JOINT GLOBAL OPERATION TAKES DOWN PRO-RUSSIAN HACKING GROUP

Thu 17 July 2025: NoName057(16) had carried out thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its supporters. An international operation spanning North America and Europe has taken down a pro-Russian cybercrime group linked to thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its allies. In recent days, law enforcement working together in 19 countries jointly dismantled the operations […]

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US DEPORTS IMMIGRANTS TO AFRICAN COUNTRY OF ESWATINI AMID RIGHTS CONCERNS

 Eswatini’s King Mswati III Thu 17 July 2025: The Trump administration has pushed third-party countries to accept deportees whose home countries allegedly will not accept them. The government of the tiny, landlocked African country of Eswatini has confirmed that it received five individuals deported from the United States under President Donald Trump. In a statement on […]

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TRIAL OPENS AGAINST META CEO ZUCKERBERG OVER $8B PRIVACY LAWSUIT

Thu 17 July 2025: A Delaware court has begun hearing an $8 billion class action lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders over alleged violations of Facebook users’ privacy tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, press reports said on Wednesday. The trial stems from claims that Meta failed to inform investors about […]

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TWELFTH VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN FOUR YEARS FELT IN ICELAND NEAR CAPITAL

Thu 17 July 2025: Residents in the nearby fishing town of Grindavik and guests at a luxury geothermal spa resort are evacuated. The Sundhnukur volcano has erupted near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, the 12th volcanic eruption in the North Atlantic island nation since 2021, the Icelandic Meteorological Office says. The agency said in a statement on […]

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TRUMP’S TARIFFS PUT 100,000 JOBS AT RISK IN SOUTH AFRICA, CENTRAL BANK CHIEF SAYS

Thu 17 July 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on South Africa could cause around 100,000 job losses, with the agriculture and automotive sectors hardest-hit, central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Wednesday. Kganyago told local radio station 702 that the impact of the 30% tariff, which Africa’s biggest economy faces from August 1, could […]

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CONCERN OVER CONTAMINANTS IN SA TAPS

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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COURT SAYS TRUMP CAN’T BAR REFUGEES FROM ENTERING US WITH TRAVEL BAN

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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