Thu 31 August 2023: Malaysia has rejected the latest edition of the ‘standard map of China’ that lays claim to almost the entire South China Sea, including areas lying off the coast of Malaysian Borneo. Tensions have been rising in the strategically important waters as China has become increasingly assertive in its claim despite a […]
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Thu 31 August 2023: A fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, killed at least 73 people, including a toddler. According to the Emergency Management Services, a further 52 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out early on Thursday. People have been evacuated from the building, and a search […]
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Thu 31 August 2023: Washington, DC – X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has lifted a ban on political advertising, though it says it will still prohibit the promotion of false information. The move comes as the 2024 election campaign season in the United States kicks off. In a blog post on Tuesday, X laid out its […]
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Thu 31 August 2023: Pope Francis, announcing that he will issue a new document on the protection of nature, said on Wednesday he was doing so because a “terrible world war” against the environment was taking place. Speaking at his weekly general audience, Francis said the document, a followup to his landmark 2015 encyclical “Laudato […]
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Wed 30 August 2023: Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a blue supermoon with Saturn peeking from behind. Here is what to know about this rare celestial event: What is a blue supermoon? The term “supermoon” was coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle to […]
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Wed 30 August 2023: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that the world with its different blocs and powers “will not be the same after the expansion of the BRICS group” during the recent South African summit. President da Silva, otherwise known simply as Lula, made his comment in a weekly video […]
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Wed 30 August 2023: Libya’s beleaguered Foreign Minister has fled the country after her suspension, following the widespread backlash against her secret meeting with her Israeli counterpart last week, amid ongoing questions on whether the Libyan government knew of and planned the controversial meeting. Following a leak of Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush’s meeting with […]
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces a new NYPD initiative to support and facilitate the Islamic call to public prayer at regularly prescribed times each Friday and during the holy month of Ramadan, at City Hall on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Wed 30 August 2023: Mayor Eric Adams announced […]
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Wed 30 August 2023: India has lodged a strong protest with China over a new map that lays claim to territory New Delhi says is Indian, the latest tension between the two Asian neighbours over their mutual border. The protest lodged by New Delhi on Tuesday followed reports in the Indian media that Beijing had released an official “standard […]
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Wed 30 August 2023: Experts say impasse over contentious Canadian law should make media outlets rethink reliance on social media platforms. As fires raged in Canada’s vast Northwest Territories earlier this month, officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people before the flames could reach the capital of Yellowknife. A citywide evacuation deadline loomed and ensuring […]
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