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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Mon 09 June 2025: Elon Musk’s threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA’s use of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station and dramatically changing how NASA would access the 100 billion […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: White British children are currently a minority in one in four schools across England, The Telegraph reported, citing government records. The report was based on the results of school census data collected from more than 21,500 educational institutions across the country in early 2025. According to the figures, in 72 English […]
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AI tools reveal how images have been manipulated. William Theisen et al. Sun 08 June 2025: Imagine a country with deep political divisions, where different groups don’t trust each other and violence seems likely. Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media. What […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: India’s recent military operation against Pakistan has failed to achieve its strategic objectives while exposing critical vulnerabilities and strengthening China-Pakistan cooperation. The subcontinent now teeters on the edge of a devastating conflict with China holding the keys to escalation control. During a Bloomberg interview at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Chief […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated fewer than five billion air journeys will take place this year, compared with the previously forecast 5.22 billion. “The first half of 2025 has brought significant uncertainties to global markets,” IATA’s Director General Willie Walsh told its annual general meeting in New Delhi, AFP […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: Germany is facing a sharp rise in racist discrimination, with new official figures showing that the number of reported cases has more than tripled since 2019. The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency received a record 11,405 complaints in 2024, marking the highest total since its founding, Anadolu news agency reported. According to the […]
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