Wed 24 December 2025: Vaping among teenagers is a growing global health problem. In the UK, schools are reporting a surge in young people struggling with dependence, including cases of students needing medical attention after vaping in class. In the Netherlands, researchers have found that many teenagers wake up at night specifically to vape, a sign of growing nicotine addiction […]
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Wed 24 December 2025: Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US. Burkina Faso’s interim leader, who is part of a regional alliance of military-led countries that includes Mali and Niger, has announced “large-scale” joint operations against armed groups in the coming days. Captain Ibrahim […]
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Wed 24 December 2025: ‘UNICEF encourages all countries considering new regulations to pair any age-restriction measures with strong obligations on platforms, robust safeguards for privacy and participation,’ says regional adviser for child protection in Europe and Central Asia As governments move to restrict children’s access to social media, the debate over how best to protect […]
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Tue 23 December 2025: The Israeli parliament has voted to extend the bill, which allows the shutdown of foreign media outlets, until 2027. The Israeli parliament has approved an extension of a law which allows the shutdown of foreign media outlets over national security grounds for an additional two years. The bill, which replaces temporary […]
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Tue 23 December 2025: Food poisoning affects millions of people in the UK every year, and the risk rises during the Christmas period. Large family meals, raw poultry, packed fridges and buffet food all increase the chances of contamination. In the UK, the most common bacterial causes of food poisoning are campylobacter and salmonella, both of which are frequently found […]
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Tue 23 December 2025: Internet outages throughout 2025 led to connectivity issues on various platforms, affecting millions of users. Disruptions affected particularly video-on-demand platforms, video games, and communications platforms this year, revealing the fragility as well as indispensability of digital services in daily life. Many platforms rely on the same few cloud providers and core […]
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Tue 23 December 2025: According to data published on Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Tesla, the leading US electric vehicle manufacturer, saw its EU sales fall by 34.2% year-on-year in November. Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla sold 12,130 units in the EU last month, ACEA’s report showed. The figure was […]
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Tue 23 December 2025: US envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya welcomed on Monday the disarmament plans of Iraqi armed groups, calling for a national framework to ensure a comprehensive and irreversible process, Anadolu reports. “The reported steps by Iraqi armed groups toward disarmament are a welcome and encouraging development,” Savaya said on US social media company […]
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Tue 23 December 2025: Authorities have shuttered drug factories that were cash pipeline for former ruler Bashar al-Assad, UN report. Syria’s government has cracked down on the Captagon industry, which boomed under former longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, according to a United Nations report. Since al-Assad’s ouster a year ago, Syria’s new authorities have dismantled a network […]
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Mon 22 December 2025: The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a weather warning for disruptive rains and severe thunderstorms across the country for today. The warnings for rain are as follows: Orange level 5 warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of settlements (both formal and informal) and roads, low-lying bridges, as well as […]
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