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Bangladesh reopens schools even as heatwave alert extended by three days

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 12:00
Average maximum temperatures in Dhaka over the past week have been 4-5 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average.

Gold pocket watch of richest Titanic passenger sells for record price

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 11:31
A US buyer wins the bidding war, exceeding - by more than 10 times - the auctioneer's presale estimate.

UN’s Sigrid Kaag: Is starvation an Israeli weapon in Gaza?

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 10:47
Senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza discusses developments on the ground and diplomatic hurdles.

Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets into northern Israel

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 10:39
Missiles fired from southern Lebanon were caught on camera as they hit Meron, a farming collective in northern Israel.

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in hospital after conviction overturned

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 10:18
Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction was recently overturned, but the one-time movie mogul's troubles are far from over.

Pakistani activists heckle German ambassador over Gaza

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 09:57
Pakistani activists heckle German ambassador for speaking at a human rights forum as Germany stifles criticism of Israel

Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Gillespie and Kirsten as men’s head coaches

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 09:32
Kirsten to take charge in limited overs formats and Gillespie in Tests after months of turmoil in Pakistan cricket.

Hundreds of university students arrested in US as Gaza war protests spread

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 09:30
Police out in full force, using chemical irritants and Tasers to disperse students, as more universities join movement.

Can Gen Z finally break the cycle of generational trauma?

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 09:00
We look at the phenomenon of generational trauma and whether Gen Z are the ones who can finally break the cycle.

Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 08:21
It's the latest attack on security forces in a region where tensions have long simmered between locals and the state.

The inexplicable rise of kidney disease in Sri Lanka’s farming communities

Around The Globe - Sun, 04/28/2024 - 06:02
Residents of several 'hotspots' have been afflicted by kidney failure in the past few decades - and no one knows why.

Has South Africa’s ANC failed to live up to its promises?

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 21:52
South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election.

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 21:38
The law is backed mainly by Shia Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in Iraq's parliament.

Hamas releases video of two Israeli captives held in Gaza

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 20:05
The two men, identified as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, send love to their families and ask to be released in the video.

Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 16:55
The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says.

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 14:39
Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police.

Ramaphosa hails ANC record as South Africa marks 30 years of democracy

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 14:28
President Ramaphosa lauds South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership since the end of apartheid in 1994.

From LA to NY, pro-Palestine college campus protests grow strong in US

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 14:11
Students keep protesting at universities across the US as law enforcement steps in to remove protesters from campuses.

‘Left to bleed out’: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Around The Globe - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 13:59
Two Palestinian youths shot dead and 20 arrested as Israeli forces continue deadly crackdown in the occupied West Bank.

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