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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations (UN), describing it as violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. Guterres in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, said the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women violated their obligations under […]
Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”. Finland’s accession roughly doubles the length of the border that NATO shares with Russia and bolsters its eastern flank as […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has unveiled a four-member crew for its upcoming mission around the moon. The Artemis II mission which would be NASA’s first crewed voyage around the moon in over half a century includes the first woman, the first person of colour, and the first Canadian. Reid Wiseman, […]
Malaysia’s lower house, on Monday, approved legal reforms to abolish the mandatory death penalty for some offences. The amendments would apply to 34 offences currently punishable by death. This also includes murder and drug trafficking while 11 of them carry it as a mandatory punishment. The country has had a moratorium on executions […]
British passport office workers began a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites walked out in an escalation of the long-running row. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said on Monday. […]
The death toll after a floor collapsed at a Hindu temple in India had risen to 35 on Friday with rescue operations ongoing, a local official told AFP. Dozens of worshippers celebrating a major religious holiday on Thursday plunged into the stepwell — a stair-lined communal water source — after the floor covering […]
Former US President Donald Trump is set to be charged over hush money payments made to an adult actress just before the 2016 presidential election. This is the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. CNN reports that the indictment has been filed under seal […]
Multiple people are believed to have been killed in a crash involving two United States army helicopters. The Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky said crew members were flying two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission before the crash. The collision was said to have happened around 10 pm US time […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine was rushed to a hospital via ambulance Tuesday evening in Florida after he was jumped by a group of men in the sauna of an LA Fitness. The Stoopid artist was beaten ‘to a pulp’ in the ambush, his attorney Lance Lazzaro told TMZ. The 26-year-old rap artist, who did not […]
Smooth-voiced South African jazz musician Gloria Bosman has been lauded for her contribution to the country’s music industry in a career spanning more than two decades. Bosman died on Tuesday following a short illness, her family announced. “After a short illness, she transcended peacefully at her home, surrounded by family,” the family said […]
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