World

The solidarity of shared trauma: De-exceptionalising Gaza

Posted by April 11, 2024

“I live out by O’Hare. Every time a plane flies overhead at night, my hands shake. I’m looking for a place to hide. And then the sirens too – the police

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Australian women lose bid to sue Qatar Airways over 2020…

Posted by April 11, 2024

Judge dismisses case because women not searched on the aircraft, says they could seek damages from the airport operator.A group of Australian women who were str

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Will oil prices keep rising, and how will that affect…

Posted by April 11, 2024

The increase this year, driven by geopolitical tensions and supply shocks, could hamper efforts to rein in inflation.Oil prices are at their highest level in mo

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Akebono, sumo’s first foreign-born grand champion, dies aged 54

Posted by April 11, 2024

The enormous Hawaiian-born wrestler helped raise the international profile of Japanese sumo in the 1990s.Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the

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Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn…

Posted by April 11, 2024

The largest case of fraud in Vietnam’s history has been uncovered as part of a major state anticorruption drive.A court in Vietnam has sentenced a property t

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Miami, Messi crash out of CONCACAF Champions Cup at quarterfinal…

Posted by April 11, 2024

Messi’s return from injury was not enough to prevent Monterrey from cruising to a 5-2 aggregate victory.Mexican side Monterrey sent Lionel Messi and Inter Mia

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‘Overspeeding’ truck plunges into ravine killing 17 pilgrims in Pakistan

Posted by April 11, 2024

Passengers were en route to a pilgrimage site in Balochistan when the crash took place during Eid al-Fitr.At least 17 pilgrims have been killed and 38 were inju

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Singapore tightens rules for expat workers with an eye on…

Posted by April 11, 2024

Singapore – One of the world’s most open economies is attempting a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, the Southeast Asian city-state wants to lure the

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What’s behind Germany’s support for Israel?

Posted by April 10, 2024

Germany is one of the staunchest backers of Israel’s war on Gaza.Eighty years after the Holocaust, Germany is accused of being complicit in an alleged Israeli

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Biden, Japan leader Kishida announce stronger defence ties in state…

Posted by April 10, 2024

United States President Joe Biden has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House, with an upgrade in defence ties topping the agenda. The

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Forced from home, these Colombians struggle to live in a…

Posted by April 10, 2024

Buenaventura, Colombia – Day after day, month after month, Consuelo Manyoma waits for news that it is safe for her family of seven to return home. Manyoma is

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Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money…

Posted by April 10, 2024

In an Olympic first, gold medalists at the Paris 2024 Games will receive pay for play.Track and field is to become the first sport to introduce prize money at t

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