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India to tackle global obesity with cheap fat-loss jabs

INDIA - A deluge of weight?loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low?cost generic...

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Chuck Norris, martial artist and Hollywood movie star, dies aged 86

VS - Tributes have been pouring in from around the world to US martial artist and Hollywood action star...

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Pregnant mum, five kids die in container fire in Turkey

ISTANBUL - A woman and her five young children died when a fire ripped through containers housing agricultural workers near the southwestern Antalya resort,...

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US eases travel warning for Venezuela

WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday eased a warning for Americans not to travel to Venezuela, two and a half months after Washington deposed leftist president Nicolas Maduro. The State Department said that...

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Rain and strong winds kill 18 in Pakistan's Karachi

KARACHI - Heavy rain and strong winds left at least 18 people dead in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, city authorities and rescue services said on Thursday.

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Japan PM to hold 'difficult' talks with Trump as Iran conflict looms large

JAPAN - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her way to what she expects will be a "very difficult" meeting with US leader Donald Trump, days after his calls for allies to help secure the war-stricken Strait...

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Iran MPs propose tolls on shipping through Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN - Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan to impose tolls and taxes on ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, local media reported on Thursday.

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India's ceramic hub grinds to a halt as Iran war chokes gas supply

INDIA - Most factories in Morbi, India's ceramics hub in the western state of Gujarat, have shut down for nearly a month due to gas shortages triggered by the Iran war, according to the local manufacturers'...

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Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 in Chad

SUDAN - A drone from war-torn Sudan killed 17 people when it bombed the border town of Tine in eastern Chad, the Chadian government said Thursday,...

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DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ease tensions after talks in US

CONGO - The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions amid a stalled peace process,...

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China calls killing of Iran's Larijani, leaders 'unacceptable'

BEIJING - China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable".

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At least 17 African migrants drown off Comoros

COMOROS - At least 17 African migrants have drowned off the Indian Ocean island of Comoros, the interior minister said Thursday.

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Trump threatens to blow up 'entirety' of major Iran gas field if it attacks Qatar again

US - US President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up a major gas field in Iran if it attacks the US's Gulf Arab ally Qatar again. Trump's threat came after a day in which Israel hit Iran's South Pars...

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Iran again threatens to destroy region's energy facilities if own attacked

IRAN - Iran's military renewed threats on Thursday to destroy the region's energy infrastructure were its facilities to be attacked again...

Principals sound the alarm:

No security guards at schools

PARAMARIBO – The principals from several public schools recently expressed their concern over the fact that the security guards...

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“Sometimes we have to beg for money”

PARAMARIBO – Several private organizations that provide shelter and care to children, senior citizens and people with a disability recently complained...

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Chinese national charged for trying to smuggle 2,000 ants

KENYA - A Chinese man and his Kenyan associate have been charged with illegally dealing in wildlife species after they were caught trying to smuggle more than 2,000 live queen garden ants out of Kenya.

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Russia condemns killing of Iranian security chief Larijani

MOSCOW - Russia on Wednesday condemned the killing of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, after ally Tehran vowed retaliation for his death in an Israeli airstrike.

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Pakistan announces Eid 'pause' in conflict with Afghanistan

PAKISTAN - Pakistan announced on Wednesday a "temporary pause" in hostilities with Afghanistan to mark the end of Ramadan, after Kabul promised to avenge the deaths of hundreds killed in a strike on a Kabul...

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NATO allies in talks on 'best way' to re-open Hormuz strait

OSLO - NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the military alliance's members were discussing the "best way" to open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large chunk of the world's oil supply normally...

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Japan, US to discuss joint rare earths development

JAPAN - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday she would discuss joint development with the United States of deep sea rare earths off a remote Pacific island when she meets President Donald...

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Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary loses challenge to overturn life sentence

UNITED KINGDOM - Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has lost his attempt to challenge his conviction and life sentence for running a group banned under UK terror laws.

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During Ramadan, Senegal's Baye Fall community lives to serve

SENEGAL - Thousands of followers of a unique Senegalese Muslim community, the Baye Fall, worked with electric fervour on a recent morning preparing iftar meals for breaking the Ramadan fast,...

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Zelensky urges EU to unblock 90-bn-euro loan for Ukraine

MADRID - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged the European Union to overcome a veto by Hungary on a 90-billion-euro ($103-billion)...

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Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment, US intelligence finds

IRAN - US intelligence concluded Wednesday that Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment capacities that were destroyed in a June 2025 US-Israeli attack,...

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Iran army vows revenge for security chief Larijani's killing

IRAN - Iranian army chief Amir Hatami threatened on Wednesday to launch a "decisive and regrettable" retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli air strike.

Minister Baasaron:

“Avoid confrontation with retailers”

PARAMARIBO - “Consumers who suspect that the retail prices are too high must not engage in a confrontation with retailers,” said Economic Affairs,...

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Fuel price could rise to SRD 60 per liter

PARAMARIBO - “The price of fuel in Suriname could rise to about SRD 60 per liter,” said Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation Minister Andrew Baasaron...

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US judge halts implementation of Trump vaccine overhaul

WASHINGTON - A US judge on Monday dealt a blow to the Trump administration by blocking the government from implementing major...

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Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as island reels from oil embargo

CUBA - US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed...

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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'

US - The Trump administration's top official on counterterrorism has resigned from his position, citing opposition to the war in Iran, and urged the president to "reverse course".

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'Many people fooled' by AI wedding pics, says Zendaya

US - US actress Zendaya has given an amused and bemused reaction to the widely shared photos that appear to show her wedding to fellow actor Tom Holland.

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Israel says killed Iran national security chief Larijani

TEHRAN - Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran's powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic as fresh strikes rocked the Middle East from Tehran to Baghdad.

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New attack on UAE's Fujairah oil facilities

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - A new drone strike hit the Fujairah oil complex on the UAE's east coast on Tuesday causing a fire but no injuries, local authorities said.

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Alleged Bondi Beach killer's mother received death threats

SYDNEY - Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram's mother has received death threats and abuse following an antisemitic shooting that killed 15 people,...

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits off Cuba: USGS

HAVANA - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba early Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of damage.

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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced by Obama dies at 88

TOKYO - Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori, who was hugged by former US president Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died at 88,...

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Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre

PAKISTAN - More than 100 people have been killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.

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Teachers stuck in misery

PARAMARIBO – “Despite the fact that the government has promised to give teachers an allowance of two thousand and five hundred Surinamese dollars,...

Ambassador Cohen:

“Iran poses biggest threat to stability in Middle East”

PARAMARIBO – Israel’s non-resident ambassador to Suriname, Mattanya Cohen, recently made it clear that for dozens of years...

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War in the Middle East: latest updates

PARIS - Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: