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Norah Nasimiyu knows the future of Kenya’s garment trade, which has employed her for 13 years and helped her put six children through school and university, lies in the hands of the U.S. Congress. And like others, she is worried. U.S. officials visiting South Africa this week to meet African trade ministers will face calls…
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A Palestinian man walks past shuttered shops during a general strike in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on October 18, 2023, a day after a rocket hit a Gaza hospital killing hundreds. | Photo Credit: ZAIN JAAFAR Two Data Points published last week explored the impoverished nature of the Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, and…
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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken look on during an U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. File | Photo Credit: PTI U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin would be travelling to India for…
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P. Varun Raj, the 24-year-old Indian student who was stabbed at a fitness centre in the US state of Indiana over the weekend, continues to be in a critical condition and is on a life support, sources familiar with his ongoing treatment said. P. Varun Raj, a Computer Science student, was stabbed with a knife…
Some of Latin America’s largest countries came out on Wednesday to condemn Israel’s attacks on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, widening the diplomatic rift between the region and the Middle Eastern country. Argentina, home to Latin America’s largest Jewish community, Peru and Mexico lambasted the Israeli attacks, which the Gaza government…
This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows overview of Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel-Hamas war | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians — dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured…
A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023. Taiwan said Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign…
Myanmar’s military launched a second day of air strikes on Wednesday, bombing territory controlled by an ethnic armed group on the border with China, a rebel spokesman told AFP. The strikes come as the military battles an alliance of armed groups across a northern region that is home to Chinese investment and where the junta…
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The Indonesian geological agency (BMKG) pegged the magnitude at 6.3 with no tsunami potential. The epicentre of the quake was onshore and at a depth of 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), located 15 kilometres from the…
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Secretary-General of Interpol Jurgen Stock. File | Photo Credit: AP A major Interpol-coordinated crackdown on illicit medicines across 89 countries, including India, has resulted in the arrest of 72 accused persons worldwide and the seizure of potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals worth over $7 million. The operation has also led to the launch of 325 new investigations…
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