Tue 13 June 2023: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday called on member states to address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, as he launched a key report designed to shore up information integrity on digital platforms. Alarm over the potential threat posed by the rapid development of generative […]
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In a similar manner to Nazi Germany, Muslim-owned shops were marked with black crosses. Tue 13 June 2023: Muslim families leaving their homes, Hindutva mobs rampaging through Muslim-owned businesses, and protests against “love-jihadis” are just a few of the images that have come to reflect life in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district over the past few […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: A proposed nationwide ban on cigarettes and vaping in Malaysia, beginning with the current generation of teenagers, has been postponed once more, Anadolu Agency reported. The country’s health minister, Zaliha Mustafa, announced on Monday that the law, which would prohibit the use, purchase, and sale of cigarettes and vaping products to […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, has batted away suggestions that South Africa may be hit with international sanctions due to its non-aligned stance regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Magwenya was addressing the media at the Union Buildings on Monday. Government has repeatedly described its stance as one supporting the emergence of peace between […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: The paramilitary Akhmat group of Chechen special forces, who are waging the Kremlin’s attack close to the town of Mariinka in the Donetsk area of eastern Ukraine, and the Russian defense ministry have signed a contract. The signing followed an order that all “volunteer units” should sign contracts by 1 July […]
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Ukrainian servicemen of the 35th Separate Brigade of Marines pose for a photograph with the Ukrainian flag in the liberated village of Storozheve, in Dontesk region, Ukraine, in the still image taken from a social media video released on June 12, 2023. Photograph: 35th Separate Brigade of Marines/Reuters A number of claims and counterclaims are being […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: Globally, nearly 1 in 10 children works as a “child laborer,” while in the least developed countries, this ratio corresponds to more than one in five children. According to information compiled by Anadolu from the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNICEF on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labor to be marked on June 12, approximately 160 […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: The number of operational nuclear weapons rose slightly in 2022 as countries implemented long-term force modernisation and expansion plans, a leading conflict think-tank said on Monday, warning that the world was entering a dangerous phase. The estimated number of warheads in military stockpiles for potential use rose by 86 to 9,576, […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa has briefed the Chinese President, Xi Jin Ping, on the African Leaders’ Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia. President Ramaphosa noted that the peace plan has been proposed by China and affirmed by South Africa’s and the African leaders support of initiatives that are aimed at a peaceful […]
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Sun 11 June 2023: Wagner soldiers will not sign any contracts with Russia’s defence ministry after it issued orders for all independent forces to do so by the end of June. Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu gave the directive on Saturday saying all “volunteer detachments” must sign contracts with his ministry by the end of the […]
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