Fri 07 June 2024: Next week, four Russian vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will dock in Havana, Cuban officials announced. According to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the vessels, which do not carry nuclear weapons, will arrive in the Cuban capital between June 12 and 17, and their presence “does not represent a threat to […]
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Fri 07 June 2024: Authorities are using artificial intelligence (AI) to check for cheating as a record 13.42 million students on Friday sat for the college entrance test across China, state media reported. Known locally as “gaokao,” the test results determine students’ university admissions which eventually shape their future. China’s Education Ministry said the number […]
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Fri 07 June 2024: Food is more than just sustenance; it’s integral to our health and well-being. While nutritious food enhances our health, unsafe food can lead to numerous illnesses. To underscore the importance of food safety, the World Health Organization (WHO) observes World Food Safety Day every June 7. Maintaining safe and hygienic food […]
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Sat 08 June 2024: After South Africa’s 29 May election, the African National Congress has lost the electoral majority it held for 30 years, but remains the party with the highest number of seats in parliament. This makes it a key partner in the formation of a coalition government. For 30 years the ANC had a comfortable […]
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Fri 07 June 2024: About 90 percent of children in Gaza lack nutrition and face “severe” threats to their “survival, growth and development”, according to the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF. A report, published by UNICEF on Thursday, laid bare the “catastrophic impact” of Israel’s offensive on the enclave, which has caused the “collapse” of food and […]
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Fri 07 June 2024: African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa declared that his party would pursue a national unity government, claiming that this would reflect the wishes of the electorate and help move the country forward. Following an hours-long meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) in Johannesburg, where ANC […]
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Thu 06 June 2024: The UN General Assembly, on Thursday, elected five non-permanent members to the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2025-2026 term. Somalia, Pakistan, Panama, Greece and Denmark won elections at the General Assembly. Somalia received 179 votes, Pakistan 182, Panama 183, Greece 182 and Denmark 184, meeting the criterion of obtaining two-thirds […]
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Thu 06 June 2024: Narendra Modi and the BJP fought this election in only his name. The lack of majority, then, should come down to him. One can call it a Surya-Tilak in Ayodhya. The rejection of temple politics, it’s a telegram from Uttar Pradesh to the Varanasi MP. The state that gifted him the […]
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Thu 06 June 2024: “In my opinion, one of the United States’ colossal mistakes is to prohibit the use of dollar in international transactions and to turn it into a tool for some sort of struggle. This is total nonsense, they are undermining the trust in the dollar. This is just ridiculous,” he said at […]
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Thu 06 June 2024: Israeli forces have bombed a United Nations-linked school in central Gaza where forcibly displaced Palestinians are sheltering, killing at least 40 and wounding more than 70. Officials from Gaza’s government media office and the Health Ministry confirmed the death toll, which included 14 children and 9 women, following Thursday’s predawn strikes […]
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