Sun 06 July 2025: Mirwaiz, Kashmir’s chief cleric, said that the liquor store’s opening in Srinagar was a “deliberate attempt to ruin our people”. Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday (July 4) reportedly closed a liquor shop that was opened in the heart of the Muslim-majority region’s capital city of Srinagar after moderate Hurriyat […]
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Sun 06 July 2025: In a world flooded with fitness fads and “quick-fix” workout plans, solid evidence can often get drowned out. Yet the science is clear: jogging for just five to ten minutes a day can lower your risk of dying from heart disease and even reduce your overall risk of dying from any cause. This […]
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Sun 06 July 2025: The jury’s decision highlights the complexities of intimate partner violence and the legacy of the #MeToo movement. The trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has culminated in a verdict, after more than seven weeks of intense media scrutiny and testimony about drug-fuelled celebrity sex parties. But beneath the salacious details, […]
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Sun 06 July 2025: Philippine former President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer request a reconsideration of his request to disqualify two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges in a crimes against humanity case against him, according to his lawyer, the Manila Times reported Sunday. Nicholas Kaufman said his client will no longer challenge an ICC decision, […]
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Sat 05 July 2025: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran gave prior notice before launching a missile strike on a major American airbase in Qatar last month in response to US airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program. Speaking at an event in Iowa marking the one-year countdown to America’s 250th birthday, Trump claimed that Iran informed him in advance of […]
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Sat 05 July 2025: Microsoft is shutting down its direct operations in Pakistan, ending a 25-year presence in the country, according to media reports Friday, in a move it described as a strategic shift to a partner-led model. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the company will now serve Pakistani customers through resellers and “other closely located […]
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Fri 04 July 2025: Malawi and Mozambique signed an agreement Thursday that enables the two countries to carry out joint military exercises and patrols. The move, aimed at combatting cross-border drug and human trafficking, was hailed by civil society organizations as a “giant leap.” Monica Ching’anamuno, Malawi’s minister of defense, and her Mozambican counterpart Cristovao […]
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Fri 04 July 2025: The BBC has removed several senior staff from their duties after airing a controversial live performance at the Glastonbury music festival by rap-punk duo Bob Vylan, who condemned Israel’s military and denounced genocidal violence against Palestinians. During their live-streamed set, the band’s vocalist led a chant of “Death, death to the IDF” and made remarks criticizing Israel’s “violent military […]
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Fri 04 July 2025: If you’re feeling like the news is particularly bad at the moment, you’re not alone. But many of us can’t look away – and don’t want to. Engaging with news can help us make sense of what’s going on and, for many of us, is an ethical stance. So, how can you also […]
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Fri 04 July 2025: The world’s most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors – lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals. In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic’s latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair. […]
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