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Journalists gather on a destroyed road as they cover the second day of a large-scale military operation on the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The death toll climbed on Thursday (Ausgut 29, 2024) as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in…
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Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong’s now-shuttered outlet Stand News, walks outside on bail after he was found guilty in a landmark sedition trial under a colonial-era law, in Wanchai District Court in Hong Kong on August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former…
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Carrying knives at festivals will be banned, German Interior Minister said. (File) Berlin: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and limit the support given to some illegal migrants following a suspected Islamist stabbing. Three people were killed and eight others injured at a festival in the western city…
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Legionnaires’ disease, a serious pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. A recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Milan, Italy, has killed at least four people and hospitalised several dozen more, according to The Metro. The health authorities say that at least 53 cases have been confirmed in two regions inside the Milan metropolitan area of…
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The First ad in campaign shows images of Kamala Harris as a little girl following her progression (File) Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris launched a $50 million advertising blitz on Tuesday, capitalizing on the momentum of a fledgling campaign against Republican rival Donald Trump with a one-minute spot titled “Fearless.” It was Harris’ first…
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Sancho, a chef with his own YouTube channel, was also ordered to pay 4 million baht The son of a well-known Spanish actor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing and dismembering a man on the Thai island of Koh Phangan last year. Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of television star Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre,…
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The parent company of Stand News, Best Pencil Limited, was also found guilty (Representational) Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part…
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File picture of Telegram cofounder Pavel Durov | Photo Credit: AP A United Arab Emirates official said on Thursday (August 29, 2024) the government was in contact with French authorities and representatives of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who is a UAE citizen. A French judge has placed Mr. Durov under a formal investigation after a…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday (August 29, 2024) in Beijing, on a…
Mumbai saw an increase of 58 billionaire individuals, taking its total to 386 on the list (File) New Delhi: India’s financial capital Mumbai has emerged as the “billionaire capital of Asia,” having more billionaires than Beijing, the capital of China, according to the 2024 Hurun India Rich List. Mumbai saw an increase of 58 billionaire…
