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France’s upper house of parliament will this week debate a bill to ban children under 16 from attending bullfights, inflaming tensions and enraging aficionados of the centuries-old tradition. Though bullfighting is outlawed in most of France, it is allowed in the south in cities such as Bayonne, Nimes and Beziers where it is regarded as […]
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Australia media portal said that it had not been ‘selectively blocked’ by the Canadian government and it was ‘not aware’ that Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram had decided not to broadcast all news content on its sites in Canada due to a dispute over Canada’s ‘Online News Act’ since 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The […]
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In its final months, President Joe Biden’s administration has decided to allow US defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, US officials told Reuters on Friday, in a significant policy shift that aims to aid Kyiv’s fight against Russia. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the contractors […]
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Legislation will be introduced into parliament this year, per the PM [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the government would legislate for a ban on social media for people under 16. “The onus will be on social media platforms to demonstrate they are taking reasonable steps to prevent […]
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The governing Federal Council said in a statement it had fixed the start of the ban and that anyone who unlawfully flouts it faces a fine of up to 1,000 Swiss francs ($1,144). | Photo Credit: AFP “A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the “burqa ban” will take […]
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Palestinians gather as they register for medical check ups at a health center run by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, October 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A single Israeli air strike on a residential block left nearly 100 dead on […]
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The US said on Monday it was “deeply concerned” about the bill under consideration. Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from working in Israel, despite objections from the United States. Lawmakers passed the bill with 92 votes in favour and 10 against, after years […]
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Canada’s New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) alleged that some Indian diplomats were involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist, Canadian Sikh leader Jagmeet Singh on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) demanded a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and sanctions […]
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Afghan journalists attend a press conference by Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Kabul on September 19, 2024. Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged on October 14, to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced. | Photo Credit: […]
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the 14th ASEAN-U.N. Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on October 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP India was a notable exclusion from a letter signed by 104 countries, including European and African countries, as well as much of the Global South that “condemned” Israel for banning United Nations Secretary General Antonio […]
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