An explosion amid airstrikes in Houthi-controlled al-Hudaydah in western Yemen, July 20 2024 (Scrren grab) Sat 20 July 2024: Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by Yemen’s Houthi movement, says a series of air strikes have targeted the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The attacks targeted oil refineries, the report said. […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: The man who shot former US President Donald Trump in the ear during a rally in Pennsylvania flew a drone over the rally site just hours before Trump appeared on stage, according to NBC news. The drone, reportedly a DJI model, provided the 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Crooks, an aerial perspective that […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: A new COVID-19 variant, LB.1, hit Australia as health experts warned that it could spread faster than previous variants, local media said on Saturday. The country’s health department spokesperson said that there had been confirmed cases of LB.1 in Australia, SBS News reported. Health experts also warned that the new variant […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: Elon Musk formally endorsed Trump’s candidacy after the former president survived a shooting in Pennsylvania [File: Apu Gomes /Getty Images] Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he plans to donate approximately $45m each month to a new super political-action committee (Super PAC) supporting Donald Trump‘s election bid, according to a United States […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: The two-week-long anti-quota protests in Bangladesh have turned violent after groups linked to the ruling party attacked student protesters in the capital, Dhaka. More than 400 people were injured on Monday and Tuesday during attacks on protesters who are against the government job quota system amid rising unemployment in the South Asian nation.The protests began on […]
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Sat 20 July 2024: A Russian court has sentenced US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison, concluding the espionage trial of the Wall Street Journal reporter in Yekaterinburg. The prosecution had initially demanded an 18-year prison term. The trial, which started on June 26, was held behind closed doors. Press freedom advocates, global […]
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Fri 19 July 2024: Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. […]
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Fri 19 July 2024: A widespread technical glitch linked to a Microsoft outage caused disruptions across various sectors globally, from airlines to banks. The cascade of failures began in the US and spread to Asia, impacting major companies such as McDonald’s, United Airlines, and LSE Group. The exact cause of the outage remains unclear, but […]
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Fri 19 July 2024: Turkiye and Niger agreed to boost cooperation on energy, mining, intelligence and defence, after the West African nation asked Western military personnel to leave and terminated the mining contracts of many Western countries, Reuters reports. Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, along with Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, and head of […]
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Fri 19 July 2024: Thousands of students wielding sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka, as Bangladesh authorities shut down some mobile internet services to curb protests against civil service hiring quotas. At least 32 people were reported dead during the protests on Thursday across Bangladesh, with authorities blocking mobile services nationwide. In […]
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