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Shock as missing South African journalist's decomposed body found
Human remains, believed to be that of a journalist and his partner, have been found by police.
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Why the Bank of England governor thinks uncertainty is here to stay despite a trade deal
"A U.K.-U.S. trade agreement is very welcome... But the U.K. is a very open economy," Andrew Bailey told CNBC.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:South Korea: Is Lee Jae-myung set for presidency?
The candidate of South Korea's main opposition party has been handed a political lifeline after his trial was postponed until after the upcoming election. What does this mean for the country's troubled democracy?
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bill Gates pledges to donate βvirtually allβ his fortune to global health causes over next 20 years
The billionaire philanthropist had previously planned for his fortune to keep funding global health initiatives decades after his death.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem
The action, which affects hundreds of Palestinian pupils, comes after an Israeli ban on Unrwa this year.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bill Gates to give away 99% of fortune by 2045, slams Musk for βkillingβ poorest children
The Microsoft co-founderβs comments come amid deep cuts to US foreign aid overseen by the worldβs richest man.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:PinkPantheress: Fancy That β figurehead of Gen Z pop knows how to tell a story
TikTok was the singerβs launchpad but her ethos is less carefree than it seems
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Mountain hikes, canyoning and diving: Why Madeira could be your next adventure holiday destination
Visit in shoulder season when the island is at its quietest and its natural landscapes are in their prime.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Exclusive: Jordan profited up to $400,000 per Gaza aid airdrop, sources say
Exclusive: Jordan profited up to $400,000 per Gaza aid airdrop, sources say Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 05/08/2025 - 13:11 Insiders say Amman earned substantial money by facilitating aid deliveries into the war-battered Palestinian enclave Jordanβs King Abdullah II (left) aboard a military aircraft during an aid drop over southern Gaza, 27 February 2024 (AFP via Jordan Public Security) Off Jordanian...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously pass motion seeking unity against Trump tariffs
Some lawmakers also use Legislative Council session to call for tycoon Li Ka-shingβs CK Hutchison not to go ahead with selling Panama ports.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:From a new-look frontbench to wedding bells: hereβs whatβs on Anthony Albaneseβs second term to-do list
The first order of parliament is set to be Laborβs cut to student debts, with a revived attempt at creating a federal environmental protection agency also on the agendaAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter his thumping...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim βChinese spiesβ volunteering for Labor
Former Liberal MP says she was βoutraged and deeply troubledβ by Liberal senatorβs βdamagingβ accusationAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Liberal MP Gladys Liu has demanded a βheartfelt apologyβ from Senator...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Newsroom edition: are we over-interpreting the election results? - podcast
As the dust settles on the federal election, hard lessons for the losers have dominated the headlines. Did the Coalition run a bad campaign that failed to connect with voters? Or did Australians reject Peter Duttonβs Trump-style politics? What should we make of the Greens losing so many seats? And is there a danger in over-interpreting election results?Bridie Jabour talks to the editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editor...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump announces US-UK trade deal amid tariff threats
Trump has celebrated a "very conclusive" deal with the UK that comes amid the threat of 10% tariffs. However, those tariffs are set to remain in place, with only modest changes put on the table.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:China warns US to βshow sincerityβ, the battle for WWII history: SCMP daily highlights
From Beijing urging Washington to drop tariffs ahead of talks to Xi and Putinβs meeting in Moscow, hereβs a round-up from todayβs coverage.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bill Gates says he will give away 99 percent of his wealth by 2045
The former Microsoft CEO slams Elon Musk for his efforts to slash funding for US assistance to poor countries.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Concern for Saudi woman held in solitary confinement since February
Concern for Saudi woman held in solitary confinement since February Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Thu, 05/08/2025 - 13:59 Mother of five Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani's health has sharply deteriorated in detention, rights groups say Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Court in Riyadh on 9 December 2024 (AFP) Off Human rights groups have called on...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Everything you need to know about Romaniaβs one-off presidential rerun
Far-right frontrunner faces pro-EU centrist after last yearβs vote cancellation over alleged Russian meddling
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong congee chainβs closure leaves mainland workers without wages, home
Uncertain times for about 20 imported workers after Ocean Empire Food Shop abruptly closes all seven branches.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Gauteng State Doctors Gear Up for a Fight With Health Department Over Proposed Changes to Overtime Payments
[spotlight] Trade unions, medical associations and universities are raising the alarm that Gauteng budget cuts at the cost of doctors' take-home pay will have dire consequences for public sector health. Meanwhile, the National Minister of Health has convened a committee to review the future of overtime for state doctors.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:MP Shockat Adam says Starmer dodging issue of Gaza atrocities after Commons exchange
MP Shockat Adam says Starmer dodging issue of Gaza atrocities after Commons exchange Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 05/08/2025 - 12:25 Leicester South MP said Keir Starmer failed to 'challenge a single fact' he raised at Prime Minister's Questions British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a keynote speech at the London Defence Conference in central London on 8 May (AFP) Off Independent MP Shockat Adam has...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Algeria issues two arrest warrants for Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud
The author is accused of having used the story of a survivor of a massacre during the Algerian civil war without her consent β an accusation he denies. Daoudβs publisher denounced the βviolent defamatory campaigns orchestrated by certain media close to a regime whose whose nature is well known.β
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Hamas blames 'individual' actors for rocket fire from Lebanon
Hamas blames 'individual' actors for rocket fire from Lebanon Hamas said "individual" actors were responsible for firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon after it handed over several people, saying it was committed to the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. "The rocket launching incident was an individual act carried out by a number of young people... in reaction to the genocidal war and massacres committed by...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Central Africa: Hunger Crisis Threatens West and Central Africa As Lean Season Looms
[WFP] WFP races to provide food assistance to millions on the brink
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump says U.S. has struck 'comprehensive' deal with UK
"This should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom," Trump said in a social media post Thursday.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:I once lived next to a Holocaust survivor. What would he make of Israel's starvation of Gaza?
I once lived next to a Holocaust survivor. What would he make of Israel's starvation of Gaza? Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Thu, 05/08/2025 - 14:09 Despite scenes of children andbabies whose bones poke through their skin, the genocidal calls from Israeli politicians are only getting louder Displaced Palestinian children gather to receive food at a government school in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 19 February,...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The stage is set for China-US tariff talks β but trade war far from final act
Analysts said this weekendβs dialogue in Switzerland is only prologue for an extended negotiation, as neither side wishes to give ground.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Wildfire smoke events contributed to around 15,000 US deaths over 15 years, new study finds
It is one of the first studies to isolate the effect of climate change on mortality, and shows how far-reaching wildfire smoke events can be.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Iranian press review: Tehran uses phone tracking for hijab crackdown
Iranian press review: Tehran uses phone tracking for hijab crackdown Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 05/08/2025 - 13:15 Meanwhile, political prisoner goes on hunger strike demanding cancer treatment, commentators urge officials to resign over deadly port explosion, and conservatives slam new US sanctions An Iranian woman, not wearing the mandatory hijab, walks in a street in the capital Tehran on 12 December...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Ship captain remanded in custody in Hong Kong over damaging Baltic Sea pipeline
Wan Wenguo, captain of Hong Kong-flagged ship, faces count of criminal damage and two charges for alleged violation of marine by-laws.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Red Cross denounces 'unacceptable' Israeli blockade on Gaza
Red Cross denounces 'unacceptable' Israeli blockade on Gaza The Red Cross has denounced Israel's "unacceptable" blockade on aid entering the Gaza Strip on Thursday warning of a growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. "It is unacceptable that humanitarian aid is not allowed into the Gaza Strip," Pierre Krahenbuhl, director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), told reporters in Geneva, adding...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Ex-Hong Kong bus technician jailed for year for seditious social media posts
Li Chun-kit, 36, pleads guilty to knowingly publishing publications with a seditious intention, targeting police and judiciary in comments.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Burn patients face intense recovery amid drug shortage under Israeli blockade of Gaza
Israel's blockade, imposed since March 2, has forced hospitals and clinics across Gaza to stretch limited stocks of medicines even as needs increase. For burn patients, the lack of supplies is particularly excruciating.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Serbia's President VuΔiΔ visits Moscow amid EU criticism
Meanwhile, Serbian students running an ultramarathon reached Strasbourg on their way to Brussels, aiming to highlight Serbia's political situation to MEPs.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Despite Federal Challenges, Two Leading Solar Advocates Are Continuing Their Forward Push
Two organizations that operate close to the grassroots of solar power are struggling with the chaos of the Trump administration while also feeling invigorated by the challenge of working in difficult times. I spoke this week with Anya Schoolman, founder and executive director of Solar United Neighbors, a nonprofit that organizes buying groups for rooftop [β¦]
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