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Breaking News Fri, 29 Mar 2024
A Palestinian woman stands with her family after fleeing from the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, as they wait outside Sidon municipality to be moved to an UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)  school, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. UNRWA said hundreds of families displaced from Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp have taken shelter in nearby mosques, schools and the Sidon municipality building after the fighting that broke out last Thursday in the camp between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group and militant Islamist groups which left several people dead and dozens wounded.
Japan   Palestinians   Photos   UNRWA  
 Al Jazeera 
Japan to resume funding to UNRWA, following Sweden, Finland and Canada
Japan is planning to resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending assistance over Israeli claims that some of its staff participated in Hamas’s October 7... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari)
Leaders of the opposition alliance, first row, from left to right, Uddhav Thackeray of Shivsena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Rahul Gandhi of Indian National Congress share a stage in a show of unity at the conclusion of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Elections   India   Photos   Politics  
 Al Jazeera 
‘Soul of the king’: Can India’s coming election be rigged?
New Delhi, India – As he launched the main Indian opposition alliance’s election campaign in the middle of March, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at two targets: Prime Minister Narendra... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
China Artificial Intelligence Competition  Al Jazeera 
China turns to AI in propaganda mocking the ‘American Dream’
Taipei, Taiwan – “​​The American Dream. They say it’s for all, but is it really?” | So begins a 65-second, AI-generated animated video that touches on hot-button issues in the United State... (photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein)
Artificial intelligence   China   Photos   US States  
In this July, 5, 2018 photo, a jockey truck passes a stack of 40-foot China Shipping containers, Thursday, July 5, 2018, at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga.  CNN 
A glut of cheap Chinese goods is flooding the world and stoking trade tensions
China’s factories are churning out more steel, cars and solar panels than its slowing economy can use, forcing a flood of cheap exports into foreign markets. The oversupply of Chinese goods in key i... (photo: AP / Stephen B. Morton)
China   Economy   Global Trading   Photos  
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An iceberg drifts in the sea off the coast of Ilulissat, Greenland. Icebergs form when chunks of ice calve, or break off, from glaciers, ice shelves, or a larger iceberg. The North Atlantic and the cold waters surrounding Antarctica are home to most of the icebergs on Earth. Korea Times
Climate change is messing with how we measure time: study
A polar bear is seen on ice floes in the British Channel in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Aug. 16, 2021. AFP-Yonhap | Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savin... (photo: NSIDC / Twila Moon)
Climate change   Environment   Nature   Photos  
Australian wine on sale at Singapore supermarket Al Jazeera
China lifts steep Australian wine tariffs as relations improve
China says it will lift steep tariffs on Australian wine imposed more than three years ago in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries. | The anti... (photo: Creative Commons / Maksym Kozlenko https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Maxim75)
Australia   China   Global Trading   Photos  
Rohingya migrants look out from a police pick-up truck before being transported to provincial court to hear charge of illegal entry at Paknam police station in Ranong province, southwestern Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. The Thai navy has detained a boat filled with 78 illegal migrants, many of whom had lacerations and burns they said were inflicted by Myanmar soldiers, authorities said T CNN
Organized crime gangs are netting up to $3 trillion annually as Southeast Asia human trafficking ...
Human trafficking-fueled fraud is exploding in Southeast Asia with organized crime rings raking in close to $3 trillion in illicit revenue annually, the head of Interpol ... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Human Rights   Human trafficking   Photos   United Nations  
Military officers march during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 79th Armed Forces Day, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Asiatimes
Myanmar’s widening war headed for junta’s heartland
Even before the end of a dry season that has dramatically upended the military balance in Myanmar, the broad and profoundly sobering contours of conflict over the remaind... (photo: AP / Thein Zaw)
Asia   Myanmar   Photos   Politics  
The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Knoxville Daily Sun
TikTok: The Clock Is Running Out
By Mel Gurtov | March 27, 2024 | Mel Gurtov | A National Security Threat? | The Chinese-owned TikTok has been under attack throughout the last two US administrations, on ... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer)
China   Photos   Social Media   US States  
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Business Insider
Elon Musk got special favors and access from China that could leave him exposed, report says
Tesla boss Elon Musk during a trip to Shanghai. | STR via Getty ImagesElon Musk was granted special favors to set up Tesla plants in China, a report said.But it leaves hi... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
China   Elon Musk   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Elon Musk  
A boy cools off in a fountain at the city center of Budapest, Hungary, during a heatwave with 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 Al Jazeera
Extreme heat is the silent assassin of climate change
Twenty million people dead in a heatwave, some poached alive in a lake they hoped to cool off in. | It is, for now, science fiction.Keep reading | list of 4 itemslist 1 o... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner)
Climate change   Environment   Photos   Weather  
Robin Li, CEO of search giant Baidu, talks about AI during the Baidu Create 2018 held in Beijing, China Technowize Magazine
Early Reports Hint at Apple’s Baidu AI Integration in the iPhone 16
Apple has been holding off on committing to AI for a while now but with the recent reports of the Baidu AI integration in the iPhone 16, we won’t have to wait too much ... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Artificial intelligence   China   Photos   Technology  
TikTok 3d Icon Concept Scheerpost
US TikTok Ban Aims to Weaken China & Protect Big Tech Monopolies
By Ben Norton / Geopolitical Economy Report | The US government has for years threatened to ban TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in the country. | It’s... (photo: Creative Commons)
Ben Norton   China   Photos   TikTok   Wikipedia: TikTok  
FILE - Participants hold a rainbow flag during a Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 4, 2023. Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File) CNN
Thailand’s lower house passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory ... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit, File)
Civil Rights   LGBTQ   Photos   Thailand  
Alice Springs is the second largest city in the Northern Territory of Australia. Popularly known as "the Alice" or simply "Alice", Alice Springs is situated in the geographic centre of Australia near the southern border of the Northern Territory.[2] Al Jazeera
Curfew announced for under-18s in Australia’s Alice Springs after unrest
Alice Springs has announced an overnight curfew for all residents under the age of 18, after violent brawls in the remote central Australian town. | Northern Territory Ch... (photo: Creative Commons / Jpueller)
Alice Springs   Australia   Photos  
Hyundai logo and name outside a dealership in the Netherlands Independent online
Hyundai aiming to enter the EV top three as it boosts investment
Hyundai on Wednesday revealed plans to invest more than $50 billion (R947 billion) in South Korea by 2026, with a huge chunk dedicated to boosting the development and pro... (photo: Creative Commons / DennisM2)
Hyundai   Photos   South Korea   United States   Wikipedia: Hyundai  
China India
- China joins probe into deadly Pakistan suicide attack on its
- Feature: American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese
- China-funded agroforestry project completed in Myanmar
- Former senior municipal legislator of China's Shenyang s
People pass graffiti along the border structure in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
Inflation, Immigration Rank Among Top U.S. Issue Concerns
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People pass graffiti along the border structure in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
Inflation, Immigration Rank Among Top U.S. Issue Concerns
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Turkey Iraq
- Turkish Airlines returns to Libya after near decade-long bre
- Temsilciler Meclisi Silahlı Hizmetler Komisyonu üyeleri An
- Akdeniz’de Geleneksel Türk İslam Sanatı Eserleri Se
- Akdeniz Belediye Başkanı Ve Cumhur İttifakı Akdeniz Bele
Pedestrians walk under campaign banners ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Fears of AI disinformation cast shadow over Turkish local elections
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- In Iraq, water crisis leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees
- Turkish Red Crescent provides Ramadan aid to 250 displaced f
- Today in Kuwait history:
- Iraq signs five-year gas deal with Iran
FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, men work at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the Iraqi city of Basra. Iraq is rich in oil, but protesters say they dont see the fruits of this wealth.
Iraq blames foreign companies for ongoing closure of oil pipeline
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Saudi Arabia Japan
- Daisy Lowe and her fiancé Jordan Saul travel to Singapore
- Israeli airstrikes target Damascus and Aleppo
- One Man Killed In Drone Attack South Lebanon
- Kuwait: Doctors ordered to pay $360,000 compensation over fa
File - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces and civil defence workers search for victims under the rubble of a building that was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, in Homs, Syria, late Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Syria's military says Israeli airstrikes over the central city of Homs and nearby areas have killed and wounded civilians.
Israeli strike kills dozens in Syria, says war monitor
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- Hyosung Chairman Emeritus Cho Suck-rai: pioneer in Korea'
- Japan enacts record high defense budget for fiscal 2024
- 'Kobe Would Be Proud Of Me': Hawks' Dejounte Mur
- 'Oppenheimer' har haft forsinket premiere i Japan
A Palestinian woman stands with her family after fleeing from the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, as they wait outside Sidon municipality to be moved to an UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)  school, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. UNRWA said hundreds of families displaced from Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp have taken shelter in nearby mosques, schools and the Sidon municipality building after the fighting that broke out last Thursday in the camp between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group and militant Islamist groups which left several people dead and dozens wounded.
Japan to resume funding to UNRWA, following Sweden, Finland and Canada
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Indonesia Pakistan
- Kimia Farma Trading Ditunjuk Jadi Distributor Ekslusif Infus
- Menag Ungkap Peluang Kerja sama Indonesia-Arab Saudi Soal Ap
- Indonesian aerospace firm CEO visits S. Korea amid probe ove
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Losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, center left, talks to journalist as his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar, second left, listens upon their arrival for hearing appeals against the presidential election results, which were lodged by losing candidates, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Anies Baswedan challenges Indonesia presidential election, calls for rerun
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- China halts 2 dam projects in Pakistan after targeted explos
- Pakistanis Face Increased Food Prices During Ramadan
- Imran Khan sentenced in cipher case to appease a foreign pow
- 22nd death anniversary of legendary actor Latif Kapadia obse
Police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, district in the Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan has rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle on Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said. (AP Photo)
Chinese workers killed in suicide bomb blast as Pakistan grapples with attacks on Beijing’s interests
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