Sat 01 February 2025: The UN issued urgent appeals to end the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between government forces and the M23 rebels has left at least 700 people dead and 2,800 injured in five days. The World Health Organization (WHO), alongside government partners, conducted an assessment that revealed […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: The BRICS countries are not discussing the creation of a common currency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “There are no talks about establishing a common BRICS currency. Such discussions have not taken place and are not taking place now. Instead, BRICS is focused on developing new joint investment platforms […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: Rights group urges Canada to end ‘closed’ work permits that leave migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Montreal, Canada – Canada has failed to take meaningful action to address systemic abuses in a decades-old foreign worker programme, subjecting thousands of labourers to an “inherently exploitative” system, Amnesty International says. In a 71-page […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there is no chance for BRICS countries to replace the US dollar. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar, while we stand by and watch, is OVER,” Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social, referring […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: A small US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US Special Forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most violent conflict zones. […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: German lawmakers debated the possibility of banning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party during a heated session Thursday, as concerns mounted over the party’s anti-democratic activities. Social Democrat lawmaker Johannes Fechner warned that right-wing extremists pose a serious threat to democracy and voiced his support for a motion to initiate proceedings to ban […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: 85 percent of the local population in Greenland are against the idea of becoming part of the United States, according to new polling conducted by research company Verian, for national newspaper Sermitsiaq in Greenland and media outlet Berlingske in Denmark. The poll was based on web interviews conducted between January 22 […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: With the opposition expressing strong reservations to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has wetted it accepting 14 amendments with a vote of 15 “Ayes” and 11 “Nays”. Now the Waqf bill is ready for the perusal of the Lok Sabha Speaker who will take further action […]
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Thu 30 January 2025: More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 women and four children ran aground in Pereulak region in East Aceh on Wednesday after its engine broke down. […]
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Thu 30 January 2025: The situation in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo began returning to normal on Thursday after a week of intense clashes between government forces and rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda. Although the tension remains high, sporadic gunfire has ceased with no latest clashes reported in the […]
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