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Fourth day after disastrous storm, flash floods – Oman and UAE grapple with aftermath
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman are still grappling with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm that brought much of the region to a standstill.
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Activists create ‘crime scene’ before Meta’s London HQ protesting its complicity in hate crimes
Meta’s London headquarters was stormed by activists of Indian origin, in protest against its complicity in spreading and profiting from hate-inciting Facebook posts and misinformation ahead of the 2024 Indian general election that starts on Friday.
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‘Catastrophe unparalleled’: War in Sudan enters second year
It has been almost an year since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan. The UN claims that it is currently "experiencing a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions."
Gaza Genocide
Muslim student says US university cancelled valedictorian speech amid anti-Palestinian ‘hatred’
The University of Southern California has canceled its valedictorian speech from a Muslim student, Asna Tabassum, who said she was being silenced by anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hatred.
Gaza Genocide
Israel killed 6,000 mothers in Gaza, leaving 19,000 children orphaned: UN Women
Six months into the war on Gaza, over 10,000 women have been killed by Israel, among them an...
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Guantanamo: Muslim man freed after 19 years without trial
Saifullah Paracha, the oldest inmate at the United States-run Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba has been released to his home country Pakistan after nearly 20 years of detention without trial.
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Russia’s Ukraine invasion plunged Europe into era of insecurity: German president
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged Europe into an era of insecurity, says the German president.
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Science & Technology
How Twitter became Elon’s: Timeline of Twitter’s takeover
To jog your memories and take you through the incidents that became the building blocks of this deal, here is a timeline of 2022’s most exciting takeover
Science & Technology
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires top executives including CEO Parag Agrawal
Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal is among executives planning to depart as Elon Musk completes his $44 billion deal to take over the social network, Bloomberg reported.
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Opinion
Who is Rishi Sunak, the new UK prime minister?
Ben Wellings, Monash University
When Rishi Sunak was elected by Conservative MPs as their new leader and hence prime minister of the United Kingdom, the British nation breathed a sigh...
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Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
At least six Palestinians have been killed and 21 wounded after Israeli forces raided several areas in the occupied West Bank.
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Science & Technology
WhatsApp services back up after major outage
WhatsApp services are back online hours after millions of social media users across the globe were unable to send or receive messages.
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Rishi Sunak wins race to become next UK PM
Sunak will be the UK’s first person of colour, first of Asian heritage and first Hindu to lead the country.
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500 million people will develop heart disease between 2020 and 2030: Report
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, if governments worldwide don’t take urgent action to promote the benefits of exercise, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
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Study finds immunisation coverage lower in children post-COVID
The immunisation coverage among COVID-19-affected children in India has witnessed a reduction compared to the unaffected ones, a new study by the Lancet has stated.
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Nigeria flood: Here’s how people try to cope with devastation
Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, University of the Witwatersrand
Flooding is not unusual in Nigeria’s massive, population-dense cities. But this year’s floods are reportedly the country’s worst in a decade. They’ve killed...
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Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful under international law due to its permanence and the Israeli government’s de facto annexation policies, a UN-appointed Commission of Inquiry said in its first report, published on Thursday.
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