CHINESE SPACECRAFT TAKES PICTURES OF MOON, EARTH FROM 336,509 MILES AWAY

 Images of Earth and the moon captured by the Tianwen 2 robotic probe are released on July 1, 2025 by the China National Space Administration. The pictures were taken by the probe’s narrow-field-of-view navigation sensor when it was about 590,000 kilometers from Earth. (CHINA NATIONAL SPACE ADMINISTRATION / XINHUA) Fri 04 July 2025: China’s Tianwen […]

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ISRAEL HAS ABDUCTED AND JAILED 1,000,000 PALESTINIANS SINCE 1967 — US GROUP’S REPORT

Fri 04 July 2025: On February 24, Israeli occupation troops abducted Fidaa Assaf from the village of Kafr Laqif in Palestine’s Qalqilya governorate. She was returning from Ramallah Medical Complex after undergoing medical examinations. Palestinian officials later revealed that the female prisoner, who is married and a mother, was subjected to multiple strip searches and verbal […]

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ESKOM STRENGTHENS SYSTEM AGAINST FRAUDULENT TOKENS GENERATION

Fri 04 July 2025: State power utility Eskom says it has taken several steps to strengthen its systems against potential threats related to the generation of fraudulent prepaid tokens. In December 2024, the power utility disclosed, as part of its full-year 2024 financial results, a forensic report detailing the breach of its Online Vending System […]

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RUSSIA RECOGNIZES TALIBAN GOVERNMENT IN AFGHANISTAN

Thu 03 July 2025: Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Russian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry also confirmed the development, saying Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and conveyed the government’s decision that underscores […]

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‘DO NOT EAT’: WHAT’S IN THOSE LITTLE DESICCANT SACHETS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?

Thu 03 July 2025: When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you often find a small paper sachet with the warning: “silica gel, do not eat”. What exactly is it, is it toxic, and can you use it for anything? The importance of desiccants That little sachet is […]

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ISRAEL RESTRICTS BABY FORMULA, MEDICAL ACCESS INTO GAZA AMID CHILD HUNGER CRISIS: REPORT

Thu 03 July 2025: Israeli authorities are facing renewed accusations of using hunger as a weapon of war after seizing cans of baby formula from a US doctor en route to Gaza, according to a report published Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The accusations come as aid groups and medical professionals report mounting child deaths from malnutrition in the […]

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FRANCE HANDS OVER RUFISQUE MILITARY BASE TO SENEGAL AMID ONGOING WITHDRAWAL PROCESS

Thu 03 July 2025: France formally returned a military base in Senegal’s western city of Rufisque on Tuesday after withdrawing troops, according to a statement from the French Embassy in Senegal. The handover is part of the ongoing withdrawal process of the French forces in Senegal, following the return of the Marechal and Saint-Exupery military […]

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BANGLADESH EX-PM HASINA SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN CONTEMPT CASE

Thu 03 July 2025: Bangladesh’s interim government says the conviction shows commitment to justice. Bangladesh’s self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, handed down the verdict in Hasina’s absence on […]

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SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY PENDING SENTENCING ON PROSTITUTION-RELATED CHARGES

Thu 03 July 2025: Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in custody after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of transporting people for prostitution in his high-profile New York City trial. Judge Arun Subramanian denied bail for Combs, rejecting the defense’s claim that the charges did not warrant mandatory detention, said US Network CBS. While […]

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