Sat 30 May 2026: Sweden has reached its target of having fewer than 5% of the population smoking regularly, effectively making it a “smoke-free” country, according to Radio Sweden on Monday. The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs confirmed the milestone, declaring that the country has now met its long-term public health […]
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Sat 30 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi scoops Newsmaker of the Year award: He warned that South Africa was approaching a dangerous point where institutions could become more fearful of the truth than of criminality. “When institutions begin to fear the truth more than they fear criminality, […]
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Sat 30 May 2026: Despite compliance challenges among applicants to the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, government has approved R179.6 million in funding to support shop owners across all nine provinces. The fund, aimed at increasing the participation of South African-owned spaza shops in the townships and rural areas retail trade sector, was launched […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Claude maker raises $65bn from investors ahead of expected initial public offering. Anthropic has usurped OpenAI as the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence startup, soaring to a $965bn valuation ahead of expected public listings by the rival firms. Anthropic, the maker of the Claude family of chatbots, said on Thursday that […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Russia and Afghanistan signed an agreement on military-technical cooperation during the International Security Forum in the Moscow region, as Moscow continues expanding ties with the Taliban-led authorities in Kabul. The agreement was signed Wednesday evening by Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and Afghan Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob. “Interaction with Russia […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of US military aggression against the Caribbean nation growing as negotiations between the nations stagnate. Speaking at a legislative hearing at the National Capitol on Thursday to denounce US sanctions on Cuban oil imports, Vidal accused Washington of fabricating pretexts to portray […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Israeli and Russian security forces have been added to a United Nations blacklist on sexual violence in conflict, according to a report reviewed Thursday by AFP. Last August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia of possible inclusion on the list, but “incidents and patterns of sexual violence continued to […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: BJP’s coming to power in West Bengal, after the machinations of the election commission and overlooked by judiciary, has created a major scare amongst the Muslim minority of the state. The Government has started to erect detention centres in every district to house the alleged infiltrators of BanglaDesh, has asked for […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Britain risks creating a “lost generation” of young people as more than 1 million are now out of work, education or training, according to a government-commissioned report published Thursday that warned of deepening economic and social consequences if trends continue. The interim review, led by former Labour Minister Alan Milburn, said […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: UNICEF warned Friday that any expansion of Israeli control over territory in Gaza would further strain humanitarian operations and worsen living conditions for children already facing severe shortages of water, sanitation, and health services. “If this happens, more children will suffer,” Salim Oweis, a UNICEF communication specialist, told reporters in Geneva […]
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