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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Mon 30 September 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to call up 133,000 people as part of the country’s autumn conscription. According to the decree, which was published on the government portal, 133,000 non-reservists aged 18 to 30 and are subject to conscription will be called up from Oct. 1 until […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: The world is undergoing a profound demographic shift, with the number of people aged 65 and older projected to outnumber the youth by 2030. According to recent United Nations forecasts, the elderly will soon double the population of children under five. This global aging trend presents new challenges and opportunities for […]
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Sun 29 September 2024: A SpaceX rocket lifted off with two passengers on Saturday to retrieve two American astronauts who are stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for months, according to NASA. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 1.17 p.m. (1717GMT), carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: German automaker Mercedes-Benz announced on Monday that its cars equipped with its autonomous driving system will soon be able to operate at speeds of up to 95 km per hour on German motorways. The company expected to receive certification for this system from the German motor transport authorities by the end […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: The Catholic Church’s failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis’ visit this weekend to Belgium, with the pontiff facing calls from high-profile figures and survivors for more concrete action. The country’s king, prime minister and a Catholic university rector led the calls, and in […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov announced Saturday that the BRICS economic bloc is set to add around 10 new members during its upcoming summit in Kazan, Russia, in October. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ryzhenkov said Moscow, which holds the BRICS chairmanship this year, […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: The UK’s Online Safety Act will impose new responsibilities on social media companies and make them accountable for their content, according to an expert. The new law adopts a zero-tolerance approach to protecting children on social media platforms. The bill became law on Oct. 26, 2023 and will be fully enforced […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: Passengers at some of the UK’s busiest rail stations were exposed to Islamophobic messages in a cyber security breach, disrupting public Wi-Fi services, officials said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The messages, shown on public Wi-Fi login pages late Wednesday, contained Islamophobic content and referenced a UK terror attack, sparking concerns among passengers trying […]
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