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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Mon 17 March 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s already strong support for the militant group Hamas has strained relations with Israel. Now, Syria is threatening to become a focal point of tension. Earlier this month, Erdogan issued a widely interpreted warning to Israel to stop undermining Damascus’s new rulers. “Those who hope to benefit […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: Renowned Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has turned down this year’s Wolf Prize, which is granted by Israel-based not-for-profit Wolf Foundation, citing the war on Gaza. In her response to the Wolf Foundation, she stated that she would not accept the award “in view of the unfortunate continuing genocide in Gaza.” The […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: President Donald Trump on Monday declared he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen‘s Tehran-backed Huthi rebels, who have targeted multiple US and other foreign ships in the Red Sea. “Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership […]
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