulting in 94 arrests and the seizure of assets valued at more than $64 million. The 14-day effort, Operation Green Shield, was a multinational...

Men’s cancer group calls for urgent action on radiotherapy
83 Men with prostate cancer are being forced to spend tens of thousands of dollars to access lifesaving radiotherapy overseas, as the island’s only linear accelerator remains unused, a cancer advocate said Thursday as they urged the government to...

Surrogate laws mired in the past
This week the Australian Law Reform Commission reported it had received more than 70 submissions in response to a review of surrogacy laws that could improve legal recognition of parentage and whether surrogates in Australia can be paid. Parents,...

How a single overdose in Vermont unraveled an empire of heroin
Local News A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York via The...
How extreme weather influences public support for climate policies
A pioneering study involving international researchers, including a contributor from Stellenbosch University, has revealed that awareness of the connection between extreme weather events and climate change significantly influences public support...

Powerless Rights? Structural Limitations of Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 in the Face of the Climate Emergency
Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of international environmental law, integrating climate change into the corpus iuris of human rights. However—and I regret having...

Central Missouri Humane Society Advocates for New Building on National Kitten Day
July 10, is nationally recognized as Kitten Day! The day was created not only to encourage appreciation for the soft bundles of joy but also to raise awareness of the need for adoption. "So it's National Kitten Day, but it's also, for shelters...

UAE-led crackdown sees 94 arrested for environmental crimes in Amazon Basin
The UAE has led a major international crackdown on environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin, resulting in 94 arrests and the seizure of more than $64 million worth of assets. The 14-day effort was called Operation Green Shield, a multinational...

“No Copper”messages aim to stop cable theft
Telecom giant paints the Bogotá pavements as part of a campaign to keep networks intact. To combat rampant cable theft in Bogotá, telecommunications company ETB has come up with a surprisingly low-tech solution: spray painting “There’s No Copper”...

Lessons from the First Four OFAC Sanctions Enforcement Actions under the Second Trump Administration
Key Takeaways: After a 5-month pause, OFAC recently announced four sanctions enforcement actions, making clear it is rigorously enforcing sanctions violations across a wide range of programs (including Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba), especially...

4 recent Rhodes College graduates awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Four 2025 Rhodes College graduates received Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Fulbright program is a competitive, federally funded exchange program allowing recipients to study, teach, and research internationally....

Avocado sector fights back after Wimbledon ban #WorldAvocadoOrganisation #Wimbledon
Job opportunities The Pickaquoy Centre £30,900pa + Local Govt Pension + attractive benefits package location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom more jobs The World Avocado Organisation (WAO) has warned Wimbledon that banning avocados from its menus...