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France’s President Emmanuel Macron said a Bill on assisted dying would go before parliament in May, speaking in an interview published by French media on March 10, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron will present a Bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview…
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The palace said the photo was taken earlier this week by Kate’s husband, Prince William (File) London: AFP and other news agencies removed from their services on Sunday the first official photo of Britain’s Princess Kate Middleton to be released since her abdominal surgery, saying the image was found to have been manipulated. The 42-year-old princess,…
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Many historic documents belonging to Kurds, an ethnic group spread across modern-day Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, have been lost or destroyed during their volatile history across the region. | Photo Credit: AFP Huddled in the back of a van, Rebin Pishtiwan carefully scans one yellowed page after another, as part of his mission to…
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At one of Europe’s largest chemical complexes, German group Covestro is trialling the manufacture of a key product using sugar as a base material instead of oil, as the industry seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. The pilot project involves producing “aniline”, a chemical used in making foams — used widely in mattresses and armchairs,…
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King Charles’s wife and son have taken on most of the royal family’s duties in his absence. (File) King Charles III said on Monday that he would continue to serve “to the best of my ability” after his cancer diagnosis, saying he had been “deeply touched” by people’s wishes for his health. The 75-year-old monarch,…
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Port-au-Prince and western Haiti are under a month-long state of emergency (File) Port-au-Prince, Haiti: With Haiti’s capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday. Beleaguered residents were scrambling for safety following the latest spasm of unrest, with a…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 10 rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment that Israel’s approach to the war in Gaza was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel”. “If he meant by that that I’m pursuing private policies against the majority, the wish of the…
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“We are very close to victory,” said Netanyahu (File) Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a German newspaper that at least 13,000 “terrorists” were among Palestinians killed during Israel’s air and ground assault on Gaza. Five months into Israel’s campaign following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, Palestinian health authorities say nearly…
Phil Salt of England celebrates his century during the 4th T20I between the West Indies and England at Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, on December 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Kolkata Knight Riders have brought in Englishman Phil Salt as a replacement for compatriot Jason Roy who pulled out…
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The war in Gaza broke out following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 (File) Deadly fighting raged in Gaza on Sunday between Israeli forces and Hamas operatives, with no truce in sight on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as a dire humanitarian crisis gripped the besieged Palestinian territory. A Spanish…
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