Tue 15 April 2025: As the devastating conflict in Sudan moves into its third year, the number of children needing humanitarian aid has surged, from 7.8 million at the beginning of 2023 to over 15 million today, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. “Without urgent action, Sudan’s dire humanitarian crisis could tip into […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: The deaths are linked to antimicrobial resistance infections due to overuse or misuse of some medications. More than three million children, many of them from Southeast Asia and Africa, are believed to have lost their lives in 2022 due to infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a new research. […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: China has accused the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States of launching “advanced” cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in February. It comes as the US government launches investigations into imports of computer chips, chip-making gear and pharmaceuticals as it takes further steps towards imposing more tariffs. Meanwhile, US […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: A majority of schools across England have banned mobile phone use during school hours, according to the first national survey of its kind, as concerns grow over the negative effects of smartphones on young people’s wellbeing. The survey, commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza, showed that 99.8% […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: The Israeli army chief warned that troop shortages limit Israel’s ability to achieve its war goals in the Gaza Strip. “Military-only strategies cannot fulfill all national objectives in Gaza, particularly in the absence of a complementary diplomatic track,” Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet as […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: Japan’s competition watchdog on Tuesday told Google to stop “unfairly pressuring” smartphone makers to preinstall its widely used search app, Kyodo News reported. The Japan Fair Trade Commission concluded that Google, which dominated the online search market, violated the antitrust law and severely undermined competition. This marked the first such order […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: Electric vehicle (EV) sales globally increased by 29% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 to 4.1 million, according to a report by market research firm Rho Motion on Tuesday. In this period, 2.4 million sales were recorded in China, 900,000 in Europe, 500,000 in North America and 300,000 in other […]
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Tue 15 April 2025: More than 70% of schools in the Gaza Strip have been directly hit by Israeli attacks since October 2023, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday. “About 88% of schools in Gaza require reconstruction or major rehabilitation,” the UN agency said in a statement. “This includes 162 UNRWA […]
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Mon 14 April 2025: Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas has pledged to promote a stable, constructive relationship between South Africa and the United States. He will serve as the official representative of the President and the South African government. President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed Jonas’s appointment as his Special Envoy, stating that he has been […]
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Mon 14 April 2025: Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debts to the World Bank, three people familiar with the matter said, paving the way for the approval of millions of dollars in grants for reconstruction and to support the country’s paralysed public sector, Reuters reports. The plans, which have not been previously reported, would be […]
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