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A student will spend 34 years in prison for illegally using Twitter
A Saudi student at the University of Leeds who returned to the kingdom for a holiday has been jailed for 34 years for having a Twitter account and following and…
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UN chief pays second call on Ukraine, will visit grain-exporting Black Sea Port
Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Wednesday to Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine.
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of Africa. Speaking from Geneva, Tedros Adhanom…
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Nicaragua: police ban Catholic procession in Managua
Nicaraguan police banned a procession of the Catholic Church in the capital on Saturday "for reasons of internal security," the Archdiocese of Managua announced Friday, August 12, in a statement,…
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Scientology in Hungary has ordained its 8th woman minister this year, one per month
August 2022 has seen the 12th Scientology ordained minister in Hungary and the 8th woman this year. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, August 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ An article by the Catholic Herald says that…
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Commission approves €218 million Bulgarian scheme to support agricultural producers
The European Commission has approved a €218 million Bulgarian scheme to support certain agricultural producers in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Environment
After the storm: what an environmental tragedy can teach us about climate resilience and ecosystem restoration
A tiny Caribbean Island known as 'the flower of the ocean' was decimated by Hurricane Iota in 2020. Two years after the storm, they’re still working to restore their environmental…
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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis pushes health system to brink of collapse
Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortages,…
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Practice makes perfect: simulated trials in East Africa aim to help persecute pirates
The simulated trials help the government and participants to identify potential gaps in domestic legal frameworks when it comes to maritime crime cases
Buddhism
Who are the most religious movie stars?
Religious movie stars - For some celebrities, this concept is not just a word Many religions have their own mythologies, symbols and sacred stories designed to explain the meaning of…