ANTI-BIOMETRIC ID CARD PROTESTS IN GREECE DRAW THOUSANDS

Mon 11  September 2023: Greeks protested in Athens in their thousands against the upcoming implementation of biometric ID cards, which they saw as a step toward the establishment of a surveillance society. “No to electronic slavery” and “democracy has referendums, fascism decrees,” were two common slogans at Sunday’s rally which police put at 2,500 strong. […]

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ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION WILL BE RESTRICTED IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Mon 11  September 2023: According to Yeşilay’s study, titled ‘An Examination of Alcohol Control Policies,’ several governments around the world, particularly European states, have enacted steps to restrict alcohol consumption. The report highlights that countries such as Croatia, Hungary, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Malta, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, and Latvia have implemented […]

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ERDOĞAN: MOST OF WESTERN COUNTRIES PLAYING THREE MONKEYS NOT TO FIGHT ISLAMOPHOBIA

Sun 10  September 2023: On recent provocative acts and burning of copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in some Western countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye will continue its fight against Islamophobia. “Unfortunately, most of the countries that defend democracy and human rights are playing three monkeys in the face of […]

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EXCLUDING RUSSIA FROM GRAIN DEAL TALKS WILL NOT BE SUSTAINABLE: ERDOGAN

Sun 10  September 2023: Any initiative to revive the Black Sea grain deal that excludes Russia will not be sustainable, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. “A process for the grain issue that excludes Russia is unlikely to be sustainable,” Erdogan said at a news conference after the G-20 summit in […]

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MIGRANT WORKERS IN CANADA ‘VULNERABLE’ TO MODERN-DAY SLAVERY: UN EXPERT

Sun 10  September 2023: UN special rapporteur says he is ‘deeply disturbed’ by migrant workers’ accounts of abuse and exploitation in Canada. Montreal, Canada – Canada’s temporary foreign worker programmes are a “breeding ground” for modern forms of slavery, a United Nations expert has warned, about a year after Jamaican farmworkers in the province of Ontario denounced their […]

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AUSTRALIA TO REQUIRE GOOGLE, BING TO CLAMP DOWN ON AI-CREATED CHILD PORN

Sat 09 September 2023: Australia has unveiled regulations requiring internet search engines to crack down on child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence. The online safety code announced on Friday will require services such as Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo to take “appropriate steps” to prevent the spread of child exploitation material, including “synthetic” […]

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CHILDREN MIGRATING THROUGH LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN REACH RECORD NUMBERS: UNICEF

Sat 09 September 2023: The UN children’s agency UNICEF warned Thursday that children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers, accounting for a larger share of the migrant population than other regions in the world. ”Gang violence, instability, poverty and climate-related events are, alarmingly, gripping the region and pushing more children […]

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APPLE SHARES FALL AMID REPORTS OF IPHONE BAN BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT

Fri 08 September 2023: Following reports that China banned government employees from using iPhones or any other foreign gadgets for work purposes or bringing them into the office, Apple’s market worth has decreased by around $200 billion. Apple’s stock dropped by roughly 3% on Thursday, and it has lost 6.4% in the past two days. […]

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TOP COURT OF FRANCE UPHOLDS THE GOVERNMENT’S BAN ON MUSLIM DRESS ABAYA IN SCHOOLS

Fri 08 September 2023: The French Supreme Court declared on Thursday that the government’s ban on Muslim women wearing abayas is legal, local media reported. The Council of State said it had rejected an appeal by a Muslim rights group against the government’s ban on abaya, a loose-fitting, full-length robe used by certain Muslim students, […]

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