Fri 06 September 2024: Former US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats should have their heads “examined,” warning “Israel is gone” if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency in November. During his address to Republican Jewish Coalition donors in Las Vegas, Nevada, Trump said “Israel will no longer […]
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Anxious parents gather outside Hillside Endarasha Primary Academy in Nyeri, Kenya. Fri 06 September 2024: The death toll in a fire at central Kenyan school early Friday morning has risen to 17, authorities confirmed. The blaze broke out at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Nairobi, engulfing a […]
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Fri 06 September 2024: The European Union’s office in Palestine announced yesterday that it is proceeding with the disbursement of €122.5 million ($136.2 million) in short-term emergency financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). In a statement, the office said that the aid package includes €38.5 million ($42.8 million) in grants to pay the salaries of […]
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Fri 06 September 2024: A destructive wildfire has ravaged about 20% of the National Forest of Brasília, blanketing Brazil’s capital with grey-white smoke. Officials suspect the fire was started by arsonists. This forest, spanning over 5,600 hectares, is a critical conservation area, supplying over 70% of the city’s freshwater. Firefighters Battle to Contain Blaze Amid […]
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Fri 06 September 2024: Beijing, China – President Cyril Ramaphosa says he does not believe that China invests in countries on the African continent with the intention of putting them in debt. “Our experience is that China seeks to promote a mutually beneficial relationship with countries it engages with on the continent,” the President said on […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Iran’s Parliament has proposed reducing the foreign national population by 10 percent annually, amid growing public controversy over the increasing Afghan influx. Although the proposal does not explicitly mention any nationality, the term ‘foreign national’ is widely used by Iranian officials and media to target Afghan migrants, who constitute a […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Saudi Arabia decided today to cancel fees for issuing commercial activity licences for hotels, hotel apartments and residential resorts in the kingdom, state news agency SPA has reported. The decision is effective immediately. It is part of the Tourism Investment Enabler Programme that Saudi Arabia launched in March, aimed at making the kingdom […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Russia previously wanted Joe Biden to win the U.S. presidential election but now it supports Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Putin had said earlier this year, before Biden withdrew from the race, that he preferred him over Trump because Biden was a more predictable “old school” politician. Ready for talks Russian […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Bangladesh transitional government chief Muhammad Yunus said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must keep silent as her political remarks from India are “causing discomfort” between the two neighboring nations. In an interview to Press Trust of India, Yunus said Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture,” asserting […]
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Thu 05 September 2024: Beijing, China – China will voluntarily and unilaterally open its markets wider for African countries, says President Xi Jinping. Delivering his keynote address at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, Chinese President Xi said China has decided to give all least developed countries (LDCs), which have diplomatic relations […]
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