Trinity College Dublin university to cut links with Israel over Gaza violations
Dublin, Ireland -- Ireland's prestigious Trinity College Dublin said on Wednesday that it would cut all links with Israel in...
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World Economic Forum unveils framework highlighting transformative technology convergences across key industries
Agentic AI, spatial intelligence and robotic advancements in manipulation and adaptive control are enabling autonomous systems to make intelligent decisions...
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Samsung boss convicted, fined for anaesthetic misuse
Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of having repeatedly taken the anaesthetic at a plastic surgery clinic
- Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of having repeatedly taken the anaesthetic at a plastic surgery clinic
- Propofol is normally a medical anaesthetic but is also sometimes used recreationally
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Bookshops disappear in war-torn Damascus
A decade-old civil war, economic crisis and a creative brain drain that has deprived Syria of some of its best...
- A decade-old civil war, a chronic economic crisis and a creative brain drain has deprived Syria of some of its best writers and many of their readers
- Surging printing costs and logistical difficulties linked to power cuts have combined to make books too expensive for most
Geostrategy
EU and Iran to revive nuclear talks this week
The EU and world powers are scrambling to try to get negotiations in Vienna back on track.
- The agreement between Iran and world powers was to find a long-term solution to the now two-decade-old crisis over its nuclear program
- It has been moribund since former US president Donald Trump walked out of the deal in May 2018 and imposed sweeping sanctions
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Israel welcomes agricultural workers from Lebanon
Agricultural workers from Lebanon are being allowed into Israel as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ through the borders at Al Jabal,...
- Lebanon has for the past two years been mired in economic, political, and social crisis
- Its residents are subject to banking restrictions preventing easy access to money
Climate change threatens Libyan reserve, home to rare species
Ashaafean is the first Libyan site to be categorised as a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
- Ashaafean is the first Libyan site to be categorised as a UNESCO biosphere reserve
- The biosphere reserve's 83,060-hectare core area is home to a variety endangered species
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Israel holds largest-ever air force drill with UAE visit
Amir Lazar, chief of Israeli air force operations, told reporters the drills "don't focus on Iran", but army officials have...
- Israel has held the "Blue Flag" exercises every two years since 2013 in the Negev desert
- Other nations taking part this year include France, the United States and Germany, as well as Britain
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Prince Charles to visit Jordan, Egypt to discuss climate crisis
The royal couple's November 16-19 visit will start in Jordan, a UK ally whose King Abdullah II has come under...
- "Indeed, both visits will have a major focus on addressing the climate crisis," Fitzgerald, deputy private secretary to Prince Charles said
- In Cairo, Charles and Camilla are due to visit the top Sunni Islam cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Yayeb
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Saudi Arabia pledges more than $1 billion in ‘green era’ initiatives
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced two initiatives to fund the "circular carbon economy" and provide "clean fuel" to help...
- The "circular carbon economy", a concept promoted by the Saudis, aims to remove and store carbon for reuse in other products.
- Saudi Arabia has said it would join a global effort to cut emissions of planet-warming methane gas by 30 percent by 2030.
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Greenhouse gas levels reach new record high: UN
The UN's blunt report comes as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the COP26 host, said he was "very worried" that...
- The World Meteorological Organization said that continued rising greenhouse gas emissions would result in more extreme weather.
- Concentrations of all three major greenhouses gases --CO2, methane and nitrous oxide--have risen alarmingly.
Economy
Israel approves $10bn to improve conditions in Arab sector
The expenditure is expected to improve socio-economic conditions for Israel’s Arab minority, which has long complained of marginalization.
- The plan was approved by Prime Minister Nafatli Bennett's government late on Sunday
- It calls for $9.35 billion to be spent over five years to "close the gap in the Arab sector" compared with conditions in the Jewish community
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Trinity College Dublin university to cut links with Israel over Gaza violations
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Sudan war threatens UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it "strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)", the paramilitary...
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Turkey’s first astronaut brandishes Erdogan’s ambitions
Erdogan has displayed a keen interest in the mission, which comes against the backdrop of a raging economic crisis and...
Al Jazeera bureau chief leaves Gaza
Scenes of Dahdouh mourning his family and fleeing on foot from Gaza City have been broadcast globally over the weeks...
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Women’s health gap costs US$1trn worldwide: report
Women spend a quarter more of their lives suffering from poor health than men, a disparity that includes an unequal...
- The gender health gap causes around 75 million years of life lost due to poor health annually
- WEF officials say analysis proves "investing in women's health must be a priority for every country"
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China’s economic recovery stalls as growth flags
The country's national bureau of statistics said that GDP grew 5.2 percent to hit 126 trillion yuan ($17.6 trillion) as...
- But Wednesday's reading is an improvement on the three percent growth recorded in 2022
- China's exports -- historically a key growth lever -- dropped last year for the first time since 2016
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Deal reached for Gaza hostages to receive medicines
Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari told QNA "the medications and aid will leave Doha tomorrow to the city of...
- Netanyahu's office confirmed the deal and saying the medicines will be forwarded by Qatari representatives in the Gaza Strip to their final destination
- The drugs are intended for 45 hostages, according to the French presidency, which said 83 were initially identified as needing medication in November