Mon 29 April 2024: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement denied reports yesterday about possibly “exiling” some of its leaders from the Gaza Strip, in light of the recent Egyptian proposal to reach a ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange deal with the Israeli occupation government. “There is no truth to this news, it is false and […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: The Japanese yen has hit a 34-year low against the US dollar. The yen fell to 160.17 per dollar on Monday, its lowest level since April 1990, sparking speculation that Japanese officials could intervene to support the currency for the first time since late 2022. Though the Bank of Japan (BOJ) […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: Dubai has begun construction on a $35 billion airport terminal, which when finished would have the highest capacity in the world, emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice president and prime minister of Dubai, announced on Sunday that the upcoming terminal would accommodate up to […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests. What started as the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University, where students are camping inside campus to push their institute to divest from companies linked to Israel, has since spread to campuses in California, Texas and […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: US President Joe Biden’s approval rating averaged 38.7% during his 13th quarter in office, according to a recent survey released on Friday. US research firm Gallup revealed that Biden has the lowest support with a rate of 38.7% among all US presidents during their first terms. George H.W. Bush had the […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: Ministers from four leading economies have penned an article, suggesting levying a minimum two per cent tax on the world’s 3,000 billionaires to fight poverty and inequality. Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain have called on the global community to join their effort to collect enough funds to deal with the economic shocks […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: Bangladesh experienced its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no improvement for the rest of the month, according to meteorologists. Md. Bazlur Rashid, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told Anadolu that heat waves swept across the entire country for 27 days straight until Saturday. […]
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Sat 27 April 2024: More than two years after Russia began a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Kyiv has recaptured 54% of occupied territory. But counteroffensive efforts have stalled amid Moscow’s advancements on the eastern and southern fronts. The war-torn country would not be able to manage to fight off the Russians without military aid from other countries. The EU‘s 27 members […]
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Sat 27 April 2024: The four-day meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group started on Saturday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Anadolu Agency reports. Finance ministers, Islamic finance experts, and representatives from financial institutions, the private sector and non-governmental organisations gathered to mark the group’s annual meeting and golden jubilee celebration. This year’s theme is “Cherishing […]
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Sat 27 April 2024: The UN on Friday issued a stark warning on the escalating situation in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in Sudan, saying the area is “already on the brink of famine.” “We are receiving increasingly alarming reports of a dramatic escalation of tensions between armed actors in El Fasher, North […]
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