Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe
Once a bustling seafront spot where young people could hope for a rare respite from war, Gaza City's al-Baqa cafe...
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British FM David Lammy in Turkey to bolster trade ties
Britain's top diplomat David Lammy held top-level talks in Ankara Monday that touched on developments in the Middle East and...
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Iran arrests two Europeans for ‘destabilizing society’
Iran's intelligence ministry announced Wednesday that two Europeans had been arrested on accusations of seeking to "destabilize the country", without...
- The two detainees had attempted to get close to the teachers' union, the ministry said
- Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch called for the release of almost 40 teachers arrested in events surrounding nationwide demonstrations on May 1
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‘The Rock’ diamond goes under the hammer
The Rock, currently in the hands of an unnamed owner from North America could break records at a sale in...
- The large diamond was extracted from a mine in South Africa in the early 2000s and has been shown in Dubai, Taipei and New York ahead of the sale in Geneva.
- The Rock is up for grabs alongside a historic intense yellow diamond associated for more than a century with the Red Cross, which will receive some of the profits from its sale.
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Emir of Qatar to visit Iran to boost World Cup cooperation
Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is to visit Tehran Thursday following the Iranian president's visit to Doha, Iran's...
- Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Monday that the Qatari leader would visit Tehran "in response to President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Doha"
- Ties between Doha and Tehran have grown close over the years, with the two countries sharing the world's largest natural gas field
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China, Europe to lead record renewable energy growth in 2022: IEA
The world will set a new record for renewable power capacity this year led by solar energy in China and...
- An additional 320 gigawatts is expected to be installed this year, equivalent to the entire electricity demand of Germany or the European Union's total generation from natural gas.
- Solar energy will account for 60 percent of renewable power growth in 2022, ahead of wind and hydropower, according to the agency, which advises developed nations on energy policy.
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US inflation may have peaked, but pain continues
With surging prices undermining wage gains and hurting American families, US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that fighting inflation is...
- Biden blame Russian invasion on Ukraine for the recent spike in price in US saying that "taking inflation very seriously"
- US consumer prices jumped 8.5% in the 12 months that ended in March, rate is likely to remain high for months to come
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Toyota posts record net profit
The growth was helped by strong sales and a cheaper yen.
- The Japanese auto giant kept its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker in 2021
- For the current year to March 2023, it said it expects to post an annual net profit of $17.3 billion
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Veteran Al Jazeera journalist killed ‘in cold blood’ during Israel raid
Abu Aqleh, a Palestinian Christian, was a prominent figure in the channel's Arabic news service. While the Qatar-based channel said...
- An AFP photographer at the scene reported that Israeli forces were firing in the area and then saw Abu Aqleh's body lying on the ground.
- Al Jazeera called on the international community to hold the Israeli forces accountable for their "intentional targeting and killing" of the journalist.
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Qatar announces first arrests for fake World Cup merchandise
Approved merchandise has gone on sale in stores, but cheap imitations are available in street markets and online. Thousands of...
- FIFA sent out a phone text messages to Qatari numbers to dissuade the illegal use of the tournament emblem
- Approved companies for FIFA World Cup started selling products in stores, but cheap imitations can be found in street markets
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Lebanon: small, multi-religious Mideast country
Lebanon is going through a severe economic crisis, described by the World Bank as one of the world's worst since...
- Lebanon is going through a severe economic crisis, described by the World Bank as one of the world's worst since the 1850s
- Lebanon's population of around 4.5 million is dwarfed by its diaspora, spread across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia
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Final refrain for iPod as Apple stops production
It packed "a mind-blowing 1,000 songs" the company said at the time, and together with Apple's iTunes shop established a...
- It packed "a mind-blowing 1,000 songs" the company said at the time, and together with Apple's iTunes shop established a new distribution model for the music industry
- The trend toward streaming music services, including one by Apple, has made devices designed just for carrying digital tunes around less enticing for consumers
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Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe
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US designer, ‘geriatric starlet’ Iris Apfel dies age 102
New York, United States - Iris Apfel, centenarian style icon from the New York borough of Queens immediately recognizable by her...
Gaza officials report 4 more child malnutrition deaths
Global attention turned to the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza on Thursday, when the health ministry said more than 100...
US forces destroy Houthi surface-to-air missile: CENTCOM
The Iran-backed Houthis, who control much of war-torn Yemen, have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea since November in...
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Biden announces US aid air drops in Gaza
Biden had been planning air drops for some time but Thursday's incident "certainly underscored for the president" the need to...
- US president said that he would "insist" that Israel let in more aid trucks, while it would also look at a possible "marine corridor" to deliver large amounts of aid into Gaza
- Biden said later he was "hoping" for a deal on a six-week ceasefire by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which will start on March 10 or 11, depending on the lunar calendar
WTO talks end with no major win, throwing trade body into ‘crisis’
Speaking at the closing press conference, the Emirati chair of the so-called MC13 gathering, Thani Al Zeyoudi, acknowledged the shortcomings. "Despite...
- The outcomes of the WTO's 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi highlighted the sharp divisions between the body´s 164 members amid geopolitical tensions and economic headwinds
- For her part, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the talks came up "against an international backdrop marked by greater uncertainty than at any time I can remember."
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EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, shadow banning
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about ad-free subscriptions to Facebook and Instagram as...
- The European Commission made a request for information under the mammoth content moderation law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA).
- The EU has launched probes under the DSA to quiz platforms on how they are addressing concerns from consumer protection to children's activity online.