THOUSANDS PROTEST GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND

Tue 05 December 2023: Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in New Zealand to express opposition to the new government’s policies towards Indigenous people. Protesters gathered in front of the parliament and on motorways on Tuesday after the minor Te Pati Maori party called for nationwide demonstrations against the newly elected right-leaning government. […]

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NATO SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ‘BAD NEWS’ FROM UKRAINE: STOLTENBERG

Mon 04 December 2023: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Sunday that the military alliance should be prepared for “bad news” from Ukraine as it continues to face Russia’s war of aggression. “Wars develop in phases,” Stoltenberg said in an interview over the weekend with German public broadcaster ARD, noting: “We have to support Ukraine […]

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US MUSLIMS PLEDGE TO DITCH BIDEN IN 2024 OVER HIS STANCE ON ISRAEL-GAZA WAR

Mon 04 December 2023: Muslim American leaders in several pivotal states pledged on Saturday to rally their communities against President Joe Biden’s bid for re-election due to his steadfast backing of Israel’s war in Gaza. The #AbandonBiden campaign began when Minnesota Muslim Americans demanded Biden call for a ceasefire by October 31, and has spread […]

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MAJORITY OF TEEN SHOOTERS IN THE UNITED STATES OBTAIN THEIR GUNS AT HOME: STUDY

Sat 02 December 2023: Amid the debate on how school shooters obtain their firearms in the United States, a new study revealed that most of the weapons were stolen from family members or relatives. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, analyzed 253 school shootings executed by 262 adolescents in the country between […]

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INACTIVE GOOGLE ACCOUNTS WILL BE DELETED STARTING FRIDAY. HERE’S HOW TO PREVENT IT

Fri 01 December 2023: Google will begin removing user accounts that haven’t been used for a few years on Friday, December 1, according to a BBC report.  Under its inactive account policy, the tech giant will start the purge, albeit in a phased manner, with accounts that “were created and never used again” getting the […]

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EU COUNTRIES’ 2023 MILITARY SPENDING SET TO REACH RECORD $295B

  German soldiers demonstrates the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) defense system, Jammer HP 47, at the German Defense Ministry. Fri 01 December 2023: The total defense spending of individual member countries of the European Union is on track to reach a record 270 billion euros ($295 billion) in 2023, as the Russia-Ukraine war rolls on, European Council […]

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RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT BANS ‘LGBTQ MOVEMENT’ AS ‘EXTREMIST’

Thu 30 October 2023: Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that LGBTQ activists should be designated as “extremists”, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. The court ruled on Thursday that “the international LGBT public movement and its subdivisions” were extremist, and issued a “ban on […]

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PUTIN WON’T MAKE PEACE IN UKRAINE BEFORE 2024 U.S. ELECTION -U.S. OFFICIAL

Thu 30 October 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not make peace in Ukraine before he knows the results of the November 2024 U.S. election, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, amid concerns that a potential victory for former President Donald Trump could upend Western support for Kyiv. Trump, who is seeking […]

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NZ PLANS TO LIFT BAN ON SELLING CIGARETTES TO CHILDREN AGED 14, BELOW

Thu 30 October 2023: On Wednesday, the New Zealand government confirmed its 49-point agenda for the first 100 days, which includes removing the restriction on selling cigarettes under the age of 14, and outlawing cell phones in classrooms. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon affirmed his 49-point action plan at his Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, calling it […]

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