Wed 04 June 2025: Vietnam has ended a two-child policy, aiming to meet population challenges as the Southeast Asian country has seen a decline in fertility rate. The lawmakers of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly approved the changes to the population law on Tuesday, the daily Hanoi Times reported. Health Minister Dao Hong […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal. Far from being benign tools, smartphones parasitise our […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims began the soul-searching journey of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. With temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), robed pilgrims slowly circled the Kaaba — the black cube at the heart of Mecca’s Grand Mosque which is Islam’s holiest site. […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Federal prosecutors say the couple intended to carry out research on the toxic pathogen at the University of Michigan. US federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States, which authorities claim could be turned into a “potential agroterrorism weapon”. The charges against Jian […]
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Commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades’ Gaza Brigade Izz Al-Din Al-Haddad (L), Rafah Brigade Commander Mohammed Shabaneh (C) and Al-Qassam Brigades Commander Mohammed Sinwar (R). [Photo/X] Wed 04 June 2025: Israel has escalated its incitement to assassinate senior officials in the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, both inside and outside the Gaza Strip. Avi Ashkenazi, a military […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Trump’s budget bill faces Republican discord in the US Senate, where some lawmakers reject any increase to the national debt. Billionaire Elon Musk has renewed his criticisms of United States President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” in a series of social media posts. On Tuesday, just […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s new president Wednesday following his historic win in snap elections, local media reported. He took the oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported. On Tuesday, Lee was elected as the country’s 14th president […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: South Africa’s economy grew by just 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a continued but fragile recovery. This followed a 0.4% increase in the final quarter of 2024. Despite this sluggish growth, the country has made notable progress since the COVID-19 pandemic, with GDP recovering from a low of […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Amnesty International calls for an investigation into the ‘reckless’ attack in the violence-hit Zamfara state. A military air strike in northwest Nigeria has killed at least 20 people, according to the military and local residents, prompting calls from human rights groups for an investigation into the attack. The strike occurred over the weekend […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: A report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute (NASK) revealed Tuesday that 25% of jobs worldwide are potentially exposed to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), with clerical and highly digital occupations facing the highest vulnerability. The report, “Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational […]
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