BAN ON HUAWEI WILL BE ‘BRAZEN’ VIOLATION OF MARKET PRINCIPLES, CHINA SAYS

Fri 09 June 2023: China said on Wednesday that the EU’s decision to impose a ban on Chinese technology giant Huawei would be a “brazen” violation of the values of free trade, a market economy, and competitiveness that the “EU claims to champion.” Huawei has never compromised the security of any European nation since it […]

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FOUR HINDUTVA OUTFIT ARRESTED FOR VANDALIZING 17 IDOLS OF HINDU DEITIES TO DISTURB COMMUNAL HARMONY

Fri 09 June 2023: Four, including prime accused Harish Sharma arrested on Thursday evening for vandalising 17 idols of Hindu deities in four different temples in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, said Senior Superintendent of Police Gulavathi police station. According to the police, the incident is said to have happened in the Baral on the night of […]

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KENYA AT 60: HOW THE BRITISH USED STREET NAMES TO SHOW COLONIAL POWER

  Signwriters rush to replace colonial street names with news ones in April 1964, a few months after Kenya’s independence on December 12, 1963. AFP via Getty Images Fri 09 June 2023: Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This strategy […]

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MUSLIM PARENTS IN NEW ZEALAND CONCERNED OVER ‘PRIDE WEEK’ IN SCHOOLS

Fri 09 June 2023: New Zealand Muslim parents have raised concerns about schools participating in ‘Pride Weeks’, an annual celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Scheduled to be held from June 12 to 16, the event has already sparked controversy. In a letter addressed to New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, Syed Mujeeb, a concerned Muslim […]

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EU THREATENS META WITH ‘HEAVY SANCTIONS’ IF IT FAILS TO FIX CHILD PROTECTION ISSUES

Fri 09 June 2023:  The EU threatened “heavy sanctions” against tech firm Meta on Thursday and demanded that it take “immediate action” for the protection of children, Anadolu Agency reported. “Meta’s voluntary code on child protection seems not to work,” EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton asserted on Twitter. He urged the company’s CEO […]

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US WOULD PROVIDE NEARLY $150M IN AID FOR AREAS LIBERATED FROM DAESH IN SYRIA AND IRAQ

  Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) meets with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 07, 2023 [Royal Court of Saudi Arabia. Thu 08 June 2023: Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said Thursday that the US would provide nearly $150 million in aid for areas […]

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ISRAEL, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR AMONG TOP PURCHASERS OF CANADA’S WEAPONS

An AZCAN armored personnel carrier manufacture by the Azerbaijani-Canadian company AZCAN and displayed at the ADEX 2016 Azerbaijan International Defense Industry Exhibition in Baku. (Photo: Sputnik) Thu 08  June 2023: Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among the top markets for Canadian military equipment after the United States (US) in 2022, according to a report […]

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SA HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER EXTENDS VALIDITY OF ZIMBABWEAN PERMITS

Thu 08 June 2023: Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has extended the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) by a further six months. This after Motsoaledi announced in December 2021 that the ZEP would not be renewed. The six-month extension period starts on 30 June and ends on 31 December 2023. According to Motsoaledi, the […]

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