U.S. FDA APPROVES FIRST DRUG FOR FATTY LIVER DISEASE NASH

Mon 18 March 2024: The U.S. FDA has approved Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ drug for a fatty liver disease known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the first treatment to get the nod for the condition and opening up a multi-billion opportunity. The company’s oral drug, called Rezdiffra, has been approved for patients who have NASH with fibrosis, or […]

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ISRAELI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER BEN-GVIR CALLS FOR JEWS TO STORM AL-AQSA IN THE LAST 10 DAYS OF RAMADAN

Mon 18 March 2024: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded that Jews storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in the last ten days of Ramadan, according to Israeli media reports. Israel’s Channel 13 reported that “Ben-Gvir demanded abolishing the well-known policy in Israel and allowing Jews to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan.” It revealed […]

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ISTANBUL AIRPORT NAMED ‘AIRPORT OF THE YEAR’ FOR 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Mon 18 March 2024: Istanbul Airport in Türkiye was named “Airport of the Year” and received Air Transport Awards for 2024 for the fourth time in a row, the airport operator IGA announced on Monday. Istanbul Airport was chosen as “Airport of the Year” in 2021, 2022 and 2023 previously by Air Transport News, the […]

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ELON MUSK’S SPACEX BUILDING SPY SATELLITE NETWORK FOR US INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Mon 18 March 2024: SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company and national security agencies. The network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under […]

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ICELANDIC VOLCANO ERUPTED FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN THREE MONTHS

Sun 17 March 2024: Local media in the seaside town of Grindavik, Iceland, reported on Sunday that residents had witnessed their fourth volcanic explosion in the previous three months. The Grindavikurvegur, which connects the southwest town to the rest of the Reykjanes Peninsula, has seen lava flow over it, as reported by state radio RUV. […]

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STREAMING SERVICE FOR LONG VIDEOS ON SMART TVS IS “COMING SOON” MUSK CONFIRMS

Sun 17 March 2024: Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the X platform is launching a streaming service that would allow users to watch lengthy videos on their smart TV screens, posing a fresh threat to Google-owned YouTube. The company is apparently launching a TV app for Amazon and Samsung smart TVs, and Musk said […]

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DJOKOVIC WITHDRAWS FROM MIAMI OPEN AFTER SHOCK LOSS TO WORLD NO 123 LUCA NARDI

Sun 17 March 2024: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open saying, less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells, that he needs to balance his “private and professional schedule”. Djokovic’s announcement Saturday on his social media accounts follows his 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 defeat to unheralded Luca Nardi on Monday in the third […]

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HOW INDIA CAME TO EMBRACE THE POLITICS OF HINDUTVA

Sun 17 March 2024: As Modi religiously prepares for India’s elections, Sreenivasan Jain examines the tussle between Hindutva and secularism. The politics of Hindu nationalism have played a central role in the dramatic rise of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the elections have neared, the Modi regime has turbocharged its Hindu-first agenda […]

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