Fri 11 April 2025: With the media industry fighting for its survival amidst the rise of digital media, Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has called on the industry to make deliberate efforts to transform the sector’s ownership patterns. “Government remains committed to working alongside industry stakeholders to ensure that South Africa’s media landscape […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Poor hearing increases a person’s risk of developing heart failure, according to a study. Researchers suggest the psychological distress caused by hearing impairment plays a “notable” role. For the study, experts in China analysed UK Biobank data from 164,431 people who had completed tests designed to determine hearing ability. Of the […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Consumers are under a lot of financial strain. The World Economic Forum reports that the cost-of-living crisis is affecting people across the globe. With food and fuel prices rising, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep financially afloat. On top of that, salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation, making it more difficult to save and […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: The United States and Iran are set for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme in Oman on Saturday. Iran has warned that it could expel UN nuclear watchdog inspectors from the country in response to “external threats” as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States and Iran will hold […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: More than 70% of Austrians would be willing to boycott US goods to protest US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, according to a survey released Thursday. The poll, conducted by the Austrian Gallup Institute, also found that 55% of Austrians consider Trump’s presidency a threat to the European Union. Only 32% […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: India’s Hindutva government has taken a controversial step by passing amendments to the waqf (Islamic endowment) law, which appears to be a blatant attempt to seize control of waqf properties, including mosques and other religious sites. The new Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by both Houses of Parliament on 2 and […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Half of UK adults say they are now less likely to buy American products in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs on the UK, a shocking new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Meanwhile almost six in 10 (59%) say they would support a campaign to buy more British […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Only a quarter of Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip have reportedly been destroyed by Israel since the beginning of the war on the Palestinian enclave in October 2023, according to a report. According to officials speaking to Israeli outlet Mako, despite more than 18 months of onslaught on the Gaza […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Italian luxury fashion house Prada reached an agreement to acquire its rival Versace for €1.25 billion (around $1.375 billion), Prada said in a statement Thursday. The transaction will be funded by €1.5 billion in new debt made up of a €1 billion term loan and €0.5 billion in a bridge facility. “Founded in 1978 in […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, a leading Pakistani Islamic scholar and ex-judge of the Federal Shariat Court, has stated that waging military “jihad” against Israel is a compulsory responsibility for all Muslim governments Middle East Eye reported. Speaking at the National Palestine Conference in Islamabad on Thursday, Usmani said Muslim countries had “failed to […]
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