Mon 30 January 2023: When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick victory. But almost a year later, Moscow continues to spend huge sums to send more soldiers and equipment to the front lines. Meanwhile, international sanctions are also targeting its primary source of revenue: oil and gas exports. And yet, even as these costs […]
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Sat 28 January 2023: Iran recently executed a British-Iranian national, Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. Akbari’s execution came as Iranian authorities crushed anti-government protests and carried out four other executions. Western countries, including the US and the EU, have denounced Iran’s death sentences and trials […]
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Fri 13 January 2023: As autonomous weapons play a crucial role on the battlefield, so-called ‘killer robots’ loom on the horizon. In Russia’s war in Ukraine, the use of drones – for surveillance, correcting artillery fire and dropping weapons on the enemy – has become increasingly important, especially for the Ukrainian army. The drones used […]
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Mon 02 January 2023: The United States space agency NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever put into space, just over a year ago. Since then, we have been given a whole new picture of the universe – image after image of stars, planets and galaxies, farther into the universe than […]
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Fri 30 December 2022: Americans waste about $408bn in food every year but the most significant consequence of food waste is not financial. Pollution from methane gas generated at landfills accounts for about 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Today, we are re-exploring food waste – how to avoid it and what […]
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Fri 18 November 2022: The clock is ticking for the world’s biggest football tournament all set to begin in Qatar this week. One of the smallest countries to host a World Cup, Qatar is expected to welcome approximately 1.2 million fans for one of the world’s most-watched sporting events. From security threats to cyberattacks, to […]
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Tue 08 November 2022: According to the Clooney Foundation For Justice, the destruction and plunder of the Middle East’s cultural heritage are being committed on a scale not seen since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of artifacts are stolen from countries such as Yemen, Syria, and Iraq, smuggled through neighbouring states, and eventually sold […]
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Mon 03 October 2022: Russians escape the country in the wake of Putin’s military mobilisation. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to call up 300,000 military reservists to join the war in Ukraine has created chaos in the country. While men are being summoned to the front lines to fight in the war on short notice, […]
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Fri 12 August 2022: At least 45 people, including 16 children, were killed after Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip in the occupied territories. The health ministry in Gaza said 360 people were injured in the attacks. Now a truce is in effect after regional mediation efforts led by Egypt paid off. […]
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Mon 20 June 2022: Al Jazeera investigates how deepening divisions in society created conspiracy theories and ‘alternative facts’. Today, we’re featuring the Al Jazeera Investigates podcast’s episode, The Truth Illusion. It explores one of the most profound questions that philosophers through the ages have tried to answer. What can we prove to be the truth? […]
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