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Politics
Singapore Bans a Book Influencing the Radicalization of a Man
Singapore banned a book that led a young man to be radicalized and to plan a terrorist attack. He was part of the Singaporean military.
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Business
Argentina Avoids Default for Now
Argentina will pay $430 million of the $2.4 billion it owes to the Paris Club. The country avoids defaulting payment, for now.
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Business
Latin American Household Incomes Suffered the Most During the Pandemic
Household incomes increased worldwide, contrasting with what happens in the wider economy. Economically speaking, Latin American households suffered the most in 2020. But countries hit the most by the pandemic have not necessarily decreased household incomes thanks to public money.
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Society
Romania Has the Cheapest Food in the EU
Eurostat study reveals Romania has the cheapest food in the European Union. Denmark is the most expensive country of the EU. Turkey is the cheapest country in Europe. North Macedonia is where alcohol is the cheapest.
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Health & Science
Mouse Plague Forces Prison Transfers in Australia
Mouse recently damaged a prison but the plague has hit Australia hard for several months now. The situation may last for another year.
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Politics
South Korea Used Cryptocurrency to Stop Tax Fraudsters
Police in South Korea seized $47 million from tax fraudsters who hid their assets in cryptocurrency. It used their phone numbers;
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Politics
Sweden Prime Minister Ousted by Parliament
The Swedish Prime Minister lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament, a first in the country's history. He will either resign or announce new elections.
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Society
Diamond Hopes Crushed in South Africa
Some stones found in a South African village were thought to be diamonds. As hundreds rushed into the area, the stones are actually quartz crystals.
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Politics
$1.5 Billion To Help Venezuelan Refugees
The International community pledged to provide $1.5 billion USD for helping the 5.6 million Venezuelan refugees who fled the country since 2015. Venezuela calls it a "political propaganda operation".
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Business
Hong Kong Police Raids Newspaper Office, Copies Increase Sixfold
The Hong Kong Police arrested five executives from the publication Apple Daily for a potential violation of the controversial national security law. The next day, the newspaper printed 500,000 copies, more than the usual 80,000 copies.
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Politics
Venezuela Accuses Employees Of Stealing Public Money With IT Software
Venezuela accuses citizens to have used AnyDesk to remotely have access to bank accounts and passwords.Three of them worked for the Ministry of Finance.
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Politics
Peru counted all votes of the presidential election
Nine days after the votes for the Presidential elections in Peru, all the ballots have finally been counted. But the winner will be announced once all the claims of irregularity will be reviewed
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Politics
U.S. Federal Employees Soon With Juneteenth Holiday
The United States Senate unanimously passed the resolution establishing June 19 as the Juneteenth National Independence Day. This legal public holiday will commemorate the end of slavery in U.S. federal agencies.
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Business
Would Twitter Be Accountable For Its Content In India?
The new IT law in India could bring Twitter and other social media in court for their responsibility about the content published on their platforms.
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Politics
Philippines Postpones Withdrawal of U.S. Troops Again
The Philippines abrogated a military cooperation with the United States. But the suspension was postponed again.
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Politics
Indonesia Plans to Tax Premium Food Items
In a fiscal optimization reform, Indonesia plans to increase the value-added tax rate and remove food or education services from the non-taxable categories.
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Business
Moroccan King Instructed Affordable Tickets, Airline Complied
The Moroccan King asked the transportation industry to allow affordable tickets for Moroccans living abroad willing to come back in the country this summer.
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Politics
Switzerland rejects climate laws
Switzerland voted for the applications of 5 laws and initiatives. All three related to climate change and the environment were rejected. The Covid-19 and Antiterrorism laws were accepted.
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Society
Saudi Arabia announced plan for Hajj pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia restricts Hajj only to Saudi and local residents for the second year in a row because of concerns about the pandemic situation. Only 60,000 people immune of Covid-19 can attend vs. 2.5 million in 2019.
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Business
Nigeria blocked Twitter over political resentment
Nigeria has been blocking Twitter for a week. Yet, Twitter had just opened offices to reach the West African market. The decision comes after months of political resentment against the platform.
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Society
Unresolved animal welfare issues exposed in Norway
In 2019, the industrials promoted the guarantee of pig welfare after the publication of a video documentary. In 2021, videos show up again and contest issues have been resolved.
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Business
Italy accuses Booking.com of tax evasion
According to the Italian authorities, the online booking platform didn’t pay 153 million euros of valued-added tax between 2013 and 2019.
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Politics
Instagram troll managed from Brazil’s President office
Facebook removed a fake Instagram account which published memes against former Bolsonaro allies. It was managed from public buildings' networks.
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Politics
Italian Troops Leave Afghanistan
After 20 years, the remaining 500 Italian soldiers left Afghanistan. Only the engineers stayed to remove the infrastructure.
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Society
The story of Anom, the app used by criminals created by the F.B.I.
An international operation involving 16 countries used encrypted messages sent through Anom, an app secretly developed by the F.B.I.
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Politics
With new immigration law, Denmark can outsource refugees
Denmark approved a law allowing it to relocate refugees while their cases are being processed. International community is concerned with this new anti-immigration move.
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Health & Science
7 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in each vial with syringes in high demand
A French study proved some syringes can actually extract 7 doses in Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine vials, highlighting the importance of medical device during the pandemic.
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Society
Large bust of cocaine in Australia tipped by casino gambling
Large sums of money spent in casino led to an operation intercepting 1.7 tons of cocaine and the arrest of three men who could allegedly supply all the cocaine of New South Wales for a year
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Society
European court ruled Germany persistently infringed air quality directive
Between 2010 and 2016, Germany systematically and persistently exceeded the limit values for nitrogen dioxide, the Court of Justice of the European Union said.
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Health & Science
Bowel cancer and colonoscopy inequities in New Zealand
New Zealand launched a national program to fight colorectal cancer but health professionals asked for a public inquiry of a health centre.
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Business
Record-high unemployment rate in South Africa
South Africa never recorded an unemployment rate that high. It lost 1.4 million jobs in a year, comparatively more than the United States. Discouraged work-seekers increased by 7.3% in a year.
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Politics
European countries victims of espionage by the U.S.
Denmark let the United States spy on political executives of Germany, France, Norway or Sweden between 2012 and 2014. The head of the Danish intelligence agency was dismissed in 2020 for failing to investigate indications of espionage.
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Society
High court of Ghana accepts dreadlocks in high school
Two students couldn't attend the Achimota school because their dreadlocks were against the dress code. After a series of back-and-forth decisions, Ghana's High Court of Justice ruled in favour of the 2 Rastafari.
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Culture & Sport
4 U.S. female runners think transgender athletes are unfair competition
After losing a lawsuit, the four girls now go to the U.S. Court of Appeal to claim transgender athletes are unfair competition. They are supported by a conservative advocacy group.
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Politics
Argentina tries to avoid defaulting debt payment
Argentina has been trying to postpone a payment of US $2.4 billion due for the end of May. Two months after the deadline, the country would be defaulting. A race against time has started.
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Health & Science
Get vaccinated and become a millionaire
California launched a lottery with a $116.5 million in prize money to encourage people get vaccinated. It is the largest pot in a series of money-incentive state initiatives.
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Politics
Qatar gives $500M to Palestine; The US $360M
Qatar announced it will send $500 million to help rebuild Gaza. The United States also brings $360 million. Far more than the EU or the UK.
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Politics
Morocco representatives vote for legal cannabis
Morocco will soon make cannabis legal for therapeutic, cosmetic and industrial use. The government sees a business and development opportunity.
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