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Slovac PM injured in shooting: media
BRATISLAVA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken...
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TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban app
Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argue in the lawsuit...
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Can’t blame all Chinese cyberattacks on the government
The UK’s national security agency, MI5, warned in April that British universities participating in military research are targets for cyberattacks by foreign states. More recently, news broke of a cyberattack against the UK’s Ministry of Defense, which exposed the personal details of 270,000 armed...
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YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court order
YouTube has blocked access to a popular protest song in Hong Kong, a week after a court in the city granted a government request to ban the anthem. In a statement on Wednesday, YouTube said 32 web links playing “Glory to Hong Kong” have been geoblocked and are now unavailable in the semi autonomous...
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India’s silent youth crisis: College-educated but poorer than a farm hand
Ralegaon, IndiaSometimes, Shivanand Sawale rues his choices and dreams. Growing up in Dabhadi village in the Yavatmal district of western India’s Maharashtra state, the 42-year-old was so inspired by teachers around him that he wanted to become one himself.Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of...
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France backs controversial New Caledonia vote changes amid continued unrest
France has adopted controversial reforms to New Caledonia’s voting rules, which have led to the worst unrest in the Pacific territory in more than 30 years. The administration in New Caledonia said that more than 130 people had been arrested in rioting, which began on Monday night with cars and...
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EU member states give final approval to stricter migration reforms
Kyiv: EU ministers on Tuesday gave their final approval to a massive overhaul aimed at tightening the bloc’s migration and asylum laws that had been years in the making. EU officials had been at pains to wrap up the migration reforms ahead of European elections scheduled for June. The issue...
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Libya war crimes probe to advance next year: ICC prosecutor
The International Criminal Court prosecutor probing war crimes committed in Libya since 2011 announced Monday his plans to complete the investigation phase by the end of 2025. Presenting his regular report before the United Nations Security Council, Karim Khan said that "strong progress" had been...
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Melinda French Gates steps down as Gates Foundation co-chair
Melinda French Gates has said she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded more than 20 years ago. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” French Gates posted on X on Monday. “I am immensely proud of the...
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The far-right threatens the migration policy of the EU
It took three years of negotiations between member states for the smoke to clear on the most thorny issue of European policy, that of immigration. The new Migration and Asylum Pact attempted to bridge the differences among member states, emphasizing solidarity and a more equitable distribution of...
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