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South Korea loves pork and booze. It wants to be the next halal powerhouse | Food
Seoul, South Korea – At the Malaysia International Halal Showcase last September, an unlikely sight caught the attention of many attendees. Nestled among the booths from Muslim-majority countries such as Indonesia and Kuwait, a kiosk representing pork-loving, hard-drinking South Korea beckoned visitors to check out halal products ranging from seaweed laver to sanitary pads. “The halal food market is a…
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Qatar edge Iran 3-2 in dramatic Asian Cup 2023 semifinal | AFC Asian Cup News
Al Thumama Stadium, Qatar – Qatar’s dream of winning a second successive Asian title, and doing it in front of their home crowd, has reached its final destination after the hosts fought their way past Asian giants Iran in the second semifinal of the AFC Asian Cup 2023. Qatar came back from conceding a goal in the fourth minute to finish…
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Paramilitary commander killed in Baghdad drone strike: Reports | Israel War on Gaza News
Abu Baqir al-Saadi of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group has been killed in eastern Baghdad, officials say. A senior commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon linked to an attack that killed three US troops, died in a drone strike on a vehicle in eastern Baghdad, according to security sources and media reports. One…
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Photos: Qatar reach AFC Asian Cup final with 3-2 victory against Iran | Football
From the first minute of a breathless match, Qatar and Iran went directly at each other when in possession and they delivered a treat to watch. Iran opened the scoring in the third minute with Sardar Azmoun producing a brilliant overhead kick, leaving the Qatari goalkeeper and the defence as spectators. Jassam Gaber got the equaliser on 17 minutes and…
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Why are farmers protesting across Europe? | European Union News
Demonstrators are denouncing EU policies that they say could drive them out of business. Furious farmers across the European Union are driving their protests home to their countries’ leaders. They say EU policies, which national governments must enforce, could put many of them out of business. And more demonstrations are planned in their revolt against high costs, EU climate change…
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Embattled immigration deal shows rightward lurch for Biden and Democrats | Migration News
Washington, DC – The deal seemed all but dead on arrival. Less than a day after leaders in the United States Senate unveiled a bipartisan immigration deal, members of the Republican Party had organised against it, all but dooming its passage this week. But even if the bill meets its widely expected demise, migrant rights advocates and policy experts have…
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Ukraine’s Zaluzhny touts drones as path to victory; Russia suffers strikes | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief has outlined a plan to massively scale up the use of unmanned systems to overcome Russia’s advantages in manpower and materiel and break the deadlock in this war. The effectiveness of such systems was proved again last week as they sank a Russian missile corvette, grounded three planes and set an oil refinery on fire. Russia, too, continued…
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Network blackout cuts communications for millions in war-torn Sudan | Conflict News
All three of Sudan’s main internet providers are offline as the United Nations appeals for aid funds. All three of Sudan’s main internet operators were offline on Wednesday, internet observatory NetBlocks has said, cutting communications for millions of people stuck in conflict zones or fleeing for their safety. The network blackout could also freeze e-wallets that many people depend upon…
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Who is Kwasi Kwarteng and why is he quitting British politics? | News
This week, controversial UK Conservative Member of Parliament Kwasi Kwarteng announced his decision to step down from politics and will not be standing at the next general election which has to take place by January 28, 2025, but could be held this year. Kwarteng, 48, has served as the member of Parliament for Spelthorne, Surrey, since 2010 and has also…
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In northwest Syria, some earthquake debris is gone, an emptiness remains | Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Northwest Syria – The massive earthquakes that destroyed swaths of northwest Syria and southern Turkey last year have left their mark on the regions that they hit. Northwest Syria, in particular, suffered a great deal, being the last rebel-held bastion in Syria and already cut off even before the natural disaster made everything so much worse. At the time, Al…
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