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King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian
I wonder if the same groups feel the same way about the West
The World Bank had deployed a team to Uganda after the law was enacted in May and determined that additional measures were necessary to ensure projects align with the bank’s environmental and social standards.
“All will be forgiven,” said a U.S. diplomat, if the no-confidence vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan succeeds.
In March, then-WFP executive director David Beasley warned that ongoing funding cuts could cause mass migration, destabilized countries, and starvation in the next 12 to 18 months.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a parliamentary bill that aimed to "abandon the Russian heritage of imposing Christmas celebrations".
OpenAI creator Sam Altman's new digital currency will use an orb-shaped device to scan irises in return for tokens - but at what cost?
Officials aim to boost preparedness as the dangers of the coronavirus subside
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UN Secretary General embraces calls for a new UN agency on AI in the face of ‘potentially catastrophic and existential risks’
Import 500K doctors a year, what could go wrong!?
Two provinces have now warned school boards that a failure to properly observe Pride could be illegal
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The UN and Republicans are watching 'Trantifa' - the hard-left transgender activists who flirt with violence to promote their radical agenda
18 days left - feat. Stinkditch alums
Lobster-Munchers launch a new front on the Troon Culture War
Even C*anada grows tired
The same progressives who once defended the right of Muslim women to don Niqabs now claim celebrating Pride is necessary for citizenship
“Truth is threatened by disinformation and hate speech seeking to blur the lines between fact and fiction, between science and conspiracy,” Guterres said
I thought they might have stopped eating dogs after seeing the number of pet dogs on the streets over there
Vegane does not just belong to women
Putin: *Laughs maniacally while petting a cat*
They need $23 billion this year fo dem programs
Bill prescribes jail terms of up to 10 years for offences related to same-sex relations
Good
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Ontario extended hospital care to uninsured patients during the pandemic. But that's coming to an end
Ministry of Health says funding will cease at the end of March
If its murder rate stays down, Mr Bukele's influence in the region will grow and this is dangerous for democracy and human rights
Comission urges zero tolerance for gender-based violence and harassment online
BTW, did you remember that the Iraq War was 20 years ago?
Adastra Labs in Langley, B.C., said in a statement that Health Canada gave it approval on Feb. 17 for an amendment under its controlled substance dealer's licence.
the director general of UNESCO, addressed a gathering of lawmakers, journalists and civil societies from around the world to discuss ways to regulate social media platforms such as Twitter and others to help make the internet a safer, fact-based space.
Surprising no one, the BBC simps for pedos
Tunnel's entrance collapsed during French artillery attack in 1917.
No famine in the Kim household, that's for sure.
Instead of getting cheap labour come to them, some Americans are going to where the cheap labour is.
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Jacinda Ardern announces resignation as Prime Minister: NZ Labour leader reveals she will not lead party to 2023 election
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince decided to tone it down this year, opting not to hold the company's typical hot-ticket party. (Cloudflare did still sponsor a popular piano bar.)
sir bloody shit BASTERD son of biitch DO NOT REDEEM DOCUMENTARY DO NOT REDEEM
The leftist teacher-turned-president has survived two previous attempts to impeach him since he began his term in July 2021.
EU commissioner warns billionaire he must adhere to the rules as Janet Yellen indicates Washington could review purchase
Luckily there isn't any way for this one to drag on...
Get ready for a worldwide social credit passport
Calls it ‘march of public whorish abomination’
Maoz has recently advocated shutting down Pride parades, reinstating “mother” and “father” on government forms in lieu of the newly-adopted “parent,” and enabling now-banned and debunked gay conversion therapy.
Spanish authorities say dem find three stowaways ontop di rudder of one ship afta e complete one 11-day voyage from Nigeria.
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England fans turned away from World Cup stadium for wearing crusader costumes as supporters asked to 'be aware of deep sensitivities'
The costumes run the risk of offending locals due to their historical context
E mean say Africa get di highest level of violence against women, wen you compare am wit di size of di female population.
An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi’s attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said on Sunday.
Appointment of Itamar Ben-Gvir raises fears of further escalation in Israeli-Palestinian tensions
'There is no place in the police station where the stored goods can be saved from the rats,' prosecutor says
“Sharia law is the only solution for problems in Afghanistan and must be implemented,” a local governor said in a statement about the lashings.
Japan launched a probe into the Unification Church on Tuesday that could threaten its legal status, after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July revealed its close ties to the ruling party and triggered a public backlash.
Mo money fo dem programs
We're all so fucked :D
“We think it is important not to just create a shaming tool, but to engage the operators and governments so they can act on the specific event”
Nowhere is safe from Globalhomo
A U.N. body devoted to promoting broader and better access to the internet is about to hold its latest annual gathering in Ethiopia, whose government has cut off internet access in the Tigray region during a two-year conflict.
As the city upgrades to 5G wireless, the streetscape is changing. Not everyone is impressed.
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Havoc in Brazil as huge group of Bolsonaro supporters are run over while protesting da Silva's victory
The shocking episode happened after the left-wing candidate won the elections
The post-Cold War order promised a globe stitched together by markets and cooperation among nations. That system has fallen into disorder, and left the world with rising inflation, trade conflict, military confrontation and gnarled supply chains.
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Queenslander with disability left to crawl off plane after Jetstar staff refuse to let her use transfer wheelchair without charge
‘They all just sat around for a while and the option that was left was for me to get on the floor and crawl.’
A very boring piece of news that will probably go unnnoticed
Australian government bans non-Aboriginal men and all women from hiking a mountain under the threat of a AU$550,000 (US$350k) fine.
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I feel so bad for dear friend Andrew, says Ghislaine Maxwell in first prison interview since sex trafficking conviction
Jizzlaine speaks
Putler can't count on the chosen people
A massive leak of over 4 million confidential documents from the Mexican government has revaled Mexico’s military sold hand grenades and tactical equipment to drug cartels.
"The stone is a symbol of cultural violence, the stone is a symbol of cultural imperialism" says Egyptian archaeologist