Mon 14 July 2025: US president makes announcement amid growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. United States President Donald Trump has said he will send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine as his administration signals growing disillusionment with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to negotiate an end to Moscow’s invasion. “We will send them […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: Three sites from the African continent were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday during the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee held in Paris, France. Malawi’s Mulanje Mountain, revered by locals as a dwelling place for gods and sacred spirits and known for its unique flora and numerous hiking routes, […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: Nearly 70% of atomic bomb survivors in Japan believe nuclear weapons could be used again, citing growing global tensions, including Russia’s war in Ukraine and North Korea’s weapons development, a survey by Kyodo News Agency revealed Sunday, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombings. Around 1,500 survivors took […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: United States President Donald Trump has again expressed optimism about the possibility of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the coming days. “We are talking, and hopefully, we’re going to get that straightened out over the next week,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews, a military base in Maryland […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization — one of the oldest in the world — opened its doors to visitors in Peru on Saturday, after eight years of study and restoration work. The archaeological site, known as Penico, was a meeting point for trade between the first […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: Meta is testing a new feature where its AI chatbot will send “follow-up messages” based on past conversations to increase user engagement. According to Business Insider, Meta AI sends the first message without any prompt from the user and restarts the chat based on previous topics discussed. This new Meta feature will be implemented […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: Protectionist trade policies are weakening the US dollar’s position as the world’s dominant reserve currency, while de-dollarization efforts gather momentum amid growing calls for an alternative global monetary system. The US Dollar Index fell more than 11% in the first six months of the year to 97, marking its worst first-half […]
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Mon 14 July 2025: President Cyril Ramaphosa has outlined the scope of a judicial commission of inquiry that will focus on investigating “allegations relating to the infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and associated institutions within the criminal justice system by criminal syndicates”. The commission will be chaired by Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. The […]
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Sun 13 July 2025: An Israeli reserve soldier warned Saturday that the government’s war strategy in Gaza will “crush” army soldiers amid the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service, Anadolu reports. The Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “helpless and weak before the ultra-Orthodox rabbis and politicians in Israel,” soldier Dan Oron said in statements carried by […]
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Sun 13 July 2025: Scientists have announced the development of a “powerful method offering double protection” to prevent hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The study, conducted by researchers at Sheffield Hallam University, is being hailed as a groundbreaking discovery in the protection of hair follicles. The new method combines the currently used “cooling cap” technique with a new lotion […]
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