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Recent documents presented at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) indicate that Chinese officials attempted to sway Canadian MPs against a 2021 motion condemning the genocide of Uyghurs, National Post revealed yesterday. The motion passed unanimously, but post-vote, the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially verified that Jordan has eliminated leprosy, making it the first country globally to achieve this milestone, WHO website reported yesterday. For over two decades, Jordan has reported no autochthonous cases of the disease,…

A 52-year-old Swedish woman, Lina Laina Ishaq, has been charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria while associated with the IS group, VOA reported yesterday. This marks the…

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the treatment of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, labeling it as “gender apartheid” and calling for its recognition as a crime against humanity, Amu TV reported yesterday. The resolution, passed with…

A recent report by Global Witness reveals that the killings of over 2,100 land and environmental defenders in the past decade are merely “the tip of a very, very big iceberg,” according to Laura Furones, the lead author, Anadolu Agency…

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has circumvented a Supreme Court-ordered block in Brazil by routing internet traffic through third-party cloud services, notably Cloudflare, The Guardian reported today. This update allowed some Brazilian users to access the platform without a…

A series of attacks in military-run Niger has resulted in the deaths of at least 12 soldiers and injuries to 30 others, VOA reported on Thursday citing the army. The first incident occurred in the Tillaberi region, where five soldiers…

Bitcoin has surged to a dominance level of 57.68%, the highest since April 2019, sparking speculation about a significant market rally, Khaama Press reported yesterday. Currently priced at $59,179, Bitcoin’s recent breakout has caught the attention of investors, particularly as…

A new study by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) warns that Africa’s rapid population growth is exacerbating the continent’s climate crisis, Xinhua reported yesterday. Released on Wednesday, the research highlights that stabilizing the population could be crucial in…

University students in Kenya are leveraging artificial intelligence to address the alarming maternal mortality rate, which claims over 6,000 lives annually due to inadequate access to healthcare. The initiative, called Mama’s Hub, enables healthcare workers to remotely monitor pregnant women’s…