Sat 07 September 2024: The price of Bitcoin price plummeted Friday to $53,000, hitting its lowest since Aug. 5. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading just below that level at 4.52 p.m. EDT for a daily loss of 5.8%. Ethereum, the world’s largest altcoin, also experienced a decline, falling 8.2% to $2,180. Among Ethereum, some […]
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Sat 07 September 2024: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a stark warning about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, calling for immediate global action to address the improper disposal of antibiotic waste. The Organisation stressed that the mishandling of antibiotic waste is significantly contributing to the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), posing a […]
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Sat 07 September 2024: Sixty-one per cent of Israelis do not trust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s management of the war on the besieged Gaza Strip; or his ability to form a government if early elections are held, an opinion poll by Israeli public broadcaster Kan has revealed. According to the poll, if early elections are held, Netanyahu’s […]
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Democratic Republic of Congo has received its first shipment of Mpox vaccines, with nearly 100,000 doses now in hand. Sat 07 September 2024: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday jointly launched a continental plan to scale up the response to the ongoing […]
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Sat 07 September 2024: NASA announced that Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft landed at New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor at 0400GMT Saturday. The spacecraft was undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2204GMT Friday for its return to Earth. The capsule was scheduled for a deorbit burn at 0317GMT Saturday, with a targeted landing […]
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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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