ARE YEMEN’S NON-HOUTHI GROUPS SEEKING US SUPPORT TO ATTACK THE HOUTHIS?

Sun 04 May 2025: Anti-Houthi forces have lobbied for US support to fight the group. Will they be getting it? Anti-Houthi factions in Yemen could be vying for US support to attack the movement’s territory, analysts and experts told Al Jazeera, following intensified air strikes on Houthi targets by the United States. The war in […]

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1,100-YEAR-OLD SEALED AMPHORA FOUND IN SHIPWRECK OFF SOUTHERN TÜRKIYE

Sun 04 May 2025: A 1,100-year-old sealed amphora was discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of Kas, Antalya during an underwater excavation using robotic technology, officials said. The excavation was led by Associate Professor Hakan Oniz of Akdeniz University under the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry’s “Heritage for the Future Project,” with a 20-member […]

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ISRAEL URGED TO GIVE MEDIA ‘UNRESTRICTED’ GAZA ACCESS

Sun 04 May 2025: The Foreign Press Association Saturday called on Israel to allow news media “unrestricted” access to Gaza, off-limits to outside journalists operating independently since the war there began in October 2023. “We call on Israel to stop the never-ending delays, uphold the fundamental principles of press freedom and allow unrestricted entry for […]

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HOW CAN YOU STAY SAFE FROM CYBER ATTACKS? HERE ARE 2 SIMPLE CHECKLISTS FROM EXPERTS

Sat 03 May 2025: “Cyber security” may sound like a far-off worry for big corporations or telcos, but that’s far from the case. Cyber security simply means the practice of safeguarding your sensitive data from unauthorised access, theft and damage. If you have any online accounts at all, you should know how best to protect them. That’s also […]

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SAUDI ARABIA REVIEWING NEOM PROJECTS, CITING ‘LIMITED RESOURCES’

Sat 03 May 2025: The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city Neom launched a “comprehensive review” of the kingdom’s mega-project, signifying more belt-tightening to come with falling energy prices. One person familiar with the review told The Financial Times on Monday that the scope of several projects surrounding Neom was being reviewed due to “an […]

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IRISH DATA WATCHDOG FINES TIKTOK $601M FOR DATA TRANSFERS TO CHINA

Sat 03 May 2025: TikTok has been hit with a €530 million ($601 million) fine by Irish data protection authorities on Friday for breaching European privacy rules, marking it one of the largest penalties ever imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ruling follows a lengthy investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), […]

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KASHMIRIS PRAY SITUATION BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN IS RESOLVED WITHOUT WAR: TOP CLERIC

Sat 03 May 2025: People of Indian-administered Kashmir pray that the situation between India and Pakistan is “resolved without going to war,” the region’s top cleric said Friday, amid ongoing tensions since the April 22 attack which left 26 people dead. “We pray that the situation between India and Pakistan that is getting worse by […]

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AFRICAN RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO CURE HIV, BUT US AID CUTS ARE IN THE WAY

Fri 02 May 2025: Dozens of trials on HIV ground to a halt in February after US President Donald Trump abruptly pulled crucial funding. Patrick Arbuthnot was browsing his emails on what seemed like a normal workday in his lab in Johannesburg when he saw a strange notification pop up. “Stop Work,” it read. Arbuthnot […]

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CANADA’S ONTARIO MAY LOSE 68,000 JOBS IN 2025 DUE TO US TARIFFS

Fri 02 May 2025: US tariffs and Canada’s response could result in 68,100 fewer jobs in the Ontario province in 2025, according to a report Wednesday by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario. The figure may increase to 119,200 next year and 137,900 jobs in 2029. The report contrasts a scenario with no tariffs versus […]

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