Tue 08 July 2025: On Monday, France’s parliament authorized the return of a “talking drum,” seized by colonial forces from the Ebrie tribe in Côte d’Ivoire in 1916, marking another step in repatriating colonial artifacts. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, a massive communication instrument over three meters long and weighing 430 kilograms, was used to send […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030. This e-waste includes old laptops and phones, which contain precious materials such as gold. Less […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: Technology companies, which are the most valuable firms in the world, laid off a total of 72,000 workers in the first six months of the year, according to data from Layoffs.fyi website, compiled by Anadolu. Layoffs have been slowing down since 2023, as the data showed that some 213,000 workers lost […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: Pakistan’s military chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir slammed “insinuations” regarding “external support” during the recent “purely bilateral” conflict with India, after an Indian general said the country had more than one adversary in the fighting. “Insinuations regarding external support in Pakistan’s successful Operation Bunyanum Marsoos are irresponsible and factually incorrect,” […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more than 100,000 roubles (nearly £900) for giving birth and raising their babies. This new measure, introduced in the past few months across ten regions, is part of Russia’s new demographic strategy, widening the policy adopted in March 2025 which only applied to […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: Mass demonstrations are expected on the anniversary of Kenya’s pro-democracy demonstrations of July 7, 1990, which challenged then-President Daniel Moi’s one-party rule Kenyan government has dismissed claims of police brutality as exaggerated, saying steps taken by authorities were necessary for national security and preventing the spread of ‘incendiary content’ Analysts warn […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted on Monday, spewing thick columns of volcanic ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky, according to the country’s Geology Agency. The eruption blanketed nearby villages with ash and triggered an avalanche of scorching gas clouds down the volcano’s slopes. No immediate casualties […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI have determined there is no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed influential individuals, maintained a “client list” or was murdered, a media report said Sunday. This came in a memo detailing the findings which was obtained by […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted statements made earlier today in a media briefing by South African Police Service (SAPS) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Provincial Commissioner held a media briefing earlier on Sunday at the KwaZulu-Natal SAPS headquarters where he made various allegations. “This is […]
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Sun 06 July 2025: Government says it has noted with serious concern the reported incidents where certain groups and communities have blocked foreign nationals from accessing healthcare services at public facilities. Government has, in a statement on Saturday, called on all communities to uphold the rule of law, respect human dignity, and continue to work […]
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