FORMER United States President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office confirmed on Sunday. Biden, 82, underwent medical evaluation last week after experiencing urinary symptoms and the discovery of a prostate nodule. Doctors confirmed on Friday that the cancer had spread to his …
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The global race for critical minerals and rare earth metals has intensified, with Africa emerging as a central battleground. Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have made a bold move, investing $537 million into mining ventures across the continent. Their target: securing essential resources for the industries of the future. …
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US President, Joe Biden, will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honourees on Saturday. The honour is the highest civilian Award in America and is bestowed to entertainers, athletes, politicians, and diplomats. Among those expected to receive it are singer and activist Bono, basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, …
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WHILE the Biden administration has said it is now focused on reaching a ceasefire in Gaza after brokering a deal in Lebanon last month, it’s not necessarily intent on ensuring that happens while President Joe Biden is still in office over the next 33 days. On Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller …
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PRESIDENT Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, which would end fighting between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. His announcement came as Israel’s Cabinet approved the ceasefire after urging from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war between Israel and the Iran-backed group …
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U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet his Republican predecessor – and successor – Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, according to spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m (1600 GMT) on Wednesday in the Oval Office, the president’s office, Jean-Pierre said on Saturday. …
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HASSAN Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror. His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians. The strike that killed Nasrallah …
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PRESIDENT Joe Biden briefly wore a red Trump campaign hat at an event commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He was visiting firefighters in Pennsylvania near where one of the four hijacked planes crashed, and the White House said he donned the cap as a gesture of …
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U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has paid tribute to U.S. President Joe Biden as an “extraordinary guardian’’ of the country’s security. He was “deeply grateful’’ for Biden’s leadership and statesmanship, Austin said in a statement after Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race to be the next president. “He …
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GERMAN Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, on Monday praised US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his re-election campaign. “I have great respect for the US president’s decision. Joe Biden is putting his country’s interests above his own,” she said in Brussels ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Biden …
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