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Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Elaine Allaby - elaine.allaby@thelocal.com Published: 9 Jul, 2026 CET. Updated: Thu 9 Jul 2026 08:36 CET Staff at Italian high speed train company Italo were set to strike on Thursday. Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP Italo strike to affect long-distance rail travel, two killed in blast at fireworks factory, and more news on Thursday.
Why malaria is still killing Nigerians
Victor TalksHealth Nigeria accounts for 30.3 percent of every malaria death on earth. Treatments exist. Bed nets have been distributed by the hundreds of millions. A new strategic plan for 2026–2030 has just been launched. So why are more Nigerians still dying from malaria than from anywhere else in the world? The answers involve counterfeit
Awesome Experience Launches New Website for Psychiatric Care in Waldorf, Maryland
Waldorf psychiatric practice unveils enhanced digital platform featuring therapy, medication management, and telehealth services across Southern Maryland “Seeking psychiatric care should not feel overwhelming or impersonal.” — Dr. Siyami Takha, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC WALDORF, MD, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / -- Awesome Experience Psychiatric Services, LLC has launched a newly redesigned website
Sony Music Settles Trademark Lawsuit Over Future Album ‘High Off Life’
Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0Sony Music Entertainment has settled a trademark lawsuit over the title of Future’s album, High Off Life.A creative agency based in Atlanta, Georgia and called High Off Life sued the publisher in 2020. The founder Zach Richards says his company owns three trademarks pertaining to the
Apex Legends Players Get Promising SBMM Update
Apex Legends players who feel the game's skill-based matchmaking system rarely gives them a fair match got a promising update this week from Respawn Entertainment. The Apex Legends developer said that it conducted a couple of tests over the weekend to try and match players together in more even matches, and it seems those tests
Focus Entertainment adds ex-Bethesda dev Sean Brennan as CEO
Focus Entertainment is undergoing a regime change. Sean Brennan, a former managing director at Bethesda, has stepped in as CEO to help the French publisher "achieve its strategic ambition," which also involves "delivering on the Group’s most ambitious ever line-up of new games."Brennan headed up all international publishing duties for 14 years at ZeniMax (Bethesda's parent company) on titles such
Triller Faces Missing-Payment Lawsuit From Universal Music Group, Downplays Complaint As ‘Minor Contractual Dispute’
Photo Credit: TrillerIn August of 2022, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) sued Triller for allegedly failing to make millions in royalty payments. Now, Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a missing-payment complaint of its own against the TikTok competitor. Triller’s latest licensing dispute just recently entered the media spotlight, after the short-form video-sharing app last month
Diddy Files Entertainment Trademark For ‘Diddy + 7’ Reality Show
The show would likely revolve around the mogul's life as a father and family man. Honoree Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean "Diddy" Combs on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Diddy has reportedly filed an entertainment trademark
With ‘Women Talking,’ ‘Blonde’ and ‘She Said,’ Plan B Entertainment Aims High This Awards Season
Thanks to the whims of the movie gods, production company Plan B Entertainment has seen its three high-profile Oscar contenders debut nearly simultaneously: “Women Talking” (UA via MGM), “Blonde” (Netflix) and “She Said” (Universal). Dede Gardner — one of the three Plan B partners, along with Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt — tells Variety: “I
Deathverse: Let It Die Services to be Temporarily Suspended While Game is Redeveloped
by William D'Angelo , posted 6 hours ago / 541 ViewsPublisher GungHo Online Entertainment and developer Supertrick Games announced it will temporarily suspend the service of Deathverse: Let It Die on July 18 while it works to redevelop the game. All sales of the in-game currency, Death Metal, will end on February 7 and all purchased Death Metal can be used
RIAA Lobbying Disclosure Form Lists ‘Artificial Intelligence’ as a ‘Specific Lobbying Issue’
Photo Credit: Possessed PhotographyThe RIAA submits a 2022 lobbying disclosure report to raise ‘artificial intelligence’ as a ‘specific lobbying issue’ with the United States government.The RIAA, representing the Big Three (Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment), has recently reported several AI-music mixing platforms to the United States Trade Representative. The goal is to
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Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Elaine Allaby - elaine.allaby@thelocal.com Published: 9 Jul, 2026 CET. Updated: Thu 9 Jul 2026 08:36 CET Staff at Italian high speed train company Italo were set to strike on Thursday. Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP Italo strike to affect long-distance rail travel, two killed in blast at fireworks factory, and more news on Thursday.
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Why malaria is still killing Nigerians
Victor TalksHealth Nigeria accounts for 30.3 percent of every malaria death on earth. Treatments exist. Bed nets have been distributed by the hundreds of millions. A new strategic plan for 2026–2030 has just been launched. So why are more Nigerians still dying from malaria than from anywhere else in the world? The answers involve counterfeit
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Awesome Experience Launches New Website for Psychiatric Care in Waldorf, Maryland
Waldorf psychiatric practice unveils enhanced digital platform featuring therapy, medication management, and telehealth services across Southern Maryland “Seeking psychiatric care should not feel overwhelming or impersonal.” — Dr. Siyami Takha, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC WALDORF, MD, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / -- Awesome Experience Psychiatric Services, LLC has launched a newly redesigned website
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Over 8.8million children live with sickle cell disease in Sub-Saharan Africa —Lancet
A new large-scale systematic review and modelling analysis has estimated that more than 8.8 million children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa were living with sickle cell disease (SCD) in 2023, highlighting a significant but largely preventable public health burden across the region. The study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, combined data from
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Manufacturing rebounds as truck traffic points to stronger economy
Two high-frequency economic indicators released today suggest parts of the economy are recovering from the hit of high fuel prices and Middle East uncertainty after a shaky few months. The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) surged to 59.7 in June, from 51.3 in May and 50.6 in April. A reading above 50 indicates expansion