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Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter.Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 58 Palestinians in one day as Christians mark Good Friday in the besieged and bombarded enclave. More than half of the casualties were in Gaza City and northern Gaza, but deadly attacks took place across the Palestinian Strip, including in Khan Younis and Rafah in the south, medical sources told Al Jazeera on Friday. The Israeli military said troops were operating in the Shaboura and Tal as-Sultan areas near Rafah, as well as in northern Gaza,…
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying six Shiyan-27 satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province, April 19, 2025. The six Shiyan-27 satellites were launched at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the preset orbits successfully. (Photo by Wang Zenghe/Xinhua)TAIYUAN, April 19 (Xinhua) — China sent six new test satellites into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province.The six Shiyan-27 satellites were launched at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered the preset orbits successfully.They will be mainly used for…
Listen to article A formal cochlear implant programme has been launched at the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) in Peshawar to support children born with hearing impairments, according to Express News. The initiative has been introduced by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government in collaboration with Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal. The HMC’s ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) team has already conducted nine successful cochlear implant surgeries as part of the pilot phase. The procedures, which cater to children aged between six months and five years, are now being offered under the government’s flagship Sehat Card (Health Card) programme, significantly easing the financial burden on families. Each cochlear implant…
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Tsegaye Keress deftly made his way through nearly 18,000 participants to position himself near the starting line of the Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon in December. Keress said his diminutive size – he stands just 1.62 metres (5.3ft) tall and weighs about 50kg (116 pounds) – allowed the 27-year-old to slink easily through the throngs of runners to secure a strategic spot near the front just before the starting pistol was fired, in what was billed as Vietnam’s biggest marathon. Just days earlier, Keress had landed in Ho Chi…
Listen to article Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday launched Pakistan’s largest assistive devices initiative for persons with disabilities, aiming to empower thousands across the province through improved mobility and access to essential support equipment. More than 300 persons with disabilities attended the launch ceremony in Lahore, where emotional scenes highlighted the impact of the program. In one poignant moment, the chief minister personally escorted a young man, Aqeel, who had lost his arm in an accident, to the stage. Another moving instance saw a child named Sohail use a neuro-controlled prosthetic arm to move his hand for the first…
Court says detained pro-Palestine student has shown ‘significant evidence’ violations to her constitutional rights.Washington, DC – A federal judge in the United States has ordered the government to transfer a pro-Palestine Turkish student, Rumeysa Ozturk, to Vermont for the court to assess legal challenges to her detention. In a ruling on Friday, District Court Judge William S Sessions found that Ozturk – who is currently held in Louisiana – has presented “significant evidence” to back the allegations that her detention violated her free speech and due process rights. Ozturk was arrested and had her visa revoked in March. Supporters say…
Foreign buyers have business talks during the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)GUANGZHOU, April 18 (Xinhua) — In spite of intensified trade protectionism and geopolitical tensions, China’s products and market are still appealing to foreign business people.A record-breaking 65 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders are participating in the ongoing fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in the tropical island province of Hainan in south China.Meanwhile, the Canton Fair, which kicked off on Tuesday in Guangzhou, south China, drew 64,530 overseas buyers on its…
Listen to article Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has issued a strong warning to the federal government, stating that the controversial canal projects could endanger the federation’s unity. He demanded that the federal authorities withdraw the proposed canal initiatives or risk losing PPP’s support in the ruling coalition, Express News reported. Speaking at a public rally in Hyderabad on Friday, Bilawal congratulated his party on its recent electoral victory in Umerkot and praised the people of Sindh for continuing to stand with the legacy of the late Benazir Bhutto. “The people of Sindh have once again proven that the…
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty.Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. Xi is seeking to woo the region by projecting China as a source of stability in the face of global uncertainty caused by United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs on 185 countries. Southeast Asia is China’s largest trading partner. But many countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia, also have strong business relations with the US. Some have already reached out to the White House, hoping to negotiate a deal during the 90-day pause on tariffs. Experts say that by…
President Donald Trump says the United States will “take a pass” on trying to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war if either Moscow or Kyiv makes it too difficult to end the conflict. Trump was speaking after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented – following talks with European allies in Paris – that Washington would “move on” if a truce did not seem “doable” within days. The US president refused on Friday to cast blame on either Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered the February 2022 full-scale invasion of pro-Western Ukraine, or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But he insisted both sides…