Sat 12 April 2025: President Donald Trump’s tariffs and fueling tensions with China brought economic uncertainties, destabilizing the safe-haven status of US bonds. Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, announced April 2 that ranged between a 10% base rate to 50%, gave rise to volatility in global markets and shook the US bond market of around $29 trillion. […]
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Sat 12 April 2025: A new poll revealed that the majority of Americans hold an unfavorable opinion of US President Donald Trump, with support declining over economic concerns and his recent trade policies. “Americans view Trump much less favorably personally than they did at the start of his term. 54% of Americans have a very […]
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Sat 12 April 2025: A vast lake once covered part of Saudi Arabia’s Rub’ Al-Khali desert researchers have found, in a discovery that challenges conventional views of the Arabian Peninsula as eternally arid. The findings have been published in Communications Earth & Environment. They reveal that around 9,000 years ago, a 1,100km² lake — comparable in […]
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Sat 12 April 2025: Indonesia has been developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based malaria detection system that will use data from various places around the country to recognize distinct malaria parasite species, according to the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). “This technology utilizes morpho-geometric feature extraction to identify the size and shape of infected blood […]
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Sat 12 April 2025: Hundreds of Israeli soldiers signed a new petition Friday demanding the government reach a prisoner swap deal and end the war on the Gaza Strip. Israeli public broadcaster KAN said the soldiers who signed the letter are from different divisions and specialties in the army, including intelligence unit 8200, special forces […]
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Sat 12 April 2025: Up to 45 percent of nearly 10,000 sexual violence cases reported in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved children, according to the UNICEF. The United Nations has condemned the widespread rape and sexual violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported in the first […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: The US dollar index dove to a 3-year low figure of 99.014 on Friday as US President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies strengthened recession concerns in the country. The US dollar index fell 1.36% to currently stand at 99.49 as of 1336GMT. The index also declined by more than 8% since […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Amid a rising wave of religious influence in Israeli political and party circles — driven by the ruling right-wing coalition —Jewish Torah-based organisations have become the largest source of donations to Israeli soldiers on military bases. These donations primarily consist of religious texts, including the Torah and the Talmud, highlighting the […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman announced yesterday that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, has made 14 new discoveries of Arabian oil and natural gas fields and reservoirs in the Eastern Province and the Empty Quarter. These discoveries include six oil fields, two oil reservoirs, two natural gas […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Egyptian star footballer Mohamed Salah has extended his contract with Liverpool through 2027, the English Premier League side announced on their website today. The 32-year-old star, who had been rumoured to be leaving the Reds at the end of the season, said: “Of course I’m very excited. We have a great team now. […]
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