Sat 13 June 2026: One in every 70 people worldwide remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday, which noted that global displacement has declined for the first time in a decade, though it remains at unacceptably high levels. Launching the report in Geneva, UN High Commissioner […]
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Sat 13 June 2026: The United States plans to cut air and naval assets designated to NATO operations in Europe, in another hit to confidence concerning Washington’s commitment to the military alliance. European officials on Friday backed up a report in The New York Times that the administration of President Donald Trump is set to […]
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Sat 13 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ New R2 and R5 coins launching in SA: The R5 coin will be an education tribute coin, featuring the designs of the R2 coins on its reverse side. As with other commemorative coins, they carry no higher value than their face values, […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: This episode explores the shifting landscape of global finance, specifically focusing on the status of the United States dollar as the world’s primary reserve asset. The video highlights several critical factors contributing to this trend: Central Bank Behavior: Central banks are purchasing gold at record levels. De-dollarization Efforts: BRICS nations are actively seeking alternatives to […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile, the far-right was quick to exploit the situation to further an anti-immigration agenda. Violent unrest […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: The Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas, the World Health Organization warned on Friday. Much more needs to be done to get on top of the virus, the WHO said, with isolation bed capacity far below the anticipated need, based on how it […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: Global markets are trading on a positive trend following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal with Iran will be finalized in the coming days, saying the Iranian side approved the agreement, and it will be signed within a few days, fueling hopes that the conflict could be resolved soon. […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: Canada has introduced legislation that would ban children under 16 from social media platforms and establish a new independent regulator to oversee online safety, an official statement said Wednesday. The bill, known as the Safe Social Media Act, “aims to change that by ensuring that social media services and artificial intelligence […]
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Fri 12 June 2026: Agricultural products originating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Syrian Golan continue to enter European markets under false Israeli origin labels, according to a new investigation published on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The report, Importing Occupation, published by the Global Echo Litigation Center, alleges that products from settlements […]
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