Fri 20 December 2024: Mobile phone use will be banned in primary and secondary schools across Brazil if legislation recently passed by Congress is approved by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, local media outlets reported Thursday. The law, designed to address the negative impacts of mobile phones on the health and education of children […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: Mauritania and the European Union signed a €100 million ($103.6 million) agreement Thursday aimed at promoting development and combating irregular migration. The agreement was signed during a meeting in the capital Nouakchott between Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Finance Sidi Ahmed Ould Abouh and European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The World Bank has reported that Israeli occupation forces have devastated the banking infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, destroying 93 per cent of operational bank branches over the past 15 months. The global body also highlighted a broader humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the destruction of 88 per cent of microfinance institutions […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia will not allow football fans to buy or consume alcohol while attending matches, senior FIFA officials have revealed. Last week, FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia the hosting rights for the 2034 World Cup, marking the second year in which a Middle Eastern country hosts the world’s largest […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: Honda and Nissan, Japan’s second and third-largest automakers respectively, are reportedly in merger discussions to strengthen their position in the rapidly evolving automotive industry. This potential merger aims to address challenges such as increased competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers and the global shift towards electrification. By combining resources, the two […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The BBC has uncovered evidence suggesting that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has restricted the reach of Palestinian news outlets since October 2023. An analysis of Facebook data revealed a significant decline in audience engagement for newsrooms based in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since October 2023. Leaked documents […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin today denied that Russia’s nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel’s military operations there since the toppling of his ally Bashar Al-Assad, Reuters reports. Putin, addressing multiple questions on Syria at a marathon annual news conference, said Moscow had made proposals to the new rulers […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: At least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city. Two bus crashes in central Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more, according to officials. The accidents took place on the same highway in Ghazni province between […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: The trade of the illegal drug has flourished over the past decade in Syria. What happens to it now? Following its ousting of the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria last week, the opposition alliance led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) invited international reporters to witness vast stockpiles and clandestine factories of the […]
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