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Apr 18, 2024

Paris police evict hundreds of migrants ahead of Olympics

The makeshift camp at the site of an abandoned bus company office had been home to roughly 450 migrants, mainly young men but including some mothers with small children as well.

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Reuters
Apr 17, 2024

UNSC to vote Friday on Palestinian UN membership

United States is expected to block movebecause it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state

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Hum News
Apr 17, 2024

Meta, others should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog says

Meta Platforms META.O and other large online platforms should offer users the option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, the EU privacy watchdog said on Wednesday

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Reuters
Apr 17, 2024

Sweden passes law to change legal gender

Under the new law, which will come into force next year, a shorter consultation with a doctor or a psychologist will suffice to change gender

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Web Desk
Apr 17, 2024

Georgia ‘foreign agents’ bill risks blocking its membership: EU

EU says: “This is a very concerning development and the final adoption of this legislation would negatively impact Georgia’s progress on its EU path

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Reuters
Apr 17, 2024

Man who set fire to UK mosque worshippers handed hospital detention

Mohammed Abbkr was found guilty of attempting to murder two elderly men in separate incidents as they left mosques

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Hum News
Apr 17, 2024

How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia

The illegal waste trade from Europe to Southeast Asia has emerged as a highly profitable, low-risk criminal enterprise with a major impact on the environment, economy, and human health.

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Reuters
Apr 17, 2024

Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital

Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions

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Reuters
Apr 17, 2024

Russian peacekeepers start withdrawing from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh

Azerbaijan retook the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in September last year despite the presence there of Russian peacekeepers

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Apr 17, 2024

X blocks posts in India after election commission order

Social media platform X has blocked posts in India involving political speech following orders from the country’s election commission ahead of upcoming polls, the company said late on Tuesday.