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The Ukrainian Family That Has Become An International Symbol Of Civilian Death.
The Perebyinis family The photograph has become a worldwide symbol of Russia’s brutality toward Ukrainian civilians. Four people lay near an intersection in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, on Sunday. All were dead or soon would be, from the force of Russian mortars. There had...
A Warming World
In the past 60 years, every decade has been hotter than the last, and 2020 is on track to be among the hottest years yet. But the burden of extreme heat is not shared equally — it’s significantly worse for people at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. Extreme heat...
Townsville Mayoral Candidate Received $100k From Clive Palmer Despite Denials
The Townsville Bulletin reports that Townsville independent mayoral candidate Greg Dowling received $100,000 from one of Clive Palmer’s companies a day before he announced his candidacy. This strikes many in Townsville as odd, to say the least, because Dowling told...
UNESCO MGIEP discusses future of education, using core ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate the International Day of Education
Father of the nation brought to life through 3D hologram New Delhi, January 27, 2020: In celebration of the International Day of Education, the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) hosted ‘A Dialogue with Gandhi’...
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Memphis beats Dallas to face top-seeded Oklahoma City in the NBA playoffs
Ja Morant shrugged off a sprained right ankle to score 22 points and add nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 on Friday night to advance to the NBA playoffs.Memphis secured the Western Conference’s eighth seed and will open against...
Tunisian court hands opposition figures lengthy jail terms
Dozens of defendants found guilty of “conspiracy against state security” and given sentences of 13 to 66 years.Dozens of opposition figures in Tunisia have been handed lengthy prison terms on national security charges, according to state media. A number of the North...
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?
Bangkok, Thailand – As Myanmar slowly recovers from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed thousands in March, an even greater catastrophe continues to shape the nation’s future – this one man-made.Myanmar remains gripped by a civil war and after four years of...
US Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportations under antique law
Block on removal of migrants without due process sets up the possibility of another challenge by the Trump administration to the power of the courts.The United States Supreme Court has ordered a temporary halt on the deportation of two Venezuelan men using the antique...
Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon
The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital.Humans took the lead over robots and kept it easily as they raced to victory at Beijing’s Yizhuang half-marathon. Thousands of runners joined 21 humanoid...
‘I always come here’: The Indian tea shop that runs on trust
Serampore, India – It is a warm morning in March, and 65-year-old Ashish Bandopadhyay has cycled the 10 minutes from his home to a tea shop in the Chatra neighbourhood of Serampore, about 30km (19 miles) from Kolkata.Dressed in a pastel pink polo shirt, Ashish takes...
US judge rules Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
Court says detained pro-Palestine student has shown ‘significant evidence’ violations to her constitutional rights.Washington, DC – A federal judge in the United States has ordered the government to transfer a pro-Palestine Turkish student, Rumeysa Ozturk, to Vermont...
African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Tsegaye Keress deftly made his way through nearly 18,000 participants to position himself near the starting line of the Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon in December.Keress said his diminutive size...
Image of Gaza airstrike survivor wins 2025 World Press Photo of the Year
NewsFeedA poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year. Mahmoud Ajjour lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike. His portrait was taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times. Ajjour spoke with...
Deadly, sombre Good Friday as 58 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter.Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 58 Palestinians in one day as Christians mark Good Friday in the besieged and bombarded enclave. More than half...
Did Xi Jinping succeed in winning support against Trump’s tariff war?
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty.Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. Xi is seeking to woo the region by projecting China as a source of stability in the face of global...
Allies say Ghannouchi ‘unjustly’ held, as he marks 2 years in Tunisian jail
International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party leader.Marking the second anniversary of the arrest of Tunisia’s prominent opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, an international committee formed last...