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Life expectancy in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 10:08
We compare life expectancy in Gaza before the war versus after one year of conflict.

Israel launches attack on Yemen’s Sanaa airport

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:51
Four strikes hit the runway and a Yemenia Airways plane, according to Houthi-affiliated media report.

Haliburton, Pacers defeat Knicks in Game 4 of NBA East finals

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:44
Tyrese Haliburton's stunning Game 4 performance torched the NY Knicks and moved Indiana to within a game of NBA Finals.

Why are we still hiding periods in 2025?

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:33
On this Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Muslim community needs to remember and revive our period-positive legacy.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet Germany’s Merz in Berlin, seeks more support

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:28
Talks come after German chancellor says allies no longer imposing restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Kyiv.

Video: SpaceX Starship launch fails as spacecraft spirals out of control

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:08
SpaceX's giant Starship rocket crashed into the Indian Ocean after controllers lost contact with the spacecraft.

How has Bitcoin performed since Trump took office?

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 08:27
Bitcoin has surged 60 percent since Trump’s re-election in November 2024, reaching current highs of $111,000.

China hosts Pacific Island nations in bid to bolster diplomatic, trade ties

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 07:34
Foreign minister Wang Yi is meeting top diplomats from 11 Pacific nations in the Chinese city of Xiamen.

‘She’s the queen’: Sri Lanka bids farewell to film legend Malini Fonseka

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:52
She portrayed working-class women on screen and became a beauty icon. Fonseka, 78, died on Saturday.

Staff 'between fury and despair' over uni job cuts

Education - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:19
Unions say Arts University Bournemouth is planning to cut almost one in five of its workforce.

Trump says Canada will pay $61bn for Golden Dome, or become 51st state

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 05:24
US leader's latest comments come as China, North Korea, Russia say the Golden Dome will create a 'space arms race'.

No death penalty for son of Mexican drug boss ‘El Chapo’: US prosecutors

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 04:41
Federal prosecutors in the US will not seek the death sentence for Joaquin Guzman Lopez if he is found guilty in court.

War of words: Russia’s Medvedev rebukes Trump over Putin social media post

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 02:49
Trump says Russia's Vladimir Putin is 'playing with fire' and Russia has so far been shielded from 'really bad things'.

Trump administration seeks to pull estimated $100m in Harvard funding

Education - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 02:41
Federal agencies will review their grants to the top university to decide whether they should be terminated.

UN, aid groups slam US-Israel-backed initiative after deadly rush in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 02:29
UN says scenes at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid site are 'heartbreaking' as US, Israel defend the initiative.

SpaceX’s Starship test flight loses control 30 minutes after launch

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 02:00
The ninth launch of Elon Musk's futuristic SpaceX Starship comes after two previous space rockets blew up.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,189

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:43
These are the key events on day 1,189 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Argentinian judge withdraws from a negligence trial about Maradona’s death

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 00:35
Judge Julieta Makintach was accused of participating in a documentary about the famed football player's death.

Brazilian prosecutors sue Chinese carmaker BYD over labour conditions

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 00:14
Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in 'slavery-like conditions'.

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal signs new six-year contract

Around The Globe - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 00:04
Global football giants Barcelona have announced a new six-year deal with 17-year-old Spanish international Lamine Yamal.

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