'Landmark' talks between Turkey’s opposition leader, Erdogan spark hopes for reform A "historic" meeting between Turkey's president and Ozgur Ozel may mark the beginning of a budding political relationship — but that remains to be seen. 05/2/2024 - 8:11 am | View Link
Turkey’s opposition leader meets Erdogan as AKP officials press for change A "historic" meeting between Turkey's president and Ozgur Ozel may mark the beginning of a budding political relationship — but that remains to be seen. 05/2/2024 - 8:11 am | View Link
Turkish Police Detain Hundreds as May Day Protests Erupt in Istanbul Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Wednesday that 217 people had been detained following clashes between protesters and police during May Day demonstrations in Istanbul. Tear gas and ... 05/2/2024 - 12:18 am | View Link
Turkish police detain over 200 May Day protesters in Istanbul, minister says ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish police detained 210 people on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, after using tear gas and rubber bullets to stop the protesters reaching Taksim Square, the ... 05/1/2024 - 3:30 am | View Link
Turkish police fire tear gas and detain dozens of May Day protesters in Istanbul Turkish riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse May Day demonstrators trying to reach Istanbul's main Taksim Square on Wednesday, and Turkish media said dozens of protesters were ... 05/1/2024 - 2:04 am | View Link
Israel’s military has begun moving civilians out of Rafah, a possible prelude to a long-expected attack on the Gazan city.
The Israel Defense Forces “will act with extreme force against terrorist organizations in your areas of residence,” a spokesman said on X on Monday morning. He urged residents of eastern Rafah to go north to an “expanded humanitarian area” near Khan Younis, another city in Gaza.
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The move comes after cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel in Cairo over the weekend stalled, the main sticking point being the Iran-backed militant group’s insistence that any truce is permanent.
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Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who has been recognized as one of TIME’s 2018 Persons of the Year as well as one of the most influential women of the century for her fight for press freedoms and against disinformation, was announced in March as the deliverer of the principal address at Harvard University’s commencement on May 23.
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“Maria Ressa embodies Veritas,” said Harvard interim President Alan Garber at the time, referencing the school’s Latin motto meaning truth.
Powerful Flares Just Erupted on The Sun, And Their Effects Are Lashing Earth ScienceAlertSun Releases 2 Powerful Solar Storms, Earth In Firing Line NDTVSun unleashes near X-class solar flare: M9.5 eruption sparks radio blackouts across the Pacific (video) Space.comMassive solar flares erupt towards Earth causing radio blackouts Earth.com2 colossal solar flares explode from the sun and Earth is in the firing line (video) Space.com
Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding Reuters.comGates, Novo Nordisk And Wellcome Commit $300 Million To Climate Change, Infectious Diseases And Nutrition ForbesThree health foundations tackle biggest disease threats in $300mn deal Financial TimesNovo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact | News | Wellcome Wellcome TrustTop charities team up with $300m for climate, health equity pharmaphorum
Bird flu's wild range AxiosMilk Has Lost Its Magic The AtlanticWhy H5N1 bird flu is keeping the CDC's top flu scientist awake- STAT STATKeeping another pandemic at bay is now the job of food science Food Safety News