Sat 27 December 2025: Social media accounts and pages circulated an image of a military checkpoint next to an Israeli flag and a banner that sparked controversy. The image shows Israeli soldiers under a large banner that reads, “Sleep soundly, Muawiyah. Damascus is ours until the Day of Judgment,” alongside the Syrian flag, the phrase […]
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Fri 26 December 2025: Influenza activity has risen globally since October this year, with influenza A viruses dominating circulation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report released late Wednesday. The latest “Seasonal influenza – Global situation” update noted that the increase coincides with the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and a […]
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Fri 26 December 2025: German Minister for Digital Affairs Karsten Wildberger has expressed openness to introducing a ban on social media use for children, similar to recent measures adopted in Australia, the German news agency dpa reported on Friday. Wildberger told dpa that restricting children’s access to social media platforms was “more than justified,” pointing […]
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Fri 26 December 2025: With Christmas just around the corner, it can be a very busy and stressful time of year. Between festive gatherings, ticking off what’s left on your yearly to-do list and shopping online for that perfect gift, it can be easy to let your guard down against fraudsters. Australians lost more than A$2 […]
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Fri 26 December 2025: A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information, writes James Rodgers, a former BBC correspondent who held postings in Gaza, Moscow and Brussels On December 10, the year 2025 reached a murderous milestone. In 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had recorded 126 journalists and media workers […]
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Thu 25 December 2025: Water is a vital resource. Life on earth, as we know it, is impossible without access to safe drinking water. Concerns over declining quality and consistency of municipal drinking water supplied to consumers have been increasing over a long time. In South Africa, widespread problems with the availability and quality of […]
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Thu 25 December 2025: When TV personality Danielle Lloyd was diagnosed with melanoma earlier this year, she faced not only the anxiety of cancer treatment but also a disturbing reality: influencers spreading dangerous misinformation about sun protection. After having a suspicious mole removed and awaiting results from a second biopsy, the 41-year-old has become an […]
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Thu 25 December 2025: The MAGA empire has turned inward. Its warriors no longer march shoulder to shoulder in lockstep but carve at one another like rival warlords. The movement that once roared in unison now splits along a single, explosive fault line: America First versus Israel First. Two convictions, two armies now face each […]
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Thu 25 December 2025: Growing global dependence on a single country for critical minerals poses a serious risk to energy security and could spark international tensions as early as 2026, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told Anadolu. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, said one country dominates the critical minerals market, controlling […]
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Wed 24 December 2025: Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has sharply criticised RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s recent remarks suggesting that Muslims should worship the sun, rivers, and trees for environmental protection. In a statement, Madani described the suggestion as a profound misunderstanding of Islamic principles, emphasising that it contradicts the core […]
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