AFGHANISTAN’S TALIBAN MAKES DEBUT DIPLOMATIC TRIP TO JAPAN

Mon 17 February 2025: A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan on what is the first visit by the group that rules Afghanistan, according to media in the East Asian country. The delegation, consisting of foreign affairs, education, economy and health officials, arrived on Sunday for a weeklong visit, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported. The […]

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WHY THE PRICE OF YOUR FAVORITE CHOCOLATE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE

Mon 17 February 2025: Valentine’s Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential threat. Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s notable cocoa-producing areas, are grappling with increasing aridity – a slow, yet unrelenting drying of the land. Cocoa is made from the beans of […]

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SYRIAN NATIONAL DIALOGUE COMMITTEE HOLDS FIRST SESSION

Mon 17 February 2025: The first session of the preparatory committee for Syria’s National Dialogue Conference was held in the city of Homs on Sunday, SANA has reported. The Syrian news agency noted that the committee had announced the start of its work during a press conference in Damascus last Thursday. “The date of the dialogue conference […]

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‘SAVE KIWI KIDS’: NEW ZEALAND’S INDIGENOUS MAORIS PROTEST LGBT, ASK GOVERNMENT TO CURB X-RATED CONTENT

Mon 17 February 2025: A group of New Zealand’s original Maori people held a protest demonstration against LGBT in Auckland on Sunday, demanding the government “address the excessive spending on borderline pornography and perversion targeting our innocent Kiwi kids.” Dozens of Destiny Church’s Man Up and Legacy groups broke through police barricades at Auckland’s Rainbow […]

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IRAQ RECOVERS STOLEN ARTEFACTS FROM JAPAN AND SWITZERLAND

Mon 17 February 2025: Iraq has successfully recovered a collection of stolen artefacts from Japan and Switzerland, marking a significant step in its ongoing efforts to reclaim looted cultural heritage. The official handover ceremony took place at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad yesterday, attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Minister of […]

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TALIBAN REFUSE TO DISBAND VICE AND VIRTUE MINISTRY, ASK WEST NOT TO INTERFERE IN AFGHAN AFFAIRS

Sun 16 February 2025: Afghanistan rejected disbanding its Ministry of Vice and Virtue, despite appeals from foreign ministers from several European countries, as well as Canada and Australia, local TOLO News reported on Sunday. Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, spokesman for the Ministry of Vice and Virtue, said the ministry serves the needs of the Afghan people and […]

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DEADLY LANDSLIDE AT ILLEGAL GOLD MINE IN MALI KILLS DOZENS

Sun 16 February 2025: An illegal gold mine in western Mali suffered a devastating collapse late Saturday, killing dozens of miners under debris as they searched for gold, said local authorities. Most were reportedly women. Local authorities reported that rescue operations were still underway at Bilali Koto well into the evening, with emergency services and […]

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