Thu 14 August 2025: The long-awaited verdict on the Malegaon blast of 2008 was delivered by a special court in Mumbai. The judgement has acquitted all seven accused in the Malegaon blasts case, which came as a blow to the victims and celebrations to the Hindutva camp. Many were anticipating this type of verdict and […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: Drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro (known as semaglutide and tirzepatide) have changed the way clinicians manage diabetes and obesity around the world. Collectively known as GLP-1 agonists, these drugs mimic the hormone GLP-1. This limits both hunger and interest in food, helping users lose weight, and helps control blood sugar […]
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Inverclyde Islamic Centre. Thu 14 August 2025: A mosque in Scotland has increased security measures after a far-right teenager who pretended to be a Muslim admitted to plotting a mass-casualty attack on worshippers. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested last year after police uncovered his plan to lock worshippers […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: A new report from York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub has exposed a dramatic rise in hate incidents targeting Muslim, Palestinian and Arab communities across Canada since October 7, 2023. Titled “Documenting the ‘Palestine Exception’”, the report, authored by Dr. Nadia Hasan, reveals a “sharp and dangerous” spike of up to 1,800% in Islamophobic […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: The director of al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza has told Al Jazeera Arabic that 55,000 pregnant women in the enclave are now suffering from malnutrition, as he warned of several spiralling health crises in the Strip. He said the hospital is unable to provide services due to the total collapse of […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: The South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that 21 national parks will grant free access to visitors in September for a period of a week. SANParks uses this time to cultivate a sense of pride in South Africa’s natural, cultural and historical heritage, as protected and preserved by the national […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: The party proposes replacing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment with a needs-based policy, prompting both support for reform and accusations of undermining transformation. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has ignited a national conversation by unveiling a plan to replace the country’s cornerstone transformation policy, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), with what it terms a […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: A Palestinian businessman is being discussed as a possible governor of the Gaza Strip for the post-war period, according to an Israeli newspaper report. A behind-the-scenes initiative is promoting businessman Samir Hulileh as a potential governor of post-war Gaza, the Yedioth Ahronoth (Latest News) newspaper reported on Tuesday. Hulileh will act under the auspices of […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: The UN human rights office on Wednesday called on Sri Lanka’s government to “seize the historic opportunity to break with entrenched impunity” and deliver justice for serious past violations, including international crimes. The report, published the same day, follows UN human rights chief Volker Turk’s official visit to the country, where he met government […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: Germany‘s nationwide unidentified flying object (UFO) reporting centre received many calls after lights were seen in the morning sky that were said to resemble “pairs of drones, car headlights in the sky and stars that do not exist.” “Many people have called excitedly or written emails,” the head of the UFO […]
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