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Amnesty International has raised alarms about Denmark’s use of artificial intelligence in its welfare system, warning that it could discriminate against marginalized groups, including people with disabilities, low-income individuals, and migrants. The report, titled Coded Injustice, reveals how fraud detection…

In a recent Boko Haram assault, three people were killed, and more than a dozen fishermen were abducted in Borno State’s Kukawa Local Government Area, local media reported. The attack occurred Sunday night in the isolated village of Malamyawri, Cross…

Dozens of lawmakers from 26 countries are calling on the UN human rights commissioner for refugees to intervene on behalf of 48 Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand for nearly a decade, the Independent reported yesterday. A New York Times…

Burkina Faso’s military government is contemplating the reinstatement of the death penalty, which was abolished in 2018, The Guardian reported yesterday. A government source confirmed that discussions are underway to reintroduce capital punishment into the penal code, pending approval from…

Scientists have uncovered the ancient town of al-Natah in northern Arabia, inhabited between 2400 and 1500 BCE, marking a significant transitional phase from pastoral lifestyles to urban settlements, SciTech Daily revealed yesterday. Published in PLOS ONE, the study led by…

In a powerful testament to the brutality of Daesh, Iraqi scholar Muhammad Al-Attar shared his harrowing experiences after being imprisoned by the group in 2014, Arab News reported yesterday. Arrested at his perfume shop in Mosul, Al-Attar refused to join…

Flooding in South Sudan has displaced over 379,000 individuals, Al Jazeera reported yesterday citing a recent United Nations report. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted that approximately 1.4 million people are affected across 43 counties,…

The Victorian government’s decision to use firefighting foam to cull approximately 30,000 farmed ducks in response to a bird flu outbreak has sparked significant criticism, The Guardian reported yesterday. Animal welfare advocates, including Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell, have…

Japan is launching an innovative automated cargo transport system, referred to as the “conveyor belt road,” connecting Tokyo and Osaka, VOA reported yesterday. This initiative aims to address a severe shortage of truck drivers exacerbated by recent labor laws limiting…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) revealed that a staggering 71% of refugees fleeing to Chad have survived human rights violations, highlighting the devastating trauma they endure, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Dominique Hyde, UNHCR’s director of external relations, described the fleeing…