EVERY DAY, 12 000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE DIE FROM INJURIES AND VIOLENCE -WHO

Wed 30 November 2022:  In a report released on Tuesday, the World Health Organization claims that disadvantaged communities need greater access to healthcare services since injuries and violent crimes claim the lives of about 12,000 people every day across the globe, Anadolu Agency reported. The WHO report, Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, shows that […]

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WEST WANTS TO “DICTATE WHAT IT WANTS” TO QATAR, “ISLAMIC LAW DOES NOT ACCEPT LGBTQ”: MINISTER

Minister of State for Energy Affairs Qatar, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi. Wed 30 November 2022:  Members of the LGBTQ community can go to the World Cup in Qatar but the West cannot “dictate” to Qataris what they should believe, Qatar’s energy minister told Germany’s Bild newspaper. “If they want to visit Qatar, we have no problem with it,” Minister of State […]

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POLICE IN SAN FRANCISCO WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE KILLING ROBOTS

Wed 30 November 2022:  San Francisco city officials voted to give the city’s police the authority to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations. The move was approved by an 8-3 vote after an emotionally charged two-hour debate, despite strong opposition from civil liberties and other police oversight groups in the city on the […]

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AROUND 200 COUNTRIES SET TO NEGOTIATE ON GROUNDBREAKING DEAL TARGETING PLASTIC POLLUTION

Tue 29 November 2022:  Plastic pollution is a major issue; it may be found in our land, water, and even blood. Around 200 nations’ delegates gathered in Uruguay on Monday in an effort to address the problem and bring about much-needed reform. “We know that the world has a significant addiction to plastic,” said Inger […]

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MILLIONS OF BANGLADESHIS DISPLACED IN 2022 DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: WHO

Tue 29 November 2022:  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), millions of people in Bangladesh lost their homes and means of support this year as a result of climate change, which is fueling an uncontrollable internal migration, Anadolu Agency reported. According to the WHO’s assessment of the current situation in the country of about […]

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RUSSIA CONDEMNS POPE’S CRITICISM OF ‘SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION’

Tue 29 November 2022:  Russia’s envoy has expressed Moscow’s strong dissatisfaction with the Vatican following Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of the “cruelty” of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Francis had told the Jesuit magazine America in an interview: “When I speak about Ukraine, I speak about the cruelty because I […]

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IRAN VS USA: WHY IS IT HARD TO FOCUS ON JUST THE FOOTBALL?

Tue 29 November 2022:   The stakes for what happens after tonight’s match are very high as a win will catapult Iran into the elimination stage for the first time in history. Tehran, Iran – It is Iran versus the United States in the Qatar World Cup 2022 on Wednesday. There’s survival at stake. But for the majority of the millions […]

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“MORAL ANDAPPROPRIATE”: LONDON MUSEUM RETURNS LOOTED BENIN CITY ARTEFACTS TO NIGERIA

Tue 29 November 2022:  The formal procedure of sending stolen bronzes from Benin back to Nigeria has started at a small museum in south-east London. On Monday, the Horniman Museum officially transferred ownership of the 72 priceless artifacts to the Nigerian government. The artifacts were stolen by force from Benin City in 1897. History made […]

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NO EXCUSE FOR CHINESE POLICE BEATING JOURNALISTS -UK MINISTER

Tue 29 November 2022:  British business minister Grant Shapps said on Monday there was no excuse for media covering protests to be beaten by police, after the BBC said Chinese police had assaulted and detained one of its journalists in Shanghai. “There can be absolutely no excuse whatsoever for journalists who are simply covering the protests going on, for being beaten by […]

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JULIAN ASSANGE’S PROSECUTION MUST END, TOP MEDIA OUTLETS DEMAND

Mon 28 November 2022:  Top global media organizations have urged the US to drop its prosecution of Julian Assange, claiming that the US indictment of the Wikileaks founder threatens free expression and press freedom. Five major news organizations issued an open letter on Monday condemning the US prosecution of Assange, who is wanted on 18 […]

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