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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Thu 29 September 2022: Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has reiterated government and Eskom’s commitment to ensuring that the power utility surpasses the challenges it is currently facing. Gordhan was answering questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The power utility has been under severe pressure with continuous breakdowns at power stations, slow returns […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: All women are entitled to a safe and legal abortion process and making any distinction between a married and an unmarried woman in this regard is unconstitutional, the Indian Supreme Court ruled today. “Even an unmarried woman can undergo abortion up to 24 weeks on par with married women,” Justice D […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Every year on September 29, the world celebrates World Heart Day as an opportunity to raise awareness of growing heart health issues, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the consequences of the vital importance of heart care. This day came into effect between the World Health Federation and the World Health Organisation. The […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Taliban representatives on Wednesday said, that Afghanistan’s government has signed a provisional agreement with Russia to import wheat and petroleum products at a reduced price. According to Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the agreement calls for the annual purchase of two million tonnes […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Facebook owner failed to take action on hate speech against Rohingya despite repeated warnings, says rights group. A prominent human rights group says Facebook’s owner Meta owes the Rohingya reparations for the platform’s role in fuelling violence against the mostly Muslim minority in Myanmar. Amnesty International issued the call for compensation […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: Hard-line President, Ebrahim Raisi, planned a television address to the nation on Wednesday, amid a tide of anti-government unrest in Iran, with protesters chanting “death to the dictator”, after the death of a young woman in police custody, Reuters reports. Despite a growing death toll and a fierce crackdown by security forces using tear gas, […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: Moscow’s foreign ministry on Wednesday, said, US President Joe Biden is “obliged” to respond if Washington is responsible for the three gas leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines from Russia to Europe. “On February 7, 2022, Joe Biden said that Nord Stream would be finished if Russia invaded Ukraine… Biden is obliged to answer the question […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: Turkish banks have completely ceased the facilitation of transactions through the Russian payment system MIR, following significant pressure and the threat of sanctions from the United States. According to the Turkish channel, NTV, no banks in Turkiye now accept MIR cards, after Turkiye Halk Bankası, TC Ziraat Bankası and Turkiye Vakıflar Bank […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: The war in Ukraine has driven up the cost of commodities like animal feed, fertilizer, and vegetable oil, which has caused food price inflation to soar past last month’s 9.3 percent to 10.6 percent in the UK. In September, overall shop price inflation increased to 5.7% from 5.1% in August, according […]
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