Getty Images Muslims around the world have begun celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr – which means “festival of the breaking of the fast” – is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting for many adults, as well as spiritual reflection and prayer. Reuters Here in Moscow, worshippers are …
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Syrians on Sunday were digesting the overnight announcement of a caretaker government that will be in power for the next five years, accepting with some resignation the continued dominance of the rebel group that seized power in December but welcoming its representation of the country’s main ethnic minorities. The rebels who overthrew President Bashar al-Assad in December have since been …
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Historically, the container runtime has provided very poor isolation guarantees, Conill says. “I think we’ve gotten to a point where people just don’t understand how these components come together, and think that namespaces provide true isolation,” she said. “They can’t, because they exist as a subset of the shared kernel state.” Slippery Linux namespaces Linux namespaces allow containers to contend …
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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli strikes overnight into Sunday killed at least 19 people, mostly women and children, health officials said. Many Palestinians held prayers outside demolished mosques on the …
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Demonstrators descended on Tesla dealerships across the US as well as in Europe and Canada on Saturday to protest company chief Elon Musk.
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CAIRO — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that usually include family visits, gatherings, outings and new clothes. For some Muslims, this year’s Eid comes amid …
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The Ukrainian leader reportedly asked Massimo D’Alema to seek help from China and Brazil to prevent Kiev’s collapse Former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema has claimed that he undertook a secret diplomatic mission to Brazil and China on behalf of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to garner international support, amid fears that Kiev would be abandoned by its Western backers. The …
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The earthquakes of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude struck Myanmar in the centre of the country northwest of Sagaing. The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Saturday that hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with extensive damage to health infrastructure. The areas affected are Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Northeastern Shan and Sagaing. Internet communications are down in the …
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Defending champions Real Madrid come from behind to beat relegation-threatened Leganes 3-2 in LaLiga. Kylian Mbappe scored twice to help Real Madrid outgun a feisty Leganes 3-2 and pull level with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga, while Atletico Madrid fell further behind in the title race. The match between the defending champions and a team trying to stave off …
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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Letter from Africa series, Abuja Charterhouse For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. Rugby …
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