Fri 30 September 2022: Iran has threatened to “take action” against celebrities who have in recent days supported the demonstrations sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran has been shaken by a wave of protests, which have claimed the lives of scores of people, following the death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman on 16 […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organisation official said on Friday, Reuters reports. In a typical year, fewer than 20 countries report outbreaks of the disease, which is spread by the ingestion […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: Thirty-seven hospitals across the country will be exempted from the load shedding schedule, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced on Friday. This follows several engagements with various stakeholders, including Eskom and municipalities, as the Department of Health works on a plan to introduce an energy mix to shield public health facilities […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: On Thursday, protests against the death of a young woman in police custody continued in several cities across Iran, according to state and social media, as a human rights organization reported that 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations. Mahsa Amini, 22, of the Iranian Kurdish town […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: The Royal Mint has unveiled the first British coins with the image of King Charles, who, in accordance with tradition, is depicted looking in the opposite direction from his late mother Queen Elizabeth, Reuters reported. We are proud to unveil the first official coin portrait of King Charles III which has […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: Mexico has risen to the top of the list of the most dangerous places in the world for land defenders and environmental activists, according to the NGO Global Witness, According to the group’s report, “Decade of Defiance,” Mexico had the highest number of murders among the 200 land and environmental defenders […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: Washington, DC – The Biden administration has announced a new round of sanctions against Iran, vowing to impose financial penalties on a “regular basis” in an effort to “severely restrict” Iranian oil and petrochemical exports. The measures announced on Thursday target several firms and “front companies” based in China, the United Arab Emirates, Hong […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated calls for an impartial investigation over the death of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian woman killed while in custody of police. The Secretary General in a tweet demanded “a prompt, impartial and effective investigation by an independent competent authority,” as protests raged in Iran for nearly two weeks after […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: As thousands of workers went on strike on Thursday to call for a pay increase and oppose the government’s proposed pension reforms, transportation services across France were disrupted, and the Eiffel tower remained closed. The strike is likely to have an impact on a number of industries, including those in schools, […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: The BBC has announced significant cuts to its World Service output that will result in the loss of hundreds of jobs, claiming that the government’s ongoing license fee freeze has compelled it to take such action. The corporation will stop producing radio output in 10 languages, including Chinese, Hindi, and Arabic, […]
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