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UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...

On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...

Image of the day: San Marino’s medieval capital seen from space
San Marino, one of the world’s oldest and smallest republics, appears in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image acquired on 4 April 2025. The tiny landlocked state, measuring just over 60 square kilometers, lies entirely within central Italy...

Chilly Reception: Photographer shares his experience of a lifetime
Photographer Rick Chou is willing to brave the elements for the best shots — even if it means frost-burned fingers and wind whipping against his face. The 32-year San Marino resident went on a 10-day photo expedition with like-minded shooters last...

San Diego’s Frozen Zoo welcomes endangered oak as first cryopreserved plant in biological bank
For the first time, a plant specimen has been cryopreserved and placed into the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Frozen Zoo, a step scientists believe could help the endangered scrub oak species survive — and save other plants. Samples from 18...

CDO Celebrates 50 Years with a Two-Day Tribute to Partnerships, Purpose, and People
PASAY CITY, Philippines — CDO Foodsphere, Inc. marked its golden anniversary with a two-day celebration on June 24 and 25, honoring five decades of partnership, purpose, and people. The festivities were held at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City,...

Greece 3: The Bear Goes Greek
The Peloponnese, the “fingers” that descend from the mainland of Greece, is even more varied than the rest of the country. And it is also historically interesting. The original site of the Olympic Games is here, and so is what was Sparta, with one...
Best F1 Drivers of All Time: You Can’t Call Yourself a True F1 Fan Without Knowing These 15 Legends
Who are the best F1 drivers of all time? The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has and will continue to rage as long as the sport exists. Such discussions are common in any sport. Formula 1 is one of the deadliest yet adrenaline-pumping...

All the places in Europe where it IS safe to drink tap water – after one French region banned it
A FRENCH region recently banned residents from drinking tap water but there are plenty of places in Europe where it's safe to do so. Around 60,000 locals in Alsace, eastern France, were sent letters warning their water was contaminated with...

Despite cancellations and drone switches, many still enjoy traditional July 4th celebrations
In many ways, it was a traditional Southern California Independence Day. Fireworks framed the Hollywood Bowl as the Los Angeles Philharmonic played patriotic tunes. Red-white-and-blue-bedecked parades rolled through suburban streets. And throngs...

FG lists Obasanjo-era presidential jet for sale in Switzerland
The Federal Government has put its two-decade-old Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet up for sale, with the listing hosted by AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland. The aircraft, acquired for $43m in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure,...

Breaking down Trump’s big bill, VA morale, polar explorer: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! San Marino sits high on a hill in northeastern Italy, and it’s one of Europe’s smallest and most unusual countries. There are no checkpoints marking the border, just a sign along the highway welcoming...

Marin’s all-league selections for Spring 2025
San Marin Catcher Matthew Baldino (15) waits for the ball as Dara Zolfaghari (15) of Tam is hit by a pitch at their North Coast Section Division II quarterfinal baseball game in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin...

How to Plan Your Best Cycling Trip to Italy
After 30+ years travelling to Italy to chase multiple Giro’s, ride events, visit brands and attend product launches, plus a few holiday trips, I’ve learned a lot about most regions of the country, how to get around, and more importantly, where to...

Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier, July 4-11
Friday Foodieland Food Festival and Drone Light Show – Rose Bowl: The multicultural food festival on July 4, 3-10 p.m. (however, the festival runs 1-10 p.m. on July 5-6; no drone shows on these dates). Drone light show, 9 p.m. July 4 (only)....

Photographer Captures Moments Frozen in Time
Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on an ambitious quest to travel across Antarctica in 1914 — a trek which came to be known as the Endurance expedition. His journey captivated San Marino resident Rick Chou, who learned about the explorer...

USDA withdraws proposed rule on salmonella-contaminated poultry
YOUR PLATE? SAN MARINO IS A SALMONELLA THAT IS IS A LEADING CAUSE OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. YET THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BACKED OFF A PROPOSED RULE TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY STANDARDS FOR RAW POULTRY. THIS AFTERNOON, CONSUMER REPORTS BREAKS DOWN WHAT...

Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is the latest Fourth of July show to switch to drones. Some say it’s the future
Twelve minutes. That’s how how long Paul Souza’s team has, in front of thousands this Friday night, to mark a big change in Rose Bowl stadium tradition: Switching from decades of fireworks to a new era of drones. While the stadium has hosted drone...

Larry Wilson: Chip Jacobs’ new novel ‘Later Days’: Prep before it was Prep
If you were growing up in the West San Gabriel Valley in the 1970s and early 1980s, it was for the first time ever in the century-long history of the area that what we might call school choice became an issue for teens entering high school, or...

Trump administration to open undeveloped forests to mining, logging – Mining Engineering Online
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will rescind a Clinton-era policy that banned logging, roads and mining in undeveloped forests so it can manage those lands for fire risks, the agency said on Monday, a move opposed by environmentalists. The...