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Smoke rises above Lebanon, following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel’s border with Lebanon in northern Israel on May 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Official media in Lebanon said an Israeli strike on May 5 on a southern village killed four family members, with…
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“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” — this line from George Orwell’s 1945 classic ‘Animal Farm’ perfectly describes how bias operates in human societies. In a study published in May last year, psychologists explored how people subconsciously evaluate different racial groups. They screened responses from more than 60,000 participants belonging…
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Al Jazeera said the move was a “criminal action” (File photo) Jerusalem: Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local operations on Sunday, an Israeli official and an Al Jazeera source told Reuters. Video circulated online showed…
A woman looks on, during the general election, in Panama City, Panama on May 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Panamanians voted on May 5 in presidential elections featuring a crowded field of eight candidates led by the protege of a former head of state convicted of corruption. The vote comes as Panama is grappling…
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A driver died on May 4, 2024, after crashing a vehicle into a gate at the White House, authorities said. File | Photo Credit: AP A driver died after crashing a car into the exterior gate of the White House late on May 4, the U.S. Secret Service said. “Shortly before 10:30 p.m. a vehicle…
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Kangana Ranaut is the first Bollywood celebrity to contest Lok Sabha elections from Himachal Pradesh Shimla: Actor Kangana Ranaut, who is the first Bollywood celebrity to contest Lok Sabha elections from Himachal Pradesh, has been maintaining a distance from the media during the campaign but has been welcoming to common voters: dancing with them at…
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Donald Trump made the remark during a private meeting with top Republican leaders (File photo) Washington: Former president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponized the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden’s tactics to those of Hitler’s Gestapo, American media reported Sunday. The Republican 2024 presidential candidate made…
Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced a “volcano of anti-Semitism” and international criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, insisting that no pressure would stop it from defending itself. “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” Netanyahu said. Speaking…
The soldiers were hit while guarding heavy machinery, tanks and bulldozers Jerusalem: Israel’s military said a barrage of rockets fired earlier Sunday from the besieged Gaza Strip towards the Kerem Shalom border crossing had killed three soldiers and wounded a dozen others. Three of the 12 wounded were in serious condition, the military told AFP….
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APSEZ plans to develop a 25-meter deep port that can accommodate Panamax vessels (Representational) New Delhi: Adani Group firm APSEZ is eyeing the Philippines’ Bataan province to develop a port, a statement issued by the office of the president of the Philippines said. APSEZ Managing Director Karan Adani met the Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos…
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