Tue 10 June 2025: An intense cold front brings widespread snow, forcing the closure of the N2 highway and other key routes in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, with authorities urging extreme caution. A powerful cold front sweeping across South Africa has resulted in significant snowfall, forcing the closure of major national roads and mountain passes in […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Hundreds of activists from across North Africa have launched a symbolic land convoy, aiming to cross into the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing. A large land convoy carrying hundreds of activists from Tunisia and other nations departed from Tunis on Monday, embarking on a journey to the Gaza […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Authorities in the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh, have removed a towering statue of thought to be the tallest of the revolutionary Soviet leader in Central Asia. The 23-meter (75-foot) monument was erected in 1975 when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union. Photos appeared online Saturday showing the statue flat on the ground after being […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Many parents will be familiar with this situation: your child has a good or even best friend, but you don’t like them. Perhaps the friend is bossy, has poor manners or jumps on your furniture. Maybe you don’t like the way your child behaves when they are with this friend. For […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: More than a month has passed since the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, deep in the restive terrain of Indian-occupied Kashmir. Yet, the region has not exhaled. That attack was the spark; the explosion was narrowly averted—this time. Fighter jets scrambled, missiles were mobilized, and once again the world held its […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: The EU Coordinator for the Fight Against Anti-Muslim Hate, Marion Lalisse, highlighted the concerning trend of discrimination faced by Muslims in EU countries despite being overqualified in terms of employment and education. Despite their high qualifications, Muslims continue to face bias and barriers in the job market, resulting in lower employment rates […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Italy severs links with Paragon spyware after allegations of targeting critics and migrant rescuers spark outrage. Italy has terminated its contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon, after revelations that the surveillance technology was used against critics of the government – including journalists and migrant rescue workers – prompted political uproar and calls for […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: Eskom has called on communities to stop illegal connections and energy theft as South Africa heads into a week of severe winter conditions. The power utility warned that these activities often lead to transformer overloads, equipment failures and, in some cases, explosions and extended outages—forcing Eskom to implement load reduction to […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children grows every day. But several European countries have had enough and agree the EU should do more to prevent minors’ access to social media. The European Union already has some of the world’s […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: A Japanese research institute announced Tuesday that the final phase of a clinical trial testing a Parkinson’s drug as a potential treatment for familial Alzheimer’s disease has been underway since May. The project, led by Towa Pharmaceutical Co. in partnership with Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, uses […]
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