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How a children’s chocolate drink became a symbol of French colonialism | Features

In 1909, French journalist-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-Francois Lardet returned from a trip to Nicaragua determined to recreate a beverage he had tasted there.

Five years later, in August 1914, Banania was born.

The arrival of the chocolate-flavoured banana powder drink came just as France found itself at war.

The following year, its mascot – a Black soldier wearing a red fez – first appeared on an advertising poster.

During World War I, 200,000 African soldiers fought for France on the…

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August 31, 2025
Protests across Europe demand an end to genocide in Gaza

VENICE, (PIC)

Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in several European countries, including Italy and Germany, calling for an end to the war of extermination and starvation waged by Israel against the Gaza Strip.

In Italy, thousands joined a major protest held on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival. Organized by leftist groups, the demonstration featured banners demanding an end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and calling for a boycott of Israel.

In Frankfurt,…

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August 31, 2025
Japan to provide aid to Syria for war-affected people – Middle East Monitor

Japan will provide the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) with $5.5 million for a project to improve living conditions in Syria, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

On Aug. 12, Japan and UN-Habitat signed an aid plan focused on rebuilding essential infrastructure in Aleppo and Homs, two of Syria’s hardest-hit areas. The initiative, announced by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, targets slums and informal settlements.

Given Syria’s…

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August 31, 2025
A German town hoped migration could turn its fortunes around. It was no panacea

By Riham Alkousaa

ALTENA, Germany (Reuters) -A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of more than a million migrants, the small town of Altena saw an opportunity to reverse years of population and economic decline.

The industrial town in Western Germany made national headlines in 2015 when it volunteered to take in 100 more migrants than required, becoming a model of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pledge: “Wir schaffen das” – “We can do this.”

But while there have been benefits for…

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August 31, 2025
30 dead since dawn today: martyrs and wounded in an occupation bombardment targeting various areas in the sector.

A number of citizens were martyred this evening, Sunday, due …

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August 31, 2025
Medicine disappearance: Another aspect of genocide in Gaza

GAZA, (PIC)

There is no medicine in Gaza. This is not a warning of something about to happen, nor a description of a feared future reality, it is the present, lived daily by Gaza’s patients, who endure its pain as death creeps toward them mercilessly amid nearly two years of ongoing genocide.

Neither government clinics, nor those run by UNRWA, nor private pharmacies and drug warehouses have essential medicines, painkillers, antibiotics, or even medications for chronic illnesses like…

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August 31, 2025
New Israeli settlement established in occupied West Bank: Report

A new Israeli settlement neighborhood was established Saturday near the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement on the outskirts of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, marking the first expansion in decades, Anadolu reports. The neighborhood was built near the Beni Naim junction south of Hebron, with 10 families settling there in recent days, according to the Israel Hayom newspaper. Named Aviad, it occupies a strategic location on the road connecting Hebron to illegal settlements south of the city. The…

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August 31, 2025
US senators urge Secretary of State Rubio to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Five US senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to use American influence to facilitate massive humanitarian aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip, particularly infant formula for starving babies, Anadolu reports.

Sens. Ruben Gallego, Peter Welch, Tim Kaine, Mark Kelly and Elizabeth Warren wrote with urgency Friday about “the grave crisis that infants in Gaza face as a result of severe restrictions” on humanitarian aid entry and…

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August 31, 2025
Hebrew media: Trump's pressure behind Netanyahu's insistence on occupying the city of Gaza

An Israeli channel attributed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on …

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August 31, 2025
LIVE: Liverpool vs Arsenal – Premier League

Follow our live build-up with full team news coverage before our live text commentary stream of the EPL match.

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August 31, 2025