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Boxer Amir Khan’s wife threatened by Israeli organization

03-11-2023 LONDON: Faryal Makhdoom, wife of former boxing champion, Amir Khan, recently received a warning message from an Israeli organization offering to reward her “lucratively” if she would support Israel instead of Palestine. Makhdoom, who runs a successful makeup company, has been visibly supportive of Palestinians on social media since …

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‘Japan is ready to provide aid to Palestinians’

03-11-2023 TOKYO: Japan’s Foreign Minister announced Thursday that she would meet with her Palestinian counterparts during her visits to Israel and Jordan and convey Japan’s willingness to continue to provide aid for the Palestinians. Yoko Kamikawa, the minister, will also be meeting with Eli Cohen, the foreign minister of Israel, …

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Germany asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes

03-11-2023 BERLIN: The German president has expressed “shame” for the colonial atrocities his country inflicted on Tanzania. German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s, one of the bloodiest anti-colonial uprisings. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was speaking at a museum in Songea, where the …

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Samurai trash collectors’ clean Tokyo streets after Halloween revels

03-11-2023 TOKYO: In a unique and theatrical display of civic responsibility, samurai-clad trash collectors roamed Tokyo’s streets following Halloween festivities, wielding garbage tongs and stylishly tossing litter into wicker baskets on their backs. This spirited group, known as “Gomihiroi Samurai” or “Trash-Picking Samurai,” has captured the imagination of many since …

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