Mon 29 September 2025: South Korea has logged the highest relative poverty rate among its retired population among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), data showed Monday. The relative poverty rate stood at 39.8% for those aged 65 and older in 2023, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous year, […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to an ancient pharaoh, which disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC) earlier this month, was stolen and melted down, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. According to the ministry, a restoration specialist took the artifact and sold it to a silver […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: Indian leader controversially refers to the politically-charged win as an extension of ‘Operation Sindoor’. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has contentiously invoked the conflict with Pakistan in May, which brought the nuclear-armed neighbours to the cusp of a fifth all-out war, to celebrate India’s Asia Cup final cricket win against their regional arch […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party secured a clear victory in a parliamentary election marred by allegations of Russian meddling, viewed as a critical decision between aligning with Europe or gravitating toward Moscow’s influence. Sandu’s ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which has held a parliamentary majority since 2021, won 50% of […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Phala phala report could do damage: The report on IPID’s investigation into Phala Phala could “seriously damage operational relations between institutions,” leading to its classification as “top secret” by the government, according to Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, adding that this is why it […]
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Sun 28 September 2025: One person has been killed and nine injured in a shooting at a church belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan in the United States, according to police. The suspect is also dead, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said on Sunday. “There are multiple […]
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Sun 28 September 2025: The study examined health records of over 559,000 participants from the Million Veteran Program in the US and the UK Biobank databases. Participants aged between 56 and 72 were followed for 4 to 12 years, during which more than 14,000 were diagnosed with dementia. Observational analyses showed that people consuming 40 or more […]
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Sun 28 September 2025: Minerals fuel modern civilization, ensuring comfort and amenities. From electronic devices to machines of all types, various minerals are required to operate them. Should we call the civil wars in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a manifestation of the resource curse? A closer look at the political scenario […]
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Sun 28 September 2025: In Gaza, the toll of occupation is brutally visible: families live amid ruins, hospitals strain under bombardment, and children grow up amid the echoes of conflict. Behind this visible devastation, there is a less visible but equally consequential story—one that links Indian corporations and capital to Israel’s machinery of occupation and […]
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Sun 28 September 2025: Announcement comes after European bloc blamed Russia for violating Polish airspace in drone incursion earlier this month. European Union defence ministers have agreed to develop a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to detect, track and intercept violations of their airspace, according to the bloc’s defence chief. Friday’s […]
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