Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
The Sociable’s 50 Under 50 Enterprise Executives
The Sociable
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July 8, 2025
Rising from a decade of economic ambiguity, technological disruption, and the lingering specter of a global pandemic, a new generation of executive leaders is rewriting the rulebook for success in an uncertain world. Guiding global businesses are...
Lagos Poised to Unlock Over 5,000 Investors, Policymakers for Enterprise Growth
This Day
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July 8, 2025
Segun James Over 5,000 potential investors, policymakers, industry leaders, development partners, and global stakeholders are to converge in Lagos to explore bold solutions that will drive infrastructure expansion, unlock financing and deepen...
Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency
Oregon Capital Chronicle
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July 7, 2025
Hundreds who work for the Oregon Department of Transportation got notice that they’re being laid off in what Gov. Tina Kotek called a preventable emergency and the largest round of layoffs in the state government’s history. The 483 Oregon...
Beyond the hope: The unspoken transportation risks of the 24-Hour Economy
Graphic
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July 7, 2025
In the latest chapter of ambitious national blueprints, Ghana is being sold the 24-Hour Economy. The vision, as always, is breathtaking: a bustling Volta Lake transformed into a superhighway for commerce; modern ports clearing goods in minutes,...
Owner of Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre collapses into administration
RAIL
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July 7, 2025
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO), the not-for-profit company behind the Dudley based Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, has collapsed into administration. BCIMO specialised in rail innovations, in addition...
Nearly 500 ODOT workers laid off after Oregon transportation funding bill fails
KVAL - Oregon
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The first wave of layoffs has begun for state workers at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office announced Monday. ODOT initiated 483 of the estimated 700 total layoffs on Monday. The...
Governor Kotek warns of imminent cuts to Oregon transportation services
KEZI - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. - Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced a major wave of layoffs impacting state workers who provide essential services. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, 483 workers are being...
Martin Engineering tackles fugitive material from conveyors
Dry Bulk
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July 7, 2025
R. Todd Swinderman, President Emeritus, Martin Engineering, discuss best practice for managing fugitive material to improve safety and reduce costs. Most conveyors experience some degree of material loss due to spillage, leakage, dust, and...
PH2 says R&D refunds drive innovation
Townsville Bulletin
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July 7, 2025
PH2 eyes $1.1m tax refund for the 2024-2025 financial year Follows refunds of $1.1m and $760k in recent years Company says funds are important to drive hydrogen innovation Special Report: Pure Hydrogen expects a tidy $1.1m FY25 R&D tax refund...
Ajman Transport and Skyports Infrastructure Sign MoU to Advance Advanced Air Mobility in Emirate
sUAS News - The Business of Drones
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July 7, 2025
Collaboration to involve comprehensive site planning, feasibility studies, and ecosystem stakeholder engagement, laying groundwork for vertiport infrastructure and eVTOL operations Signing marks continued expansion of Skyport’s footprint in the...
Unlocking growth in South Africa’s transport sector
CNBC Africa
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July 7, 2025
The 43rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference opened its doors today, drawing participation from 27 countries, including stakeholders and experts aimed at confronting mobility challenges facing Southern Africa. The pivotal event comes as...
Sylhet transport workers declare indefinite strike from tomorrow
The Business Standard
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July 7, 2025
Transport workers in Sylhet have called for an indefinite strike beginning Tuesday (9 July), suspending all public and freight vehicle operations across the district to press for a six-point charter of demands. The strike was jointly announced on...
Goods barometer rises as imports surge in first quarter ahead tariff hikes – WTO
The Sun Nigeria
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July 7, 2025
By Bimbola Oyesola Global goods trade posted a strong uptick in early 2025 driven by importers frontloading purchases ahead of anticipated higher tariffs; however, weakening export orders suggest that this momentum may not be sustained, says the...
The East-West Gate (EWG) intermodal terminal: A strategic hub for global logistics
Rail Freight
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July 7, 2025
Located near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border in Fényeslitke, the East-West Gate (EWG) intermodal terminal represents a pioneering development in European logistics. As the continent’s largest and most advanced land-based intermodal facility, the...
The Middle corridor: reliability in an era of instability
Today.Az
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A branch of the Global Center for Innovation and Knowledge in the Field of Sustainable Transport operating in China may be opened in Azerbaijan. This was discussed at meetings within the framework of the Global Forum on Sustainable Transport in...
Indefinite transport strike called in Sylhet from Tuesday over 6-point demand
Bangladesh Post
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UNB, Sylhet: Transport owners and workers in Sylhet on Monday called an indefinite transport strike across the district, with effect from Tuesday morning to press home their six-point demand. The announcement came at a press conference held at a...
Former Transportation Minister Roman Starovoit Found Dead With Gunshot Wound After Being Sacked by Putin
The Moscow Times
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July 7, 2025
Former Transportation Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead on Monday in an apparent suicide, just hours after the Kremlin suddenly announced that President Vladimir Putin had dismissed him. A spokeswoman from Russia’s Investigative Committee,...
Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound, hours after Putin fired him
The Print
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July 7, 2025
That investigation centres on whether 19.4 billion roubles ($246 million) earmarked in 2022 for fortifying Russia’s border with Ukraine in the Kursk region was properly spent or whether some of that money was embezzled. Russia’s Investigative...
Azerbaijan Poised To Host Branch Of Global Sustainable Transport Innovation Center (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. The Global Forum on Sustainable Transport was held in China with the participation of representatives from various countries, Trend reports via Azerbaijan's Ministry of Digital Development and...
Azerbaijan represented at "Global Sustainable Transport Forum" event
APA
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July 7, 2025
The “Global Sustainable Transport Forum” was held in the People’s Republic of China with the participation of representatives from various countries, APA-Economics reports. The event aimed to establish a holistic approach and unified strategy to...