Thu 21 May 2026: Israel is now perceived more negatively than any other country in the world, followed by North Korea, Afghanistan and Iran, according to new global polling published by Nira Data as part of its 2026 democracy and country perception research. The five most positively perceived countries were Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Sweden and […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: In a typical conversation today, it is not difficult to sense when someone has stopped listening. Their attention shifts, their response arrives too quickly, or their eyes drift toward a screen waiting nearby. The exchange continues, but something essential has already been lost. We speak more than ever across platforms, devices, […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: Helle Lyng, an Oslo-based journalist who gained attention for grilling Indian PM Narendra Modi during his May 18 visit to Norway, says Facebook and Instagram have suspended her accounts. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Lyng revealed she had been struggling to log into her Instagram account throughout […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: James Murdoch just expanded his footprint in American journalism. His company Lupa Systems said Wednesday it will purchase most of Vox Media, taking over the main Vox website, its podcast division, and New York magazine. The deal was announced hours after New York won the National Magazine Award for general excellence […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: The United States has removed Francesca Albanese, a UN special rapporteur on the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the US Treasury Department website. The removal on Wednesday comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked the sanctions, finding that the administration likely violated her […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: Numbers are expected to rise, the WHO warns, as European officials emphasise that the risk of a European outbreak is low. The number of suspected Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has risen to 600, with 139 suspected deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: UN economists forecast global GDP to grow 2.5 percent in 2026 and 2.8 percent in 2027. The United Nations has cut its growth forecast for the global economy, citing the fallout of the war on Iran. Global gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 2.5 percent this year and 2.8 […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ SA’s security under threat: This, they said, has led to a decline in South Africa’s defence capability with ageing and inadequate equipment, a lack of infrastructure maintenance, and inadequate provisioning for military personnel at a time when the role of the SANDF has […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: The Consumer Price Index (CPI), known as inflation, has risen by some 1.1% in April to reach some 4% mainly driven by rising fuel prices. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), this is the highest inflation has been since August 2024 when it stood at 4.4%. “Consumers were dealt a […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs on Wednesday condemned the illumination of the walls of the Ibrahimi Mosque with the Israeli flag colors and Hebrew phrases. In a statement, the ministry called it “a blatant assault” on the sanctity of the mosque located in the West Bank city of […]
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