Thu 17 July 2025: A groundbreaking study reveals the presence of antiretroviral drugs and other pharmaceuticals in the nation’s water, prompting calls for urgent legislative and infrastructural upgrades. A recent study by North-West University (NWU) has uncovered significant concentrations of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in South Africa’s water sources, particularly downstream from wastewater treatment plants. The research, described […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: Police say the suspects have sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. Police in Indonesia have arrested 12 people after uncovering a human trafficking ring that has sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. The West Java police told reporters on Tuesday that the case […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: The Trump administration has faced a raft of legal challenges as it seeks to radically restrict immigration to the US. A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump cannot block approved refugees from entering the country under the guise of a wider travel ban. US District […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: Imagine your friend hasn’t replied to a message in a few hours. Most people might think, “they are probably just busy”. But someone with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might spiral into a flood of thoughts like, “they must hate me!” or “I’ve ruined the friendship!” These intense emotional reactions to real […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: A British-Israeli defence lawyer at the International Criminal Court linked to a Netanyahu adviser delivered message to Karim Khan. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been warned that if arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant are not withdrawn, he […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: The number of children engaged in child labor has fallen by more than 100 million since 2000, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Wednesday, citing new UN data. Despite this progress, the global goal of eliminating child labor by 2025 remains “out of reach,” the ILO said on X. “Decent work […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: Israel has withdrawn certain administrative powers over the Ibrahimi Mosque from the Palestinian-run Hebron Municipality, transferring them to the religious council of the Israeli Kiryat Arba settlement, an Israeli newspaper reported on Tuesday. According to Israel Hayom daily, this move represents a “historic and unprecedented step” that changes the status quo at what […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: Britain set up a secret scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK after their personal details were disclosed in a data leak, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban after their return to power in Afghanistan. The data breach and relocation programme were made public on Tuesday after a […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: Mozambique has confirmed a surge in cases of the mpox virus during the past 48 hours in parts of the country. According to a report by the National Directorate of Public Health made available Tuesday, the country has recorded 11 cases, but no deaths have been reported so far. Niassa is […]
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Wed 16 July 2025: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business with Russia. Rutte made the comment while meeting with senators in the U.S. Congress the day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons for […]
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