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CounterPunch 

Bibi’s Game Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may not have anticipated October 7. But the Hamas massacre that day gave him a welcome opportunity to execute a long=held Israeli plan. Its steps are to create a Greater Israel; destroy Hamas, Hezbollah and other adversaries in Iraq, Syria and Yemen; and quash Iran's budding nuclear program.  Over the past 12 months, that plan has unfolded successively in four principal locations: Gaza, the West Bank (and East Jerusalem), Lebanon and now Iran. More

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NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant

Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests. The issue of nuclear power is sensitive given that between 1949 and 1989, the Soviet Union carried out around 450 nuclear tests there, exposing 1.5 million people to radiation.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

HDFC Bank hikes loan interest rates by 5 bps on these two tenures

Latest HDFC Bank loan interest rates: The Marginal Cost of the Fund-Based Lending Rate (MCLR) represents the lowest interest rate that a financial institution must impose on a specific loan. Following the update, HDFC Bank's MCLR interest rates will vary from 9.10% to 9.45%. These rates will be effective from October 7, 2024.

En.mehrnews.com 

Saudi King Salman undergoing medical tests: Royal court

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – audi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court said in the latest update on the ageing monarch's health.

In These Times 

Poetry Against Imperialism

Mosab Abu Toha, Safia Elhillo, José Olivarez and Jake Skeets discuss the power of poetry in genocidal times.

Malawi Voice.com 

Chakwera is the most corrupt president in decades-Survey reveals

A staggering 93% of Malawians believe President Lazarus Chakwera is the most corrupt leader in the country’s history, according to a recent survey conducted by the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (Ipor) in March 2024. Chakwera’s presidency has been plagued by corruption scandals, including the Sattar corruption scandal, fertilizer scandal, Bridgin Foundation scandal, and […]

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