CHINA SENDS NEW SATELLITE INTO ORBIT FOR RADAR CALIBRATION BOOST

Thu 03 April 2025: China has announced that it has successfully launched a new satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. The satellite, Tianping-3A 02, was launched at 10.12 a.m. Beijing time (0212GMT) aboard a Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully, Xinhua News Agency reported […]

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GENERATIVE AI AND DEEPFAKES ARE FUELLING HEALTH MISINFORMATION. HERE’S WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR SO YOU DON’T GET SCAMMED

Thu 03 April 2025: False and misleading health information online and on social media is on the rise, thanks to rapid developments in deepfake technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI). This allows videos, photos and audio of respected health professionals to be manipulated – for example, to appear as if they are endorsing fake health-care […]

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INDIAN PARLIAMENT’S LOWER HOUSE PASSES CONTROVERSIAL MUSLIM ENDOWMENTS BILL

Thu 03 April 2025: The waqf bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage endowments and give government more significant role in validating their land holdings. India’s lower house of parliament has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim endowments worth more than $14bn. The waqf bill would […]

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TRUMP’S IN-LAW APPOINTED SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AFRICA AMID TALK OF CONGO MINERAL DEAL

Thu 03 April 2025: The father-in-law of presidential daughter Tiffany Trump has been appointed senior advisor for Africa amid talks of a mineral deal between the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the State Department announced Tuesday. Besides this new role, Massad Boulos remains the senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump on Arab […]

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT CALLS TRUMP’S TARIFFS ‘A MAJOR BLOW’ TO GLOBAL ECONOMY

Thu 03 April 2025: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said early Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariffs on nations worldwide are a “major blow” to the global economy, warning it will “massively suffer.” “President Trump’s announcement of universal tariffs on the whole world, including the European Union, is a […]

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UN REPORTS 137% SURGE IN AID WORKER DEATHS IN 2023 WITH 2024 BEING ‘WORST YEAR’ ON RECORD

Thu 03 April 2025: The UN reported on Wednesday that humanitarian workers are being killed at an “unprecedented” level, with 2024 being the “worst year” on record for aid personnel. “According to the available data, 2024 was the worst year on record, with 377 aid workers killed in 20 countries. This was nearly 100 more […]

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WHITE HOUSE DENIES ELON MUSK LEAVING GOVERNMENT ROLE, CALLS REPORT ‘GARBAGE’

Thu 03 April 2025: The White House denied reports Wednesday that Elon Musk will leave his government role, calling the claim “garbage.” “This ‘scoop’ is garbage,” wrote spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on X, referring to a Politico report that claimed President Donald Trump told his inner circle, including Cabinet members, that his tech-billionaire ally Musk will […]

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US PLACES NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF B-2 BOMBER FLEET IN INDIAN OCEAN DIEGO GARCIA BASE: REPORT

 Four US Air Force B-2 bombers are visible on the ramp (from center to lower right) in a Planet Labs’ satellite image of a joint US-British air base on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean on March 29, 2025. Planet Labs Thu 03 April 2025: Satellite images analysed by The Associated Press show at […]

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