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Euro 2024: De Bruyne upbeat about Belgium’s chances in Germany

Posted by June 4, 2024

Belgium were quarterfinalists at the past two tournaments, and captain Kevin De Bruyne says his team are ready for Euro 2024.Belgium are not among the favourite

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War on Gaza, the view from Israel

Posted by June 4, 2024

As the war on Gaza closes in on eight months of violence, support in Israel for the campaign is waning. Columns in The Jerusalem Post speak of compassion fatigu

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How do activists sustain momentum while advocating online?

Posted by June 4, 2024

We’ll explore how organisers find new ways to ‘beat the algorithm’ and keep their audiences – and themselves – engaged.Social media fatigue and desens

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Russia denies Eiffel Tower coffin stunt an anti-Ukraine undertaking

Posted by June 4, 2024

The coffin stunt comes as Western leaders rethink the bounds of their approach to arming and training Ukrainians.Russia has vehemently denied any role in a stun

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India election results: Big wins, losses and surprises

Posted by June 4, 2024

With most of India’s 640 million votes counted following the country’s six-week-long election, the world’s – and history’s – largest democratic exer

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UN rights chief condemns ‘unprecedented bloodshed’ in occupied West Bank

Posted by June 4, 2024

Israeli forces kill, injure and arrest many Palestinians every day during numerous raids in the occupied territory.The United Nations has renewed its call for a

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Euro 2024: A brief history of Europe’s premier football nations…

Posted by June 4, 2024

The European Football Championship, informally known as ‘The Euros,’ is UEFA’s flagship competition for its member nations. The event boasts a rich histor

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Tripling clean electricity by 2030 ‘achievable’, says leading energy report

Posted by June 4, 2024

A global goal to triple the production of electricity from clean sources such as solar and wind power by 2030 is “ambitious but achievable”, says the world

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Photos: Four dead as floods sweep southern Germany

Posted by June 4, 2024

Rescuers battled to evacuate people from flooded areas in southern Germany that have claimed four lives, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a “warning” tha

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Positive impacts of Qatar’s Sport for Health initiative highlighted on…

Posted by June 4, 2024

From left: Minister of Public Health H E Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari; Minister of Health of Ghana H E Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye; Deputy Head of Unit Global Health

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Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report

Posted by June 4, 2024

Report says Ethiopia and allies had ‘intent to destroy Tigrayans as an ethnic group’ and calls for prosecution at ICJ.There is compelling evidence that Ethi

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India’s stock market dips as expectations of Modi landslide recede

Posted by June 4, 2024

Selloff comes after polls predicting large majority for National Democratic Alliance sent stocks to all-time highs.Indian financial markets sold off sharply as

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