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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Burkina Faso to act after one of the country’s most prominent journalists received death threats. Ahmed Newton Barry, a former TV president and ex-editor of…
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Scientists from the Max Planck Institute sounded the alarm as large amounts of sugar were discovered in the oceans. Seaweed, a marine flowering plant found in many coastal regions of the world, may be responsible for this phenomenon.…
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The “uncontrolled” growth of industrial farming of livestock and poultry in Spain is causing water pollution from nitrates to soar, Greenpeace warned in a new report on Thursday. The number of farm animals raised in Spain has jumped by…
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The US is alarmed by Iran’s progress toward obtaining an atomic weapon and hopes to resume talks soon to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, a top official in Washington said on Tuesday. Iran’s nuclear activity was also at the center of talks…
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Turkish academic and rights activist Bulent Şik has been acquitted of charges of “disclosing classified information” in an Istanbul court. Şik, the former deputy director of a food safety center at Akdeniz University in Antalya, was…
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The US led global condemnation on Monday of attempted air strikes on Saudi Arabia, amid growing speculation by analysts about the launch point for the attacks. The Biden administration is alarmed by escalating attacks on the Kingdom,…
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The UN’s humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has once again sounded the alarm over the precarious conditions the Syrian people are living in while they prepare to face another harsh winter. As the 10th anniversary approaches of the start…
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All week there has been concern from users of the NHS Covid-19 app about disturbing alerts that quickly vanish. Now the Department of Health says it is working on a fix - but warned it could take some time. The issue affects the…
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