Mon 24 February 2025: The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers. The global health agency has repeatedly warned that alcohol causes cancer and has […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Germans head to the polls Sunday in a nationwide election to select a new parliament and government — a landmark vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape. Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. (0700GMT) at nearly 90,000 locations across the country and will close at 6 p.m. (1700GMT). More than […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Thousands of mourners gathered in the capital Beirut on Sunday for the funeral of former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. The state news agency NNA said the mass funeral for Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah member Hashem Safieddine started at the Camille Chamoun Sports City amid tight security. Nasrallah was assassinated in Israeli […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: A Chinese team discovered a new bat coronavirus that poses a risk of animal-to-human transmission as it uses the same human receptor as the COVID-19 virus, a Hong Kong daily reported on Thursday, citing the latest study. The study, conducted by the Guangzhou Laboratory in collaboration with the Guangzhou Academy of […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Pope Francis’ condition continues to be “critical” after a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” he experienced earlier Saturday, said the Vatican on Saturday evening, adding that the pope is not “out of danger.” “This morning, Pope Francis experienced a prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis, which also required the administration of high-flow oxygen,” the […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Former South African Minister of International Relations and current chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Naledi Pandor on Saturday called for urgent reforms to the United Nations, criticizing disparities in global responses to humanitarian crises. Speaking at an international panel discussion titled “A Fairer World is Possible” in London, hosted by […]
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White South Africans demonstrate in support of US President Donald Trump in front of the US embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on February 15, 2025 [Jerome Delay/AP] Sat 22 February 2025: As Trump offers to take in Afrikaner refugees, many say right-wing lobbyists have spread misinformation and fear. Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa – On a […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Without US support, Europe would have to invest €250 billion (approximately $239 billion) annually and deploy 300,000 additional soldiers to defend itself against Russia, according to a report released on Friday by the Bruegel Research Institute and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The report highlights that Europe would need […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance has lost 2 percentage points just days before Sunday’s snap elections, while the far-right AfD has made slight gains. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz and his CDU/CSU bloc have fallen to 28% – their worst polling performance this year – according to the latest survey by public broadcaster […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: A poll released Wednesday shows that 55% of Americans believe tech billionaire Elon Musk-a key ally of US President Donald Trump, and head of an unofficial team tasked with cutting the US federal government budget-has too much power in influencing decisions that affect the nation. The Quinnipiac University survey, done on Feb. 3-17 with 1,039 […]
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