Wed 19 March 2025: India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were four of the five top arms importers globally between 2020 and 2024, a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) earlier this month has shown. Ukraine was the world’s largest importer of major weapons over the past five years, accounting for […]
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Wed 19 March 2025: The US National Archives released around 80,000 pages of declassified records late Tuesday related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) following an executive order by President Donald Trump. The documents, which have been uploaded to a portal maintained by the National Archives, are part of a long-awaited […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: According to a new study, the prehistoric giant predator, megalodon, may have been 9 meters longer than previously estimated. Previously believed to be about 15 meters long, the giant shark was actually found to have reached up to 24 meters. The researchers conducting the study stated that the megalodon had a thinner […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: The White House said Tuesday that an ongoing call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is “going well” as the two nations seek to hammer out a deal to pause the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine for at least 30 days, and improve bilateral relations. The highly-anticipated call […]
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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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