YOUTH POPULATION DECLINES AS NUMBER OF ELDERLY RISES IN ITALY

Mon 20 May 2024: Italy has seen a significant decline in the number of young adults over the past two decades, while the elderly population has grown, according to government data released on Wednesday. The National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) highlighted in its 2024 Annual Report that more young Italians are staying with their parents […]

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UK HIGH COURT HOLDS CRUCIAL HEARING ON JULIAN ASSANGE’S EXTRADITION TO US

Mon 20 May 2024: London’s High Court is expected to rule on whether it accepts the US assurances that Assange will be given a fair trial and will not face the death penalty. The judges could rule that the assurances provided by the US are satisfactory and agree to the request for extradition, paving the […]

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FINLAND STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH WILDFIRES SWEEPING ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Sat 18 May 2024: The widespread effects of the recent dry weather were highlighted by the fact that by Saturday afternoon, Finnish emergency services had responded to 21 wildfire occurrences throughout the country. According to national broadcaster Yle, fires have been reported in several regions, with significant blazes in western Ilmajoki and central Keuruu. In […]

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UKRAINE’S ZELENSKYY WARNS RUSSIA’S KHARKIV OFFENSIVE MAY ONLY BE ‘FIRST WAVE’

Sat 18 May 2024: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cautioned that Russia’s recent offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region might be just the “first wave” of a larger attack. He urged allies to provide more air defense systems and fighter jets. On May 10, Russian forces, which had previously seen limited progress, launched a surprise […]

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JULIAN ASSANGE ‘UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE’ AHEAD OF HEARING, SAYS WIFE STELLA

Sat 18 May 2024: Stella Assange, the wife of Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, has expressed optimism over his potential release during a hearing scheduled for Monday in the UK. Speaking to Anadolu this week ahead of the hearing in London, she addressed the challenges her husband faces in Belmarsh Prison, where […]

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FORBES’ HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES LIST ONCE AGAIN PLACES RONALDO AT THE TOP

Fri 17 May 2024: Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career. Spanish golfer Jon Rahm climbed to second place following his impressive move to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Ronaldo achieved the top spot after joining Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, with Forbes estimating his total earnings […]

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ROMAN CITY UNEARTHED AFTER BEING HIDDEN FOR AROUND 2000 YEARS

  Hidden Roman city found in Zaragoza. — Express/File Thu 16 May 2024: At the La Cabañeta archaeological site in Spain, researchers have discovered the remains of a vast 2,000-year-old Roman plaza. According to a statement from the University of Zaragoza, this is the oldest public square found in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula. […]

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EXODUS OF CITIZENS FROM NEW ZEALAND IS AT A RECORD HIGH AS ECONOMY STRUGGLES

Thu 16 May 2024:  New Zealand is experiencing a record exodus of citizens as a sluggish economy reduces job opportunities. Some 78,200 citizens departed in the year through March, Statistics New Zealand said Tuesday in Wellington. That’s up from 74,900 in the year through February. Adjusting for citizens returning home, net departures rose to a […]

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WATCH | SLOVAKIA PRIME MINISTER ROBERT FICO WOUNDED IN ‘BRUTAL AND RUTHLESS’ ATTACK

Wed 15 May 2024: Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has been wounded in a shooting and taken to hospital. Fico was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova on Wednesday afternoon, Slovakian media reported. Police sealed off the scene, and Fico was taken […]

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