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UN chief says UNRWA is ‘backbone’ of Gaza aid response | Israel War on Gaza News
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as “the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and appealed to all countries to “guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s lifesaving work”. Several countries including the United States, UNRWA’s biggest donor, paused funding after Israel accused some agency staff of taking part in the October 7 attack by…
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Defunding UNRWA is worse than collective punishment | Israel War on Gaza
On January 26, the very day the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an interim ruling on South Africa’s case accusing Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people, the Israeli government dropped a bomb. It was not the usual 900kg US-made bunker buster, but a much more lethal one: it accused 12 employees of the United Nations Relief and…
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What is Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip, now being tested on humans? | Science and Technology News
A year after being cleared for the test, billionaire Elon Musk’s Neuralink has implanted its wireless brain chip in a human for the first time. Musk announced that the patient received the implant on Sunday and “is recovering well”. The device is meant to have several applications, from restoring motor functionality within people to enabling a brain-computer interface. There was…
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‘Unwaveringly loyal’: Why El Salvador’s Bukele is poised for reelection | Elections News
San Salvador, El Salvador – He suspended civil liberties. Led a mass incarceration effort. And provoked international criticism for human rights violations. But five years after he was first elected, President Nayib Bukele appears on track to secure a second term in office when El Salvador holds its general elections on Sunday. An estimated 69.9 percent of voters approve of…
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Israeli soldiers taunt Palestinians at Gaza checkpoint | Israel War on Gaza News
NewsFeed Israeli soldiers can be heard taunting Palestinian women and children as they passed by a checkpoint to monitor people being forcibly displaced in southern Gaza. The soldiers are also heard mocking leaders of Hamas over the loudspeaker. Published On 31 Jan 202431 Jan 2024 Source link
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Rolex to diamonds: What’s landed Pakistan’s Imran Khan a 14-year jail term? | Imran Khan News
EXPLAINER The ex-PM denies he profited from the sale of ‘state gifts’ but prosecution says their value was concealed. A court in Pakistan has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years in prison just a week before general elections, for unlawfully buying and selling state gifts. The former prime minister and his wife…
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Ukraine war critic submits bid to challenge Putin for Russia’s presidency | Elections News
Putin win seen as forgone conclusion, but Boris Nadezhdin’s opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine has won him significant support. Boris Nadezhdin, a prominent critic of the Kremlin, has submitted the documents needed to register as a candidate for Russia’s presidential elections in March. The 60-year-old local councillor, who has promised to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, said on Wednesday…
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Lagos ban on styrofoam and plastics brings applause and concern | Environment
From trash-strewn pavements to street vendors packing meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is a constant menace in the urban landscape of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital and the continent’s most populous city. That image could soon change if the local Lagos State government manages to implement its recent ambitious ban on the use of polystyrene and single-use plastics. The announcement…
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Thousands of protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind | Protests News
Convoys of tractors have edged closer to Paris, Lyon and other locations in France as thousands of protesting farmers have appeared to ignore warnings of police intervention if they cross red lines laid down by the government. Farmers unions, unimpressed by concessions offered by President Emmanuel Macron’s government, encouraged their members on Wednesday to fight on for improved pay, less…
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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 117 | Israel War on Gaza News
EXPLAINER Israel confirms flooding tunnels with seawater, the UN rallies to resume UNRWA funding. Here’s how things stand on Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Latest updates The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday that it has been flooding tunnels in Gaza with seawater for several weeks. A Hamas official told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that the group is studying a new…
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