Sun 16 July 2023: Pope Francis has decided to approve the appointment of the bishop of Shanghai who was previously installed by Chinese authorities without the Vatican’s approval. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin announced on Saturday that Pope Francis wanted to “remedy the canonical irregularity created in Shanghai, in view of the greater […]
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Sun 16 July 2023: South Africa’s Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, says the government is still trying to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attend the BRICS summit next month, News 24 reported. Because South Africa is a member of the International Criminal Court, the government is obligated under international law to arrest Putin for […]
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Sun 16 July 2023: The United Nations has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries to the country’s northwestern areas from Turkey as “unacceptable”. Syria conditioned life-saving support on the “full cooperation and coordination with the government”, the UN not communicating with “terrorist organisations” and their affiliates, and on the International Committee of the […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to trail Keir Starmer in the polls, as his personal favourability rating slides further into negative territory. The prime minister’s net favourability rating has fallen to minus 21, with 47 percent of people saying they had an unfavourable view of him, The Independent reported. The […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: The Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Ministers of Education have adopted a Ministerial Declaration which makes firm commitments on the areas identified as education and training priorities for the BRICS Member States. The declaration was adopted at the 10th Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education, held in Mpumalanga, as […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Fans say Jabeur’s journey to the top, her warmth towards opponents and gleaming smile set her apart from the rest. London, United Kingdom – In Tunisia, Ons Jabeur is lovingly known as the Minister of Happiness. For the 12-million-strong African country that finds itself in an economic and refugee crisis, Jabeur brings […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Europe is currently experiencing a severe and devastating heat wave that might bring about record-breaking temperatures and raise severe concerns about the effects on people’s health, especially as the region prepares to receive a large inflow of tourists. Italy on Friday put over 15 cities on red alert due to expected […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Two children are drown on average per day while trying to cross Central Mediterranean due to the “absence of safe and legal routes,” the UN Children’s Agency, UNICEF, said on Friday. The number of children that have lost their lives while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe has doubled […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Russian lawmakers on Friday passed a bill prohibiting gender change. The members of Russia’s lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously voted in favor of approving the bill at a plenary session in Moscow. The bill now goes for approval to the upper chamber of the parliament, the Federation Council, […]
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Fri 14 July 2023: Nigeria has declared a state of emergency due to food shortages and rising costs, with the government adopting a number of measures to tackle the issue. According to a UN report published in January, 25 million Nigerians face a high risk of food insecurity this year, which means they won’t be […]
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