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Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:With uranium demand tipped to cross 40,000 tonnes by 2040, China is likely to increasingly turn to marine extraction for the heavy metal.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:The United Nations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of violence in Lebanon, despite the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, following an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut that reportedly killed four people β including a woman β and injured several others.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, theHuman Rights Council heard on Tuesday.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control of the country, with the UN expressing profound alarm on Monday over escalating hostilities, particularly in North Darfur.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza by Israeli forces whoseremains were recovered on Sunday from a shallow grave after a week-long rescue operation, noting that one worker is still missing.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Policymakers, researchers, the private sector and other stakeholders are meeting in Zambiaβs capital, Lusaka, over the next three days to chart a path toward sustainable development and resilience for the worldβs Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Thomas Γstros, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB Global), met at the EIB Group Forum in Luxembourg and signed an agreement for a 10 million grant to strengthen public health across Lebanon. The initiative will re-establish Lebanon's Central Public Health Laboratory and prioritize medication provision and...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:After being found guilty of graft, Le Pen's bid to lead France has been dealt a blow. Some will see her as a martyr.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Nicknamed the 'Snowbok', South African cross-country skier Matt Smith is set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite only taking up the sport two years ago.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:[ISS] As the 2027 elections loom closer, three grand bargains will determine the president's political future.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:The crew will conduct 22 experiments aimed at advancing human health and performance in space. On Monday, the United States launched the worldβs first human spaceflight mission over the Earthβs polar regions. RELATED: Nearly 2,000 U.S. Scientists Sound Alarm Over Trumpβs Assault on Research A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying a four-member crew lifted off aboard [β¦]
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Germany's interior minister says she sees the migration policy of the outgoing coalition government as a success. Nancy Faeser said deportations were up and asylum claims down.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Hakainde Hichilema says some are dozing off because of "indulgence" and a lack of self-control.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:[Ethiopian Herald] Debt restructuring is a critical component of financial management that can significantly influence the success and sustainability of both individuals and organizations.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:"Terror supporters, antisemites and extremists" could have their German citizenship revoked β if they hold a second nationality, according to planning documents. Critics of the move say it will lead to unequal treatment.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Labor will urge the Fair Work Commission to increase both award and minimum wages in a written submission to their Annual Wage Review.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Chen Hang, who created the app in 2015, will return as DingTalk CEO as Alibaba plans to take a stake in the entrepreneurβs start-up.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- The House of People's Representatives on Tuesday amended a proclamation allowing interim administrations to be extended twice, each for up to one year. This change enables the Tigray Interim Administration, whose mandate recently expired, to be extended for an additional year.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Second Israeli attack in Lebanon in less than a week raises concerns over shaky ceasefire agreement.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- As cholera cases continue to rise in Ethiopia's Gambella region, claiming more lives, the government has launched a weeklong vaccination campaign targeting one million people. Health officials say the campaign, which began over the weekend, will reach all zones of the region, including refugee shelters housing those displaced by ongoing violence in South Sudan.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:The Republican president has laid off thousands of employees from scientific agencies. On Monday, nearly 2,000 top scientists issued an urgent warning about what they call the Trump administrationβs βwholesale assault on U.S. science,β saying the actions threaten Americaβs health, economy and global leadership in research. RELATED: Zelensky Tries to Back Out of Rare Earth [β¦]
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:The US may not target India as yet under its global reciprocal tariffs given New Delhiβs moves to slash import duties, analysts say.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Kos Samaras, a director of the political consultancy firm Redbridge and a former Labor Party official, joins to talk about the polls and the parties prospects.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Steinheist dives deep into Markus Joosteβs billion-rand fraud and its shocking aftermath
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been CEO of Klarna for 20 years. He now faces his biggest test yet with a U.S. IPO fast approaching.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Many people believed that Tsvetanka D., a Bulgarian national living in Vienna, was leading a very normal life. Nothing could have been further from the truth: this former cleaning lady was in fact a Russian spy.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Senior officials of the Africa Centers for Disease Control are holding meetings in the U.S capital, Washington D.C., to discuss future collaboration between the U.S. government and the continental health body, in light of funding cuts by the administration of President Donald Trump.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Actorβs team seeks damages against the late actressβ family, an unidentified person claiming to be her aunt and operators of YouTube channel Garo Sero.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:China began joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday as a "stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a "parasite," as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China's navy approaching its coast.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:MANILA β US Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethβs visit to Manila brought a sigh of relief to his Filipino hosts and new cause for military concern in China. Top Philippine officials and strategists have fretted for months about potential disruptions and possible downgrades in strategic relations amid signs of an isolationist turn in Washingtonβs foreign policy [β¦] The post Hegseth dangles second Typhon missile system for...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africaβs justice system and caused βsuspicionβ
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Lenn Eugene Nagbe, the Chief of Staff to former President George Weah, has launched a fierce criticism of the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Sam Gaye, accusing him of incompetence and a lack of professionalism in handling his duties.
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