Thu 12 June 2025: You may have come across those “what I eat in a day” videos on social media, where people – usually conventionally attractive influencers wearing activewear – list everything they consumed that day. They might seem like harmless fun but in fact they can reinforce dangerous ideas about food, weight and body […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: Scientists have identified a new dinosaur species, Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which they say rewrites the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The discovery was made from two partial skeletons found in Mongolia in the 1970s and later housed in a museum collection, the BBC said, citing a scientific article published […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: Albert Ojwang’s death in Kenya marks a regional crackdown aiming to crush youth-led protests before they re-emerge. Last Friday, Albert Ojwang, a young blogger in the western Kenyan town of Migori, was arrested over a complaint by a senior police officer regarding a post on X and taken 350km (217 miles) […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: All 242 people on board the UK-bound Air India flight that crashed in western India on Thursday are believed to have died, News18 reported. At least five students were also killed and several injured when the plane slammed into a medical college hostel, with Ahmedabad Police confirming that 25 people were […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: At least 123.2 million people worldwide remain forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations. At least 123.2 million people, or one in 67 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today. The number […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that American personnel are being evacuated from locations in the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran because “it could be a dangerous place.” Speaking to reporters before attending the opening night of the award-winning musical Les Miserables at the Kennedy Center, Trump acknowledged the […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: Israel is considering a potential military strike against Iran as tension continues to rise between Tehran and Washington over the Iranian nuclear program, US media said on Thursday. NBC News, citing five people with knowledge of the situation, said Tel Aviv could unilaterally carry out a strike against Iran in the […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: Air India Flight 171 has crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad in India, carrying at least 244 people, local authorities say. Authorities in London confirmed that the plane was due to land at the city’s Gatwick Airport at 1825 local time (1725GMT). ANI news agency reports that at least 90 […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: Officials say death toll expected to rise as authorities launch search operation in the country’s Eastern Cape province. At least 49 people have died in heavy flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought torrential rain and blanketed snow in parts of the country, officials said. […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 47-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man in Bloubergstrand, in the Western Cape, for the alleged sexual abuse of their two daughters, aged three and eight. “The suspects face multiple charges, including the production of child sexual abuse material (commonly referred to as […]
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