Tue 20 May 2025: WASHINGTON: The core of human existence is consciousness, which includes the senses of sight, hearing, dreaming, imagining, feeling pain or pleasure, fear, love, and more. But exactly where in the brain is this located? Scientists and medical professionals have long been perplexed by that question. A recent study is providing new […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: On Monday, India’s Supreme Court cast a skeptical eye on Madhya Pradesh BJP minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s apology for his comments targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, probing whether it was merely a show of “crocodile tears” to dodge legal trouble. With Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Colonel Qureshi was one of the two […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: On Tuesday, EU nations approved the removal of all economic sanctions on Syria to aid the country’s recovery following Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, according to diplomats. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 member states reached a preliminary agreement, with formal confirmation expected from foreign ministers in Brussels later that day. This follows the […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: British ultramarathoner William Goodge, aged 31, set a new world record for the fastest coast-to-coast run across Australia. He covered 3,800 kilometers in 35 days, starting at Cottesloe Beach in Perth on April 15 and ending at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Goodge surpassed the previous record by four days, averaging about […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The first International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) opened Monday in Rwanda‘s capital, Kigali, with President Paul Kagame calling the forum “long overdue” and urging African-led responses to the continent’s security challenges. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Kagame said that Africa’s future “cannot be outsourced” and stressed the importance of the continent taking responsibility […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The EU approved on Tuesday its 17th sanctions package against Russia. “The EU has approved its 17th sanctions package against Russia, targeting nearly 200 shadow fleet ships,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on X. She added that new measures also address “hybrid threats and human rights.” Underlining that […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) member states, 194, on Tuesday formally adopted the first-ever pandemic agreement, marking a milestone in global public health cooperation. The consensus decision at the 78th World Health Assembly follows over three years of negotiations sparked by the inequities and gaps exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO […]
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Tue 20 May 2025: The Russian president is said to have denied Kadyrov’s request. The health of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who earlier this month sought to resign, is deteriorating rapidly, sources and observers have told Al Jazeera. But Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want Kadyrov to be succeeded by his third son, they […]
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Mon 19 May 2025: The UK, France and Canada issued on Monday a stern warning to Israel, calling for an immediate cessation of military operations in Gaza and the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid or face “further concrete actions.” In an unusually strong statement, the three countries condemned Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza, which […]
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Mon 19 May 2025: Gary Lineker, a former England football captain who became the face of the sport on British TV, will leave the broadcaster after apologising for sharing a social media post about Zionism that drew complaints over anti-Semitism, Reuters reports. Lineker, 64, who scored 48 times for his country, moved into broadcasting after […]
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