Wed 13 December 2023: A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began, a source familiar with the intelligence said on Tuesday. The report also assessed that Moscow’s losses in personnel and armored vehicles […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: Based on pre-pandemic data from 2019 in 40 European countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new findings that show a worrying increase in “catastrophic health spending,” which is forcing many families into poverty. The WHO European Office in Copenhagen released a concerning report on Tuesday, coinciding with the United […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: Russia says that it has arrested a network of Ukrainian assassins targeting pro-Russian figures in the annexed Crimea peninsula. Moscow’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it has arrested 18 “agents and accomplices” of Ukraine’s special services. Several pro-Russian figures in Crimea and the occupied east of Ukraine have […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group on Monday approved a $2.12 billion financing for new projects that support socio-economic development and promote sustainability of member countries. Some 16 projects in sectors such as transport, energy, health, and education, besides youth development/entrepreneurship-employment, were approved during the board meeting, an IsDB Group statement […]
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Mon 11 December 2023: When Isabela Duque, a receptionist in the Brazilian city of Santos, decided to use all her savings to buy her first car, the process was fraught with suspicion. The seller asked for the full amount to be deposited in his bank account before transferring the car to her name, and Duque […]
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Mon 11 December 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, DC on Monday for meetings at the White House and the United States Capitol as right-wing US Republicans resist efforts to send more money to support Ukraine’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion. In a statement on Sunday, the White House said US President […]
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Mon 11 December 2023: Social media platform X has shown the account of United States conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to have been reinstated after a poll organised by owner Elon Musk backed his return after a ban of nearly five years. “The people have spoken and so it shall be,” Musk posted in reply to […]
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Sun 10 December 2023: Canada seems to have lost its charm in attracting skilled workers as the escalating cost of living crisis and shortage of rental options is triggering reverse migration, undermining the policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. According to official figures, around 42,000 individuals left Canada in the first six months of […]
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Sun 10 December 2023: One day after the US president called his predecessor “despicable” during a rally in California, Donald Trump has surpassed Joe Biden in national polls for the 2024 presidential race, according to a survey released on Saturday. A poll by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Friday (Dec 9) showed that presidential […]
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Sat 09 December 2023: European Union policymakers have agreed on landmark legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), paving the way for the most ambitious set of standards yet to control the use of the game-changing technology. The agreement to support the “AI Act” on Friday came after nearly 38 hours of negotiations between lawmakers and […]
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