Hamas radio app removed from App Store after Post report

The Hamas-run radio station Al-Aqsa Voice’s iPhone and iPad application was removed from the Apple store on Sunday following a Jerusalem Post report and lobbying by a pro-Israel organization. The free application that allowed listeners to tune into broadcasts of the Gaza-based radio station was discovered by Middle East analyst Eitan Fischberger on June 29. […]

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IOM and the Governments of Benin and Italy Join Forces to Facilitate the Voluntary Return of 74 Beninese Migrants from Libya

Cotonou, Benin – The Government of Benin, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), facilitated the voluntary return of seventy-four (74) migrants, including 29 men, 16 women and 29 children, from Libya by charter flight on Thursday 27 June 2024. This operation is part of an initiative funded by Italian cooperation. Upon their arrival […]

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President Putin’s preconditions are incompatible with the OSCE Decalogue: UK statement to the OSCE, July 2024

Thank you, Madam Chair.  Last month, President Putin delivered a statement to senior Russian officials on the settlement of his war in Ukraine.  He did so as leaders from around the world prepared to travel to Switzerland for the Peace Summit to discuss the foundations of a sustainable peace in Ukraine.  It is difficult to […]

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#WaterWiseEU: A campaign to transform how we think about water in Europe

  Europe is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world and its water systems are under increasing stress. Water scarcity affects 30% of Europeans and 20% of land each year. In fact, 70% of European citizens have expressed concern about water pollution and water scarcity, and yet almost half of them do not […]

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6 steps to an effective job hazard analysis

  All workplaces have job hazards. Whether you are a construction worker working at heights, an agricultural worker handling a chemical substance, or a warehouse worker lifting heavy objects, these hazards can cause injurie, illnesses, and even deaths. What is a job hazard analysis? A job hazard analysis, or JHA, helps you identify and control […]

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Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population

It will then fall to around 10.2 billion, which is 700 million lower than expected a decade ago. That’s just one of the key findings revealed in Thursday’s World Population Prospects 2024 report published by the UN Thursday. However, changes in global population are uneven and the demographic landscape is evolving, with rapid population growth […]

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Pioneering care for preemies – from artificial placentas to brain-healing stem cells

Dr Niels Rochow is a researcher and neonatologist at Klinikum Nürnberg, in Nürnberg, Germany, one of the largest municipal hospitals in Europe.  His work, looking after newborns born early or with medical problems, keeps him very close to the topic of his research. He recalls a tense battle over the weekend to save a premature baby’s […]

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Deputy Secretary Campbell’s Meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a productive meeting in Washington, D.C. on July 9.  Together, the Deputy Secretary and the Prime Minister discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral relationship, from defense, to increased Pacific cooperation and economic […]

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FM Israel Katz warns against Iran, China at NATO summit in Washington

Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned against the dangerous activity of Iran and China, as he held a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s summit in Washington. “The message was Iran, Iran, Iran,” a source close to Katz told The Jerusalem Post. Katz spoke out as Israel has been battling Iranian […]

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