Spirit by George Roux (1885). steeve-x-art/Alamy Stock Photo Sat 01 November 2025: When you think of a ghost, what comes to mind? A ghastly, mouldy winding-sheet? A malevolent pile of supernatural armour? Or a sinister gentleman in a stiff Victorian suit? In 1863 George Cruikshank, the caricaturist and illustrator of Dickens’s novels, announced a “discovery” […]
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Sat 01 November 2025: The Maldives implemented a generational ban on tobacco Saturday, marking a historic milestone in its efforts to protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation, according to a statement from the Health Ministry. “The Generational Ban on Tobacco reflects the Government’s strong commitment to protecting young people from the harms of […]
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Sat 01 November 2025: The Istanbul gathering marks the next phase of diplomacy surrounding Trump’s 20-point Gaza Peace Plan, unveiled on September 29, 2025, and signed in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13. The plan envisions a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces, large-scale reconstruction aid, and monitored demilitarization of Gaza. “The Foreign Ministers Will Gather in […]
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Sat 01 November 2025: Major global firms are laying off tens of thousands of workers due to weak economic expectations, cost-cutting measures, and the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI). Despite economic uncertainty, many companies are increasing AI investments and downsizing corporate staff in order to replace workers with technology. Sluggish consumer demand, rising costs, […]
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Fri 31 October 2025: A heated public debate has erupted in Israel after Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef warned that members of the ultra-Orthodox community would leave the country if yeshiva students were forced to serve in the army. Speaking during his weekly sermon, Rabbi Yosef — the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel — declared, “If yeshiva […]
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Fri 31 October 2025: Top U.S. tech firms are ramping up AI investments to seize the booming market that’s propelled stocks to record highs, according to Thursday media reports. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said its capital expenditures for 2025 are projected to be between $70 billion and $72 billion, up from […]
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Screen grabbed from CCTV footage shows the woman is kicked down a flight of stairs at a Berlin subway station (File photo) Fri 31 October 2025: More than half of women in Germany feel unsafe in public spaces, according to a survey reported Tuesday by the German news agency DPA. The survey, conducted by polling […]
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Fri 31 October 2025: Excavations at the İznik Tile Kilns in the northwestern province of Bursa unearthed the remains of a Byzantine-era chapel and an Ottoman bath. The scientific excavations have been continuing for 41 years with the support of Istanbul University. While the site is primarily known for tile kilns and Ottoman-era ceramic fragments, archaeologists recently discovered a 5.5-by-5.2-meter chapel […]
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Fri 31 October 2025: France has sent a team of military and civilian personnel to Israel to take part in planning the post-ceasefire phase in the Gaza Strip, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced Thursday, Anadolu reports. Barrot told LCI television that France joined countries contributing to the US-led coordination center established between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. […]
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Fri 31 October 2025: A teenage boy has fallen to his death during a mass ultra-Orthodox Jewish rally against military conscription in Jerusalem, which had shut down the main entrance to the city. Packed crowds of mostly men clogged the roads around the Route 1 highway leading into Jerusalem. Israeli media estimated that about 200,000 people flocked […]
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