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A mineworker gestures at the entrance of the Gold One Modder East operation mineshaft near Springs on Tuesday. More than 500 miners in South Africa have remained underground for over 36 hours because of a standoff between rival labour unions, police and workers’ representatives said. | Photo Credit: AFP More than 500 miners in South…
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Many Arab Americans accuse Biden of failing to push for any humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza strip. Washington: Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies are criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, asking him to do more to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk losing their support in the 2024 election….
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Rapidly expanding Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 700 people in the past day as medical facilities across the territory were forced to close because of bombing damage and a lack of power, health officials said on Tuesday. The soaring death toll from Israel’s escalating bombardment was unprecedented in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian…
Man who is “known to police” was preparing an attack “is under probe”, police said. (Representational) Berlin: Police in the western German city of Essen said Tuesday they have arrested a man after receiving “indications of a possible attack scenario”. Whether the man who is “known to police” was preparing an attack “is under investigation”,…
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Thousands of people have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began (File) Washington: A full ceasefire in Gaza would only help Hamas as Israel wages an air campaign against the militant group, but humanitarian “pauses” should be considered to let vital aid in, the White House said Tuesday. The comments came as President Joe Biden…
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Sources said rocket launcher was found about 50 km southeast of the base (Representational) Baghdad, Iraq: Drones and rockets targeted two military bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq on Thursday, sources and officials said, the latest in a series of attacks after Iraqi militants warned Washington against intervening to support Israel against Hamas in Gaza. Rockets and drones…
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The two sides held in-depth discussions on the boundary negotiations. Beijing: China and Bhutan on Tuesday signed a “Cooperation Agreement” outlining the responsibilities and functions of the Joint Technical Team (JTT) on the delimitation and demarcation of the boundary between the two countries after their 25th round of border talks in Beijing. Bhutan’s Foreign Minister…
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Dozens of US states have filed a suit against Meta New Delhi: Dozens of US states today filed a lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting “from children’s pain,” damaging their mental health and misleading the public over the safety of its platforms. Over 40 states are suing Meta. Here’s your 5-point cheatsheet…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji in Beijing on October 23, 2023. Photo: fmprc.gov.cn/ Bhutan and China held their 25th round of boundary talks, that have been held up since the last round in 2016, even as Bhutan’s Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in…
The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris on June 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A group of 33 States including California and New York are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook…