Thu 27 March 2025: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune for the first time, NASA said on Wednesday. The data was obtained in June 2023 using Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph. In addition to the image of the planet, astronomers obtained a spectrum to characterize the composition and measure the temperature […]
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Thu 27 March 2025: Genetic testing company’s bankruptcy proceedings could result in auction of the genetic data of 15 million users. Users of 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing site, are being urged to delete their personal data from the website following the company’s bankruptcy filing in the United States on March 23. Here’s why it matters. What […]
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Thu 27 March 2025: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order setting the stage for 25-percent tariffs on car imports, starting April 2, a move that the White House claims will foster domestic manufacturing. Today, in the Oval Office, Trump made good on that promise, unveiling 25-percent tariffs on car imports for April 2. “We’re […]
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Thu 27 March 2025: Tesla will start sales in Saudi Arabia next month, the electric carmaker said on its website, signalling CEO Elon Musk and the kingdom have healed a rift that dates back to the billionaire’s short-lived bid in 2018 to take the company private, Reuters reports. Tesla TSLA.O trades in other Middle Eastern countries, but […]
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Thu 27 March 2025: Trump is following Musk’s lead in branding post-apartheid South Africa a country riddled with racial discrimination. They are wrong. As a white South African man now living in the United States, I am acutely aware of the oversized role played by Elon Musk and a few other white men with strong […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged stronger transatlantic unity on Wednesday, warning that neither Europe nor the US can tackle global security threats alone. Rutte acknowledged tensions within the alliance, including disputes about trade and discussions around European strategic autonomy. But he stressed that the complex challenges require collective strength. “There are […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Indonesia’s president on Tuesday announced that his country will join the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral bank developed by member nations of the economic bloc BRICS. The decision was made after discussions with the bank and Indonesia’s financial team, Prabowo Subianto said, according to local English daily Tempo. “After an […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: President Erdoğan on Wednesday accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of inciting chaos to cover up allegations of corruption against its Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu. Addressing the parliamentary group meeting of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in the capital Ankara on Wednesday, he said any attempt to […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Israel has refused to open all of the halls in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron for Muslim prayers on Laylat Al-Qadr (Night of Destiny), the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf [Endowments] and Religious Affairs said on Wednesday. Laylat Al-Qadr is the holiest night in Islam. It […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is facing a defence crisis of unprecedented proportions, with its air force effectively crippled by budget constraints. Defence analysts warn that without urgent intervention, the country’s ability to defend its borders and participate in international peacekeeping operations will continue to deteriorate. According to multiple […]
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