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Israel vs UNRWA: Deflection and deception | TV Shows
Israeli intelligence accuses a UN refugee agency of collusion with Hamas – and the media take it at face value. Israel has for years been claiming that the United Nations refugee agency (UNRWA) is in cahoots with Hamas. The latest allegations – which coincided with the International Court of Justice’s order for Israel to prevent genocide – bear the hallmarks…
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Gare de Lyon knife attack: 3 injured in Paris train station stabbing spree | Crime News
Attacker detained after seriously wounding one person and lightly injuring two others; motive unclear. A man has gone on a stabbing spree at the major Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, injuring three people before being arrested by police. Authorities did not offer any immediate information on the possible motive for the attack, which took place at about 8am…
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‘Jump without thinking’: The parkour runners reclaiming Algiers | Arts and Culture
Bab Ezzouar, Algiers – There are two steps to preparing to jump from the roof of one building to another. Step one: Measure the distance and practice landing on solid ground. Step two: Rehearse running up to the edge. Bilal Ahmedali is training with two friends and fellow parkour athletes on the roof of an abandoned mall in the Bab…
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Rural Kenyans power West’s AI revolution. Now they want more | Technology
Naivasha, Kenya – Caroline Njau comes from a family of farmers who tend to fields of maize, wheat, and potatoes in the hilly terrain near Nyahururu, 180 kilometres (112 miles) north of the capital Nairobi. But Njau has chosen a different path in life. These days, the 30-year-old lives in Naivasha, a scenic town at the centre of Kenya’s flower…
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Chile declares state of emergency over raging forest fires | Climate Crisis News
At least 10 people have died and the blaze in the tourist region of Valparaiso has forced many to flee their homes. Chile has declared a state of emergency as it battles spreading forest fires in the centre of the country that have so far killed at least 10 people. “All forces are deployed in the fight against the forest…
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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 120 | Israel War on Gaza News
The US says it hit more than 85 Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq in retaliation for attack that killed American soldiers. Here’s how things stand on Saturday, February 3, 2024: Regional tensions The US military says it hit more than 85 Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in a drone attack…
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‘It’s immoral’: UN special rapporteur on UNRWA funding cuts | Israel War on Gaza
What impact will UNRWA funding cuts have on Gaza? Marc Lamont Hill speaks to UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening with more than 26,000 Gaza Palestinians killed and another 1.7 million displaced since October 7th. At least a dozen countries have announced they will be suspending funds for the United Nations Relief and Works…
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German upper house approves bill easing citizenship rules | Demographics News
Lawmakers in the upper house of parliament passed the legislation that will simplify the process of naturalisation. German lawmakers have passed a bill that makes the process of obtaining citizenship easier, and moved to simplify repatriations. The naturalisation reform, approved by the upper house of parliament on Friday, allows people to become German citizens while keeping their original citizenship. People…
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Myanmar’s rebels see unity as key to victory over weakened military rulers | Conflict News
Karen State, Myanmar – A young fighter looks out from the upper floor in a concrete skeleton of a church that villagers have been building for two years in this small pocket of southeast Myanmar. The construction work has been a slow undertaking, said 21-year-old Zayar, a member of Myanmar’s Muslim community who moved from the country’s biggest city, Yangon,…
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Carl Weathers, star of Predator and Rocky films, dies at 76 | Entertainment News
Co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone pay tribute to NFL linebacker-turned-actor. Carl Weathers, who starred as nemesis-turned-friend Apollo Creed in the Rocky film franchise, has died. He was 76. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life,” Weathers’s family said in a statement on Friday. “Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports, he has…
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