HARRIS LOSES SWING STATE MICHIGAN, WHERE MANY ARAB AMERICANS SUPPORTED TRUMP

Wed 06 November 2024: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris lost the swing state of Michigan, where Arab and Muslim communities’ votes are decisive, according to The Associated Press. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump secured 15 electoral votes in the battleground state, where a majority of American Muslims felt betrayed and were angered by the Biden-Harris […]

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WHAT MAKES A PERSON SEEM WISE? GLOBAL STUDY FINDS THAT CULTURES DO DIFFER – BUT NOT AS MUCH AS YOU’D THINK

Wed 06 November 2024: We all admire wise people, don’t we? Whether it’s a thoughtful teacher, a compassionate doctor, or an elder in the community, we recognise wisdom when we see it. But have you ever thought about how people in different cultures perceive wisdom? Does someone in Morocco view a wise person in the […]

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DONALD TRUMP THANKS AMERICANS FOR ‘BEING ELECTED 47TH PRESIDENT’

Wed 06 November 2024: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump early Wednesday thanked Americans for the apparent “honor of being elected” to the nation’s highest office. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump told supporters in Palm Beach, Florida, referring […]

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NASA’S ARTEMIS III MISSION HAS SELECTED NINE LANDING SITES ON THE MOON

Wed 06 November 2024: NASA has identified nine regions for astronauts to land on the Moon as part of the Artemis III mission, marking the first lunar landing in 50 years. Preparations for NASA’s return to the Moon are accelerating with the Artemis III mission. The selected landing sites are located near the Moon‘s south pole, where the […]

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UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY CONFIRMS 2 MORE CASES OF NEW MPOX VARIANT

Tue 05 November 2024: The UK reported on Tuesday two additional cases of a newly emerging variant of mpox, known as clade 1b, raising the country’s total count to three. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a statement that the cases were identified among household contacts of the first patient, who was diagnosed […]

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FAR-RIGHT SWEDISH POLITICIAN KNOWN FOR BURNING QURAN COPIES SENTENCED TO PRISON

Wed 06 November 2024: Rasmus Paludan, a far-right Danish-Swedish politician known for provoking Muslims’ religious sentiments by burning copies of the Quran in Sweden, has been sentenced to four months in prison, local media reported on Tuesday. A district court in Malmo has charged the far-right politician with two counts of incitement against an ethnic […]

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DECODING THE BODY LANGUAGE OF POLITICIANS: BEWARE OF MISLEADING ANALYSES

Tue 05 November 2024: Body language experts have been having a field day since the U.S. presidential debate. They want us to believe that it’s possible to tell what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are thinking, but not saying, just by looking at their body and facial movements. As the election approaches, every move the […]

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DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS RECORD MUSLIM SUPPORT IN MICHIGAN, WARNS OF ‘WARMONGER CABINET’ UNDER

Tue 05 November 2024: Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump on Monday claimed his campaign is building a “record-breaking” coalition of Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan, saying they are drawn by his promise of peace. “We are building the biggest and broadest coalition in American Political History. This includes record-breaking numbers of […]

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N. KOREAN TROOPS REPORTEDLY ON RUSSIAN FRONT LINES AMID ESCALATION FEARS

Tue 05 November 2024: Thousands of North Korean troops are now on the ground in Russia ready to support its war on Ukraine, including in the front-line Kursk region, South Korea has reported. Over 10,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia, Seoul’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. The report follows similar announcements from Ukraine […]

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UK BEGINS A 4-DAY WORKWEEK TRIAL WITH 1,000 WORKERS IN 17 COMPANIES

Tue 05 November 2024: The UK launched its first government-backed four-day workweek trial on Monday, allowing over 1,000 employees to work fewer days without a pay cut. Seventeen businesses, including the British Society for Immunology and Crate Brewery, will test shorter schedules, with some opting for a nine-day fortnight model, according to the Guardian. An […]

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