Thu 29 June 2023: The exodus from the Catholic Church in Germany continued last year with more than half a million people officially leaving – a new record – according to figures released by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) on Wednesday. In 2022, 522,821 members left, easily eclipsing the previous record set only the year […]
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Thu 29 June 2023: South Africa is failing to provide hundreds of thousands of older people access to basic care and support services, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Many face risks to their physical well-being and safety and experience profound distress and fear at the prospect of being forced to live, and […]
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Thu 29 June 2023: Authorities are looking into what caused the catastrophic deep-sea accident as they tow debris from the submersible that imploded on a visit to the Titanic has been hauled back to shore. On Wednesday, the Titan’s debris was brought back to St. John’s, Newfoundland, a Canadian port city located about 600 kilometers […]
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Wed 28 June 2023: Iraqi authorities say they have seized 250,000 Captagon pills at a school in a province bordering Syria. Captagon is a highly addictive amphetamine-type stimulant whose trade has helped provide a financial lifeline to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government during the country’s long-running war, according to experts. The government denies any organised involvement in […]
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Wed 28 June 2023: France is bracing for further protests, after police shot dead a teenager, an incident which French President Emmanuel Macron said, has “moved the entire nation”. Clashes broke out between demonstrators and police overnight, after an officer killed the French-Algerian teenager, in a Paris suburb, Nanterre. The officer fired at the boy, […]
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President Putin decorates the general for his work in Syria. ALEXEI DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / KRE Wed 28 June 2023: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently […]
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Wed 28 June 2023: Under new draft laws from the Australian government to combat the spread of “misinformation” and fake news on their platforms, social media corporations such as Twitter and Facebook might face significant fines, The Age reported. Under the proposal put forth by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), social media companies […]
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Wed 28 June 2023: Special rapporteur calls for accountability for past abuses and end to ongoing ‘structural shortcomings’ at US prison. A United Nations expert has called on the United States to apologise for the torture of Guantanamo Bay prison inmates, to ensure accountability for abuses, and to close down the infamous US-run detention facility in Cuba. […]
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Wed 28 June 2023: Ethnic minorities in Britain are “racially discriminated” by police officers based on false information and suspicion, according to a British human rights advocate. In an interview with Anadolu, Muhammad Mussa, a spokesman for the London-based independent advocacy organization CAGE, talked about “discriminatory and misogynistic” behavior by British police in light of […]
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Tue 27 June 2023: On Tuesday, Moscow said that preparations were underway to transfer military hardware owned by the Wagner paramilitary group to the Russian Armed Forces, Anadolu Agency reported. “Preparations are underway for the transfer of Wagner PMC (private military company) heavy military equipment to the active units of the Russian Armed Forces,” the […]
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