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Gaza infant, saved from dead mother’s womb, passes away

A premature Palestinian baby, who was saved from her mother’s womb after she was killed in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, has died after days in an...

Gaza protests in US universities: Over 550 students arrested so far

Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on peaceful and iconic protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.

Half of Gaza’s population ‘starving’, food relief a ‘drop in the ocean’ of need: WFP

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said half of Gaza’s population – estimated to be some 2.3 million people – are starving.

After Columbia, Pro-Palestine protests expand to major US universities

Students of major universities in the United States have launched pro-Palestinian protests demanding divestment from companies involved in...

Leicester Ram Navami procession: Muslim groups seek police action against Hindutva mob for Islamophobic chants

Multiple Muslim organisations lodged complaints with Leicestershire police seeking action against a Hindutva mob for their Islamophobic chants raised during Ram Navami procession.

US: Donald Trump says he’ll run for president again in 2024

Donald Trump has announced he will run for the United States presidency again in 2024.

Palestinian teenager killed by Israel army day before her 16th birthday

The Israeli army has shot dead a Palestinian girl in the town of Beitunia near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, a day before her 16th birthday.
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Qatar: “Small Country” with big allies, bigger ambitions

"The appearance of the capital, Doha, suggested the aftermath of an air raid as unoccupied and even occupied houses crumbled into decay. In the countryside, at its best a...

FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in Qatar

With only days to go until the big kick-off, the FIFA World Cup trophy has arrived in Qatar. Fans in Qatar will have a chance to see the trophy...
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Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees soon

Amazon is planning to lay off thousands of employees and implement cost-cutting measures as the last few quarters haven't been profitable, report many media outlets.

Iranian who lived 18 years in Paris airport terminal dies

The Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport died on Saturday after a heart attack. The story of 76-year-old Mehran Karimi Nasseri inspired...
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COP27: how young climate activists are changing international human rights law

Aoife Daly, University College Cork World leaders and climate scientists aren’t the only ones who have gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the latest UN climate summit, COP27. Children...

Stokes leads England to T20 World Cup win over Pakistan

England have won the T20 World Cup for the second time, narrowly beating Pakistan, with Stokes’s batting key to victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Leena Manimekalai’s Kaali screened in Canada, protesting Hindutva

Leena Manimekalai was finally able to screen her film four months after the initial incident at the originally planned location of the Aga Khan Museum, in collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University, which backstepped from its initial decision.

Twitter suspends $8 subscription after fake accounts spread

Twitter suspended allowing people to sign up for its paid subscription feature that grants blue check marks amid a flood of fake accounts, just days after it launched the controversial feature.
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Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, finds WHO report

Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations in demand by wealthier countries, according to the latest Global Vaccine Market Report, released on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).

US midterm polls: Ruwa Romman, Palestinian, becomes first Muslim woman elected to Georgia House

Ruwa Romman, 29, is the first Muslim woman elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. Romman who won the American midterm elections, is a Palestinian American.
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