Sat 23 November 2024: The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) on Friday called for $16.9 billion to address global food insecurity, which affects 343 million people in 74 countries. In a statement, the WFP warned that hunger is nearing levels that were last seen during the global food crisis sparked by the pandemic. The UN […]
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Sat 23 November 2024: At least six Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent months, the Israeli daily, Yedioth Ahronoth, revealed on Friday, citing severe psychological distress caused by prolonged wars in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon as the primary cause, Anadolu Agency reports. The investigation suggests that the actual number of suicides may be […]
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Sat 23 November 2024: Scientists say coral ‘pulsing with life and colour’ is believed to be 300 years old and three times larger than previous record holder. Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that can be seen from space. The […]
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Fri 22 November 2024: An explosives disposal team has been sent to London’s Gatwick Airport after a “suspected prohibited item” was discovered in luggage, police said, after a terminal was evacuated. Sussex police said on Friday that a security cordon would remain in place around the airport’s south terminal and the explosive ordnance disposal team […]
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Fri 22 November 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that his country struck a plant in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro using a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile. Initially, Ukraine’s Air Force claimed that Moscow launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the city of Dnipro early in the morning, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also confirmed in a […]
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Fri 22 November 2024: Syria has failed to comply with an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to halt and prevent torture in the country, a leading human rights organisation has reported. In November last year, the ICJ issued provisional measures ordering the Syrian government to combat torture, following the Netherlands’ and Canada’s […]
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Fri 22 November 2024: Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Women and children were among the […]
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Fri 22 November 2024: Cryptocurrency markets continue their bullish trend following President-elect Donald Trump’s win in the November elections. His positive remarks about cryptocurrencies helped Bitcoin surge to over $93,000. Bitcoin was trading below $70,000 before the elections, but it spiked after Trump’s win, with many altcoins also following suit. The total market capitalization of […]
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Fri 22 November 2024: Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process that had been expected to award control of the country’s main airport to India’s Adani Group after its founder was indicted in the United States. Under the proposed deal to expand the main Nairobi airport, […]
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Thu 21 November 2024: The price of a Bitcoin increased to the $97,500 level on Thursday, climbing by around 4.3% on a daily basis as of 0930GMT. The largest cryptocurrency saw a record level of $97,862 during the day, with annual gains reaching around 160% as of Thursday. During the last 24-hour period, the price […]
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