Thu 03 October 2024: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), on Wednesday, officially designated WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, as a “political prisoner”, Anadolu Agency reports. A motion, which called attention to Assange’s ongoing detention and the punitive actions he has faced, was passed with 88 votes in favour, 13 votes against, and 20 […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: Most people think they acquire their beliefs using a high standard of objectivity. But recent arguments between people about issues like trans rights, vaccinations or Roe v. Wade point to a different reality. Consider the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. There is plenty of evidence to show that widely accessible abortions lead […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: Scientists have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, revealing new details about its chemical composition and shedding light on the evolution of solar system objects far beyond Neptune. These findings, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, build upon earlier data collected during NASA’s New Horizons […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: Protests swept through the streets of Paris and other French cities as thousands voiced their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms and called for higher wages and better living conditions. Demonstrators marched from Denfert-Rochereau to Bastille Square, demanding the government reverse policies that they argue favor the wealthy while […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a global summit of Catholic leaders, which has postponed action on divisive issues such as women’s ordination until 2025, with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas onto the assembly. At a Mass in St. Peter’s Square to open the event, known […]
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Wed 02 October 2024: Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday returned a bill on curbing LGBTQ+ rights to parliament, which it had approved last month. Multiple local media outlets, including public broadcaster 1TV, reported that Zourabichvili neither signed nor vetoed the bill, submitting the bill back to the parliament. Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili can […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.” Addressing the European Parliament committee on his detention and conviction, Assange said: “The fundamental issue is simple: Journalists should not be prosecuted for doing their jobs.” “Journalism is not a […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: In New Zealand, a crowd of some 6,500 people came together to perform a traditional war dance, seeking to set a new world record. A total of 6,466 people took part in the Haka dance held at Eden Park in Auckland, Guinness World Records announced on Monday. The Haka is a […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: NATO said Monday that around 200 personnel from its recently formed Allied Reaction Force (ARF) will be deployed to the Western Balkans between Sept. 30 and Oct. 16. The personnel will be deployed “to conduct training to ensure its readiness and to support the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR),” said a statement […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: As the predicament in Germany’s auto giant Volkswagen (VW) unfolds, several jobs are on the line. Stakeholders from various sectors are collaborating to prevent a crisis in the automotive industry, particularly concerning VW. Earlier this week, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck convened a “car summit” to discuss the headwinds facing the […]
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