SINGAPORE FORCES ISRAEL EMBASSY TO DELETE ‘INSENSITIVE’ QURAN POST FROM FACEBOOK

Wed 27 March 2024: Singaporean authorities have ordered the Israeli embassy to remove a controversial post on its official Facebook page which was used to justify the existence of the occupation state. The post, which was published yesterday and removed the same day, asserted that “Israel is mentioned 43 times in the Quran. On the […]

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ISRAEL HAS KILLED ALMOST 6,000 STUDENTS, BOMBED 400+ SCHOOLS IN GAZA SINCE 7 OCTOBER

Wed 27 March 2024: Israel has killed almost 6,000 school students and wounded 10,000 others since the start of its military offensive against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on 7 October, the Palestinian ministry of education said on Tuesday. The ministry added that in the occupied West Bank, Israel has killed 55 school students, wounded […]

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KENYA DOOMSDAY CULT VICTIMS RELEASED TO FAMILIES AFTER DNA ANALYSIS

Wed 27 March 2024: Kenyan authorities on Tuesday delivered their relatives the seven Shakahola cult members’ bodies, which had been positively identified by DNA testing, so they could be buried. One of the individuals receiving the bodies of their family members, Titus Ngonyo, became overwhelmed with grief. He conveyed his deep sorrow to reporters during […]

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RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS DISCUSS LIFTING MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY AFTER CONCERT HALL ATTACK

Wed 27 March 2024: Russian lawmakers called Tuesday for lifting the moratorium on the death penalty following last week’s attack on a concert hall in the Moscow region. Speaking at a plenary session of Russia’s lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, its chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said all the necessary legislation exists and it is […]

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BRITONS WITHOUT SAVINGS JUMP BY MORE THAN A MILLION IN A YEAR AMID “ECONOMIC CHAOS”

Wed 27 March 2024: The number of Britons without financial savings has jumped by more than one million in the past year, with the financial security of working families plunged into chaos, according to a new analysis of poverty figures. Around 7.9 million people had no savings in the bank account in the year 2022/23 […]

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FLORIDA GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL RESTRICTING CHILDREN’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS

Wed 27 March 2024: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed into law a highly debated bill aimed at restricting children’s access to social media platforms. The HB 3 prohibits children under the age of 14 from becoming social media account holders, and allows 14- and 15-year-olds to become account holders with parental consent. “Social media […]

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ROAD USERS URGED TO FOLLOW THE RULES THIS EASTER HOLIDAY OR “YOU WILL BE LOCKED UP IN JAIL”

Wed 27 March 2024: Motorists have been warned against violating traffic laws this Easter weekend as law enforcement officials intensify their operations to ensure the country’s roads are safe. “Roadblocks will be staged on all major routes and within residential areas to address deviant behaviours by those who think that long weekends are a license […]

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INDIA SAYS NEW LAW SAVES PERSECUTED REFUGEES. ROHINGYA ASK ‘WHY NOT US?’

  Rohingya men and women at a shelter in New Delhi [Handout via Al Jazeera] Wed 27 March 2024: Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. On that day, the state’s Chief […]

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