Tue 30 July 2024: British Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary has been sentenced to life in prison for directing a “terrorist organisation”. Choudary, 57, was convicted last week of directing al-Muhajiroun (ALM), which was banned as a “terrorist organisation” more than a decade ago. Judge Mark Wall told Choudary at London’s Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday that organisations […]
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Tue 30 July 2024: A global Christian organization demanded an explanation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the French Olympic Committee for a parody of the Last Supper at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics last week. World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary Jerry Pillay said Monday that the Last Supper is […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas after the electoral authority declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of a contentious election, which the opposition claims was marred by fraud. Demonstrations erupted near the capital’s largest poor neighborhood, Petare, with protesters tearing down Maduro’s campaign posters and chanting, “It’s going to fall. This […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Washington has never seen a week quite like it. On Sunday, President Joe Biden took himself out of the presidential race. By Tuesday, his vice president, Kamala Harris, had picked up the torch and was on the campaign trail. The pace at which this story has unfolded across the US media […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday attacked Sundar Pichai-run Google, stressing if the search giant is interfering with the US Presidential election, they are going to face “a lot of trouble”. Sharing a screenshot where a Google search on “president Donald” resulted in “president Donald Duck” and “president Donald […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: More than half of people feel worse off now than they did five years ago, according to a survey of 6,000 people, showing that the cost of living crisis continues to bite. A study by price comparison website Compare the Market found that 53 percent of people feel poorer than they […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Nicolas Maduro, 61, has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election by the electoral authority, setting the stage for a significant political showdown over the country’s future. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was barred from running, claimed opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won 70% of the vote and urged the […]
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Sun 28 July 2024: A rapidly spreading fire in northern California, known as the Park Fire, has become one of the largest in the state’s history, authorities reported Saturday. The blaze has scorched more than 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares), making it the seventh-largest wildfire ever recorded in California, according to the state agency Cal Fire. […]
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Sun 28 July 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned the United States on Sunday that if Washington deploys long-range missiles in Germany starting in 2026, Russia will respond by stationing similar missiles within striking distance of the West. Earlier this month, the U.S. and Germany announced the deployment of long-range fire capabilities in Germany in […]
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Sun 28 July 2024: Chandra X-ray Observatory has been documenting the unseen universe for the last 25 years. To celebrate Chandra’s 25th Anniversary, NASA shared 25 breathtaking images that have never been shared before. Crab Nebula Orion Nebula The Eyes Galaxies Cat’s Paw Nebula Milky Way’s galactic center M16 (Eagle Nebula) Bat Shadow (Serpens Nebula) […]
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