Sat 06 June 2026: Sweden’s Public Health Agency on Monday urged parents to reduce their mobile phone use around children, citing growing evidence that adults’ screen habits can negatively affect children’s health and development. Research reviewed by the agency found that excessive screen use by parents can hinder interactions with children and is associated with […]
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Sat 06 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ Fitch Lifts SA Rating on Fiscal Progress: Fitch Ratings raised South Africa’s credit rating on Friday, citing stronger fiscal discipline and lower-than-expected debt, marking its first upgrade of the country in more than two decades. The agency lifted the rating one notch […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on government’s comprehensive strategy to manage migration, as concerns over illegal immigration continue to dominate public discourse. Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Friday that Cabinet had received and approved a comprehensive approach to migration in South Africa, developed by […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: The viral Cockroach Janta Party claims more Instagram followers than India’s major political parties. Now, its US-based founder is heading to New Delhi to push for a protest over exam-related controversies. The founder of India’s viral satirical “Cockroach Janta Party” is flying back from the United States to lead a protest […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: About 9,000 years ago, the Neolithic settlement of Catalhoyuk was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence. Catalhoyuk, Turkiye – About an hour southeast of Konya lies one of the most exciting Neolithic finds of the 20th century – the densely populated settlement of Catalhoyuk. Occupied for 1,000 years […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a two-day visit to North Korea on June 8-9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The visit, announced on Friday, comes as Beijing seeks to shore up ties, with Pyongyang having strengthened relations with Russia. Xi also recently met with […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: Bangladesh on Wednesday reported seven new deaths linked to measles, bringing the total number of confirmed and suspected fatalities from the outbreak to 601 since mid-March. Of the total deaths, 90 have been medically confirmed as caused by measles, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Health authorities also recorded […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: You’re trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you’re asked to identify traffic lights, bicycles or blurry crosswalks in a grid of tiny images. Again. For many people, this has become a routine part of life. Logging into […]
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More than 100,000 exotic cockroaches were seized from an alleged commercial breeder in Bathurst. (Supplied: DCCEEW) Fri 05 June 2026: On Friday, Australian authorities confiscated 100,000+ live exotic cockroaches from a commercial breeder in Bathurst, NSW — the country’s largest seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates to date. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: US President Donald Trump’s legal team has refused to provide financial records sought by the BBC in a $10 billion defamation lawsuit, escalating a discovery dispute in a Florida court, according to a British daily. Financial Times reported Friday that Trump sued the BBC over a 2024 Panorama documentary, alleging the […]
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