Thu 24 July 2025: Department dismisses claims of collaboration with Hamas as unverified, baseless, and part of a campaign to discredit South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has vehemently denied explosive allegations that the South African government collaborated with Hamas ahead of the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel. […]
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One-and-a-half-year-old Mohammed Al-Matoug is battling advanced-stage malnutrition, which has caused serious deterioration of his brain and muscular function, as Israel continues its complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid. (Photo: Mahmoud Abu Hamda) Thu 24 July 2025: The World Health Organization chief warned on Wednesday that Gaza is now facing “mass starvation” with […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: Analysts expect a turnaround in future quarters as the automaker bets on robotaxi expansions. Tesla has reported its biggest decline in quarterly revenue in more than a decade as CEO Elon Musk’s political activity weighs on the electric carmaker brand’s reputation. Revenue fell to $22.5bn for the April-June quarter from $25.5bn […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: Misinformation is found in every element of our online lives. It ranges from fake products available to buy, fake lifestyle posts on social media accounts and fake news about health and politics. Misinformation has an impact not only on our beliefs but also our behaviour: for example, it has affected how […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the world could face a repeat of the 2005 chikungunya epidemic unless urgent action is taken to contain the virus’ spread. “Chikungunya is not a widely known disease, but it’s already circulating in 119 countries, placing 5.6 billion people at risk,” Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO’s team […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: All aboard a Russian passenger plane that disappeared from radar during a Thursday flight in the Far East Amur region died, officials said, as they confirmed it crashed. The Antonov An-24’s wreckage was located, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Telegram, adding that a helicopter of the Federal Air Transport Agency spotted the burning […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said the European Union should “make correct strategic choices,” urging the bloc’s top leaders to strengthen “trust and communication” amid global uncertainty, state broadcaster CCTV reported. In his opening remarks at the 25th EU-China summit that began at the Great Hall of the People in […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: A US federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling the move is “very likely unconstitutional” and cannot be enforced while litigation is ongoing. In a 2–1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling and maintained a […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: The growing use of nicotine pouches and vaping products in the US has led to a significant rise in accidental poisonings among children under six, a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics revealed. Between 2010 and 2023, US poison centers received 134,663 reports of nicotine ingestion in toddlers and infants, […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: High temperatures and wildfires continued to affect much of Eastern Europe on Wednesday, following weeks of record-breaking heat across the continent. Eastern European countries, including Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, and North Macedonia, continue to grapple with high temperatures and heat-driven wildfires, while Western nations such as France, the […]
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