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A landslide and floods swept away dozens of houses and destroyed a hotel near Lake Toba on Sumatra in December, killing at least two people. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, an official…
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Demonstrators protest against Israel’s President Isaac Herzog attending the opening of the new National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | Photo Credit: AP Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially opened the country’s first Holocaust Museum Sunday, as demonstrators angry at Israel’s military campaign in Gaza protested against the Israeli President, who also addressed the ceremony. “This museum…
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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…