World events

Forests are victims of quick and unsustainable profits

We are much more aware of the importance of forests and forest-dwelling people in the challenge of climate change. In fact, hundreds of millions…

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Cuba arrests more than 100 journalists and civil society activists

The Cuban government has attributed the historic protests in the country that took place over the weekend to economic pressure.

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Taliban seize Islam Qala customs post on Iranian border

Media reports have reported that the Taliban have seized the Islam Qala crossing on the Afghan-Iranian border. It is said that trade between the two…

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12-year-old becomes world's youngest chess grandmaster

American chess player Abhimanyu Mishra broke the record for the youngest chess grandmaster at just 12 years and 4 months. This…

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Saved from the fate of "Geppetto's father"; American fisherman went "into the whale's mouth" and returned alive

An American fisherman says he was inside the mouth of a humpback whale for 30 to 40 seconds on Friday...

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100 former world leaders: G7 should pay for COVID-19 vaccinations in poor countries

One hundred former world presidents, prime ministers, and foreign ministers have called on the Group of 7 to cover the cost of vaccination against…

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At least 23 more refugees drown off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia

The boat capsized, killing a number of refugees who were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to…

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Denmark cooperates with US intelligence to spy on European leaders

The contacts between leaders and politicians of several European countries, including the German Chancellor and the country's then Foreign Minister, have been going on for years...

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