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Neri Oxman, a prominent former professor of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has recently been embroiled in plagiarism allegations in her PhD dissertation. These allegations have become more serious considering the fact that she is the wife of the American billionaire Bill Ackman. He was one of the key people who, a few days ago, actively engaged in accusing Claudine Gay of being a ‘plagiarist’ and called for her resignation from the post of Harvard president. Who is Neri Oxman? Image Credit: Wikipedia Neri Oxman is considered a celebrity in the field of architecture and design. She is…

The academia at the Harvard Campus had been facing major strife over the last few days because of its former President Claudine Gay’s supposed anti-Semitism remarks and plagiarism charges. Uncontrollable events and grave public scrutiny have led her to resign from the post. In a major move, the university board has appointed Harvard Provost Alan M. Garber, of Jewish background, as the new interim president in an attempt to put all complaints and allegations at ease. Who is Claudine Gay? Image Credit: Politico Claudine Gay is the daughter of Haitian immigrant parents who are based in the United States. In 1992,…

On January 7, journalist Hamza Dahdouh, who was the eldest son of Palestaini journalist and Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, was killed in an Israeli air strike in the western part of Khan Younis, Gaza. In this attack, another journalist, who has been recognised as Mustafa Thuraya by Al Jazeera, was also killed. In this missile attack, two more journalists have been seriously injured. Details of the incident: Image Credit: Associated Press This Sunday, Palestaini journalist Hamza Dahdouh was killed along with another journalist in an Israeli airstrike. In this attack, two more journalists have been seriously wounded,…

On January 5, North Korea fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast, towards South Korea’s Yeonpyeong island. Due to this sudden firing of shells, South Korea ordered its civilians on the island to hide inside bomb shelters and later held its own live fire drills against the North. South Korea has called this sudden firing of shells from the North a “provocative act.” Details of this incident, according to South Korea: Image Credit: BBC According to reports from South Korea, this Friday, North Korea fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells into the sea near a tense maritime…

On January 4, the Islamic State group (IS) claimed responsibility for carrying out a twin bomb attack in Iran on the crowd that had gathered to commemorate the death anniversary of top commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in 2020 by a U.S. drone. IS made the claim through its channels on Telegram and later released an image on its news outlet Amaq showing two masked men, who were mentioned as responsible for the attacks. Who is IS, and why did it carry out this attack in Iran? Image Credit: ABC News The Islamic State is a Sunni Muslim organisation…

On January 3, over 100 people were killed in Iran by two deadly explosions that went off near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of his assassination. Apart from this, there were several people who were wounded when the blasts hit a procession near the Saheb al-Zaman mosque in the city of Kerman. Details of the explosions in Iran: Image Credit: Anadolu Several photos and videos of the areas affected by the explosions have been released online. All of them show injured people lying on the road and ambulances rushing to the scene. In…

On January 2, Saleh al-Arouri, one of Hamas’s most senior officials, was killed in a drone strike in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The drone strike is believed to have been instrumented by Israel, though it has not confirmed its role in this strike. The Israeli Army has not commented on this on any of the foreign media channels. However, this strike threatens a possible dangerous escalation of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas and its related conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. This explosion has occurred at a time when Israeli troops and members of Hezbollah along Lebanon’s southern…

On December 31, Queen Margarethe II of Denmark announced that she would abdicate her throne on January 14 after serving as a queen for 52 years. She said that she would be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik. She made this surprise announcement on live TV during her traditional New Year’s Eve speech, which was viewed by many in the country of 5.9 million people. The 83-year-old queen ascended the throne back in 1972. On September 20, 2022, she became the longest-serving monarch in Europe following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. This year, in July, she became the longest-sitting monarch…

In the early morning of December 29, Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was woken up by the sounds of fresh aerial attacks from Russia. The attacks were not limited to Kyiv and were later confirmed to have taken place in other cities as well. These attacks have been claimed by Ukraine to be the biggest until now.Ukranian officials have reported that more than 30 people have been killed and more than 150 people have been injured. Reports stating a huge loss to the infrastructure in the country have also been confirmed. Details of the aerial attack on Ukraine: Image Credit: Al Jazeera Kyiv has…

Wolfgang Schäuble was a German politician who has often been hailed as the architect of German reunification. He is also recognised as a tough Finance minister who helped steer the eurozone through the debt crisis. He passed away on December 28, as reported by his family members to the media.His political career spanned more than five decades. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and was recognised as the longest-serving member of any democratic German parliament. During his long political career, he has held several different posts. However, some of the phases of his long career are…