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Al Jazeera
September 9, 2024
In the Philippines, users of loan apps decry deception, threats and debt
Borrowers say popular online lending platforms use intimidation tactics to recover debts.
Al Jazeera
September 8, 2024
Koreans in Uzbekistan: K-pop and a brewing cultural clash
The ‘Korean Wave’ has breathed new life into Korean communities first exiled to central Asia by Stalin – but at a cost.
Al Jazeera
September 8, 2024
What it’s like to flee Jenin’s ‘earthquake’ incursion by Israeli forces
With more than 70 percent of the occupied West Bank city ‘annihilated’, some families fled, while others remain trapped.
Al Jazeera
September 7, 2024
Why are Cape fur seals in South Africa infected with rabies?
It’s the world’s first significant rabies infection in marine mammals. And it has scientists – and beachgoers – worried.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
Road blocks lifted as Colombia reaches deal with striking truckers
For days, truckers had blocked roads in protest against the end of COVID-era fuel subsidies, snarling transport.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
X’s Grok2AI chatbot escalates problem of deepfakes ahead of US elections
There is no federal law in the US that bans or requires a disclosure of the use of AI in political advertisements.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
As China, Africa woo each other, who gains more? It’s complex, say experts
Beijing’s detractors claim it lures in African countries with big loans, but the continent’s leaders also have a choice.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
US roll outs new export controls aimed at restricting China’s chip industry
US Department of Commerce says curbs follow consultation with international partners.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov hits out at ‘misguided’ arrest
Tech founder says French authorities are putting innovation at risk in first public comments since his detention.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
Indonesian fruit-pickers say seasonal work in UK left them drowning in debt
Migrant workers say they were fired within weeks of arriving at UK farm after failing to meet impossible targets.
Al Jazeera
September 6, 2024
Japanese scientists graft living skin onto ‘smiling’ robot
Researchers say breakthrough could pave the way to realistic humanoids in the future.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
Trump pledges to tap Elon Musk to head government efficiency commission
Republican presidential candidate says commission to audit entire federal government and suggest ‘drastic reforms’.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
Zimbabwean city a ‘ticking time bomb’ for residents who fear its collapse
How illegal gold mining is leaving a trail of destruction and threatening lives in the mineral-rich city of Kwekwe.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
Why are UK teens the least happy in Europe?
A recent report showed UK’s teenagers have grown dissatisfied with life. It calls for economic and educational reforms.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
China’s Xi promises one million jobs for Africa
Xi pledges $51bn in new financing for African countries at Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
Photos: Maori in New Zealand anoint a new queen
Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was chosen during ceremonies to honour her late father, who was buried on Thursday.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
US charges RT employees over alleged secret funding of right-wing media
US Justice Department says two employees of Russia’s RT secretly paid $10m to Tennessee-based media outlet.
Al Jazeera
September 5, 2024
New Zealand’s young leaving in record numbers as cost of living bites
New Zealanders are seeking opportunity overseas at unprecedented rates amid disillusionment over house prices and jobs.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
How Venezuela’s recent history can inform its present-day election crisis
Venezuela is no stranger to contested elections. What can the past reveal about the results of July’s presidential race?
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
Kamala Harris departs from Biden capital gains tax plan to widen her reach
Harris’s proposal suggests she wants to appeal to a broader base of voters.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
Bank of Canada cuts rates, indicates bigger cut possible
The central bank said it now needs to guard against the risk that the economy is too weak.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
Back to school – but not for the 625,000 students of Gaza
A teacher in Gaza reflects on how the first day of school used to bring excitement to students, parents and teachers.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
Ukraine’s losses outweigh Kursk gains, as Russia on cusp of taking Pokrovsk
Ukraine’s diversion of troops for the Kursk attack has left parts of Donetsk vulnerable, say analysts.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
‘He can’t move at all’: A Gaza mother’s agony over baby with polio
The mother of the first child with polio in Gaza in 25 years says displacement led to her son’s illness and paralysis.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
Australia’s economy posts worst performance since 1992, excluding pandemic
Gross domestic product declines 1.5 percent on per capita basis following successive interest rate hikes.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
China’s Xi, Nigeria’s Tinubu pledge deeper economic ties
Leaders ink deals on nuclear energy, media exchanges and infrastructure ahead of summit on Chinese-African cooperation.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
Kamala Harris to unveil $50,000 tax deduction for new small businesses
US Democratic nominee’s latest proposal comes as she tries to erase Donald Trump’s polling advantage on economic issues.
Al Jazeera
September 4, 2024
An Indian fixer lured workers to Italy. They say he used threats, violence
Tara Chand Tanwar recruited hundreds into exploitative employment, according to an Al Jazeera-Lavialibera investigation.
Al Jazeera
September 3, 2024
‘Stark rejection’: How Germany’s far-right AfD won key election in the east
In a first for far right since World War II, the party won the state of Thuringia, riding on grievances from the past.
Al Jazeera
September 3, 2024
‘Tragic childhood’: Gaza children vaccinated against polio, war continues
Some families question the push for vaccines amid eroded trust in the international community’s help.
Al Jazeera
September 3, 2024
Former Volkswagen boss faces trial for ‘Dieselgate’ role
Martin Winterkorn in court nine years after German auto giant admitted rigging emissions tests.
Al Jazeera
September 3, 2024
Virus hunters: The scientists tracking deadly diseases in tough conditions
Amid threats from mpox and new unknown viruses, how do epidemiologists track pathogens before a health crisis begins?
Al Jazeera
September 3, 2024
China announces anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola, chemicals
Ministry of Commerce’s investigation comes after Ottawa announced 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs.
Al Jazeera
September 3, 2024
New Zealand to nearly triple tax on international tourists
Peak tourism body says hike will make South Pacific country ‘incredibly expensive’ to visit.
Al Jazeera
September 2, 2024
Unspoken bonds: Gaza’s forcibly displaced and the homes they yearn for
Al Jazeera
September 1, 2024
Alaa al-Dali: The Gaza para-cycling star fighting for a shot at glory
Al Jazeera
September 1, 2024
Penguins fight for survival in ‘noisiest bay in the world’
Bunkering in South Africa’s Algoa Bay has dramatically cut the population of the former world’s largest colony.
Al Jazeera
September 1, 2024
Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain
Ilyas fled a life of poverty in Morocco at just 15; like others, he finds himself in desperate circumstances in Europe.
Al Jazeera
September 1, 2024
‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes
Grief-stricken parents share how their young children were killed during the July unrest and crackdowns on students.
Al Jazeera
August 31, 2024
WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe
Emerging authors and eager readers are finding more accessible and affordable ways to get their literary fix.
Al Jazeera
August 31, 2024
To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail
Al Jazeera
August 31, 2024
A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM
A nonprofit in North India is using local languages and childhood stories to teach poor women to develop websites, apps.
Al Jazeera
August 30, 2024
In JD Vance’s home state of Ohio, an ongoing fight against opioid addiction
The Republican running mate has made his family history with addiction a key talking point in the US presidential race.
Al Jazeera
August 30, 2024
Hiding in the kitchen from Israeli snipers: A Jenin family’s diary
Al Jazeera
August 30, 2024
Pakistan’s storm Asna: Legend of the Karachi saint who can ‘stop cyclones’
A cyclone could hit Pakistan’s most populous city. Karachi has Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s legacy to fall back on.
Al Jazeera
August 30, 2024
‘Houses would get petrol bombed’: UK race riots evoke memories of the 1970s
Al Jazeera
August 30, 2024
‘Life is hard’: Survivors still displaced a year after Johannesburg fire
Inquiry found authorities liable for neglect after 2023 blaze killed 76 people in dilapidated building in South Africa.
Al Jazeera
August 29, 2024