Tue 18 March 2025: The EU plans to increase its pledge for Syrians to around €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) for 2025 and 2026, the European Commission president announced Monday. “Syrians need greater support, whether they are still abroad or they decide to go home, and this is why today, the European Union is increasing its […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: Crimes and offences of racist, xenophobic and anti-religious nature rose by 11 percent in France last year, the country’s interior ministry reported. The report mentions 9,350 incidents and 6,985 fines in 2024, with the police recording “more than 16,000 racist, xenophobic or anti-religious offences across the country” that year, Middle East […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: U.S. tariffs will inflict significant harm on the U.S. economy as other countries hit back with “high tariffs” on American goods, Chinese state media warned, leaving the door open for more measures by Beijing as another wave of levies looms. Barely two months after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: At least 404 Palestinians were killed and 562 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, breaking a ceasefire that lasted nearly two months, the Health Ministry said. “Many victims are still under the rubble and efforts are underway to recover them,” the ministry added in a statement. […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: Chinese scientists have developed a pioneering cancer treatment that modifies tumors to resemble “pork,” effectively triggering the body’s immune system to attack them, according to a report by the South China Morning Post on Monday. The researchers have engineered tumors to mimic pig tissue, prompting the immune system to recognize them […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: Researchers say 50,000 years of healthy life lost annually in Australia to weather-linked cardiovascular disease. Researchers have reported a link between cardiovascular issues and hot weather, forecasting that heart disease could double or triple in the next 25 years if current climate trends continue. In a report published on Monday, researchers […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map. Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some areas and jagged in […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: With Ramadan midway and millions of Muslims performing Umrah, the Saudi Ministry of Culture’s Fashion Commission has introduced a Sustainable Ihram initiative to recycle and repurpose the sacred garment. The ihram, a simple white garment symbolising purity and devotion, is a key part of the Umrah and Hajj experience. Given the […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: Israeli assaults across Gaza resume, effectively shattering the fragile ceasefire with Hamas. At least 326 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. Tuesday’s attack took place across Gaza, including in Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza, Gaza City in […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: Many women and children among more than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip, Gaza’s health ministry said. Hamas said Israel carried out a “treacherous” attack on besieged and defenceless civilians in order to overturn the Gaza ceasefire deal. Palestinian Islamic Jihad accused Israel of “deliberately sabotaging” […]
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