Wed 24 April 2024: Jamaica has announced that it has decided to officially recognise the State of Palestine following deliberations in the Cabinet on Monday. “Jamaica continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict, guarantee the security of Israel and uphold the dignity and rights […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Tech workers are protesting against the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies by Israel in its war on Gaza. Google employees based in the United States have staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government. […]
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Image is for illustration purpose only Wed 24 April 2024: Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy. This stellar giant was discovered by data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory because it gives the companion star that orbits it a unique “wobbling” motion, according to […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Qatari Foreign Ministry have both dismissed reports alleging that Doha is planning to deport Hamas leaders, Anadolu reported. Speaking to journalists upon his return from Iraq, Erdogan said that he does not believe Qatar will take such a step, adding that the focus should be on […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Tesla has announced a recall of 3,878 Cybertruck electric vehicles due to a factory defect, as reported by The Verge. Report from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that all pickup trucks produced from November 13, 2023, to April 4, 2024, are subject to return. The reason for the […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that he has fully funded plans to increase defense spending every year to 2.5% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2030. At a news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a military base in Poland, Sunak declared Britain’s commitment to bolstering […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: In this episode of Centre Stage, the former president of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki, explains how being a medical doctor has helped shape his political career, and why the Arab Spring has been a failure — “everywhere”. Moncef Marzouki was Tunisia’s first president after the Arab Spring uprisings. But less than a […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: The UN on Tuesday highlighted the alarming surge in conflict-related sexual violence globally, shedding light on the devastating effect on women and children caught in the crossfire of armed conflicts. “It records 3,688 UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence committed in the course of 2023, reflecting a dramatic increase of 50% […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Seven U.S. states are likely to decide the outcome of the U.S. presidential election between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican president Donald Trump in November – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. These states – known as swing states because they swing between Democratic and Republican candidates – play a critical role in determining […]
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Wed 24 April 2024: Rand Water has assured residents that the contamination which affected the quality of drinking water in the Greater Evaton area has been resolved and tap water is now safe for consumption. The water contamination affected the quality of drinking water in Palm Springs, Zone 7 Sebokeng, Beverly Hills, Sonder Water, Graceland, […]
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