UNDER-16 INSTAGRAM USERS TO BE BARRED FROM LIVESTREAMING WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT

Thu 17 April 2025: US-based Meta – the tech company behind Facebook and Instagram, among others – announced Tuesday that users under the age of 16 will no longer will be able to use the livestream feature without parental permission. Under updates to the Teen Accounts feature on Instagram, users younger than 16 will also […]

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US MULLS PENALTIES TO BLOCK DEEPSEEK FROM BUYING AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY, NYT REPORTS

Thu 17 April 2025: The Trump administration is weighing penalties that would block China’s DeepSeek from buying U.S. technology and is debating barring Americans’ access to its services, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The launch of China’s low-cost AI model, DeepSeek, has rattled the AI ecosystem. The U.S. government has since taken steps to crack down on […]

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HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN ABUSED BY CATHOLIC CLERGY IN GERMANY – REPORT

Thu 17 April 2025: More than 200 children were sexually abused by Catholic clergy in southern German cities over the past decades, a new independent report revealed on Monday. According to the Catholic Diocese of Wurzburg, since 1945 at least 226 children and juveniles have been victims of sexual abuse. Investigators identified 51 perpetrators, including […]

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KUWAITI ARMY NEARS INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE

Wed 16 April 2025: The Kuwaiti army announced that the project to integrate women into the armed forces has reached its final stages, as part of ongoing efforts to modernise and develop the military. Lieutenant General Pilot Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, deputy chief of the general staff, stated during a meeting with several military leaders […]

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UK ANTI-ISLAM ACTIVIST ‘TOMMY ROBINSON’ LOSES APPEAL AGAINST PRISON SENTENCE

Wed 16 April 2025: British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on Wednesday lost his appeal against his 18-month sentence after he previously admitted contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted contempt of court by breaching an injunction banning him from […]

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23% OF SOUTH AFRICA’S CHILDREN SUFFER FROM SEVERE HUNGER: WE TESTED SOME SOLUTIONS – EXPERTS

Wed 16 April 2025: A 2024 Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Unemployment, food insecurity, limited access to basic services and a lack of knowledge about nutrition all contribute to this. The lead researcher of this multidisciplinary study, Leila Patel, and […]

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UK INVESTIGATES ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC HATE CRIME’ AFTER 85 MUSLIM GRAVES VANDALISED IN WATFORD CEMETERY

Wed 16 April 2025: The UK Police, on Tuesday, launched an investigation into what is being treated as an Islamophobic hate crime after 85 graves, many belonging to babies and young children, were desecrated in the Muslim section of Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Watford. Hertfordshire Police said the criminal damage, discovered by a grieving […]

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