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Okinawans split over whether US bases are worth the burden
Japan pays $1.4 billion annually for US bases in Okinawa. But does the US military presence truly benefit locals, or does it impose more challenges?
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Set to Host African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Cรดte d'Ivoire, host country for the African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings is ready for the notable events scheduled to take place at the end of May.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:BBCโs Gary Lineker departs after sharing post about Zionism featuring a rat
Former footballer has hosted iconic highlights show Match of the Day since 1999 but will leave this week.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Top economists urge EU to save due diligence laws from rollback
Nearly 100 economists from across Europe are pushing back against the commissionโs plan to weaken its own recent rules on human rights and the environment in corporate supply chains.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong marine officials missed ferry design flaw, disaster inquiry hears
Coronerโs Court hears evidence from three current and former ship inspectors involved in checks on ill-fated Lamma IV over the years.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker to leave BBC after sharing Instagram story about Zionism
Gary Lineker, the England soccer great-turned-media celebrity, will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Private Equity and Wheelchair Services: How to Address a National Crisis
Wheelchair and durable medical equipment are a $60 billion industry and growing. But millions of wheelchair users are not getting the repair services they need.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the seventh country in WHOโs African Region to achieve this significant milestone. The validation certificate was received by Honorable Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Wedih, Minister of Health and Aรฏcha Vall Vergรจs, Ambassador of Mauritania to Switzerland at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:How Malcolm X fought against the 'American nightmare'
"By any means necessary": He saw violence as a tool of resistance against the oppression of Black people. Malcolm X, who was born 100 years ago, remains an icon of the Black civil rights movement.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:China and Russia plan to build nuclear power station on moon
Planned for 2035, the nuclear reactor would power research and exploration of the moon's south pole as part of the the International Lunar Research Station project.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Who was Malcolm X?
Malcolm X was an icon of the Black civil rights movement and saw violence as a tool of resistance against oppression. He was born 100 years ago in Omaha, Nebraska.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Macronโs office immersed in major Perrier mineral water scandal
Senate report alleges Nestlรฉ Waters lobbied the French government to make possible the sale of branded mineral water that circumvented stringent rules.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Presidential win in Romania 'not a clear victory' over far-right
Some caution that over five million voters still backed the far-right George Simeon โ posing questions on future governance in country wrecked by poverty and inequality.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Victims of Sri Lankaโs Civil War Seek Justice
Click to expand Image Sri Lankan Tamil civil war survivors perform rituals in memory of their deceased or missing relatives near Mullivaikkal, where civilians were trapped during the last months of the war, May 17, 2024. 2024 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena Last weekend,Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the countryโs civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009. As they have for...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The US and China called a truce on tariffs, but is the battleground expanding?
Analysts say Trump is looking to tighten tech restrictions, and this time Beijing has a better โtoolkitโ to counter โlong-arm jurisdictionโ.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Moscow outlaws Amnesty International for โRussophobiaโ amid Ukraine war
Amnesty International said the decision taken by Moscow is part of its 'broader effort to silence dissent'.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Israel allows Gaza aid for 'diplomatic reasons'
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says it's necessary to resume Gaza aid as famine images prove unpopular with allies. Meanwhile, the Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of the territory's second city. DW has more.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gary Lineker leaves BBC amid anti-Semitism row, pro-Palestinian comments
Britain's top football host is 'bowing out by mutual agreement' after backlash to a social media post about Zionism.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Late night talks yield defence pact at EU-UK 'reset' summit
The EU and UK unveiled a series of new agreements covering defence and security, youth mobility and fisheries at a summit on Monday (19 May) after last-minute talks which carried late into Sunday night.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Discriminatory Testing Blocks Migrant Childrenโs Right to Education in Russia
Click to expand Image A teacher introduces curricula and school rules to first graders at School No. 362 in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 1, 2023. 2023 CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock This week, Russiaโs education and science supervision agency, Rosobrnadzor,reported that so far in 2025 only 335 children of migrants have been allowed to take the Russian language proficiency test, a new prerequisite for school...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Tanzanian opposition leader makes defiant appearance at treason trial
The trial has added to rising concerns across East Africa about threats to democracy.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Italian PM Meloni Announces Summit on African Lobito Corridor Project
The Western powers seek to secure the worldโs largest reserves of cobalt, copper and coltan. On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a summit with several countries, focused on the Lobito Corridorโa major African railway project through which the West aims to compete with China. RELATED: U.S. Launches Endless War to Plunder Othersโ Resources: [โฆ]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:King Charles sends message of support to Biden after cancer diagnosis
UK monarch undergoing treatment for an undisclosed cancer. Biden vowed to fight โaggressiveโ prostate cancer, thanked Americans for support.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Third time lucky? Richard Liโs insurer FWD files to list in Hong Kong amid rising IPO wave
The insurer has received preliminary interest from potential investors for its third attempt to list in Hong Kong, sources say.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:EU cuts growth forecast amid tensions and tariffs brinkmanship
Brussels has cut its 2025 growth forecast for EU and eurozone GDP to 1.1 and 0.9 percent, respectively โ down from 1.5 and 1.3 percent projected last autumn.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:What we know so far about Bidenโs cancer diagnosis
US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Hereโs what we know so far.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UK, EU agree on several deals at London summit
The EU and UK are working towards a level of cooperation not seen since Brexit, with new agreements on fisheries, trade and security. Deals were agreed as British PM Starmer hosts EU leaders in London.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs manufacturing mostly resilient, BeiDouโs market success: SCMP daily highlights
From China speeding up a Pakistani damโs construction to milestone for Chinese version of GPS, hereโs a round-up from todayโs coverage.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Half of Hong Kong organisations audited by watchdog collect personal data using AI
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data says most of the organisations have contingency plans for data breaches.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:California Just Overtook Japanโs Economy: A Wake-up Call for Japanese Policymakers
The symbolic moment of California surpassing Japan in economic size reflects deeper structural stagnation.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Blood, tears and bodies: Season 2 of Unseen carries on the drama
The cast is great, the cinematography is excellent and the themes universal
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay
We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family โ fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Huawei launches US$3,300 foldable tablet running HarmonyOS, flexing its hardware muscle
Huawei has launched a foldable-screen laptop and a more traditional MateBook Pro with home-grown tech after being cut off from Microsoft and Intel.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Portuguese President to Meet Main Parties Following Parliamentary Elections
Rebelo de Sousa will speak with representatives of the Social Democratic, Socialist, and Chega parties. On Tuesday, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will meet with the countryโs main political parties to discuss the formation of a future government. The meetings come after Sundayโs elections, in which the center-right won, the far right made significant [โฆ]
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