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Islamic Council’s VPN decree raises concerns about privacy in Pakistan

Islamic Council’s VPN decree raises concerns about privacy in Pakistan

11/20/2024 Newsmaker
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WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s top cleric has declared that virtual private networks, or VPNs, are unlawful, igniting a debate on privacy rights...

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US to send antipersonnel mines to Ukraine

US to send antipersonnel mines to Ukraine

11/20/2024 Newsmaker
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The United States will soon provide antipersonnel mines to Ukraine, a U.S. official confirmed late Tuesday, in a move that...

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Azerbaijan accused of cracking down on critics ahead of COP29

Azerbaijan accused of cracking down on critics ahead of COP29

11/20/2024 Newsmaker
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Several international human rights organizations have raised alarm about Azerbaijan’s crackdown on rights defenders, government critics and journalists before the...

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Spain’s royals return to flood disaster zone for 1st time since being pelted by mud

Spain’s royals return to flood disaster zone for 1st time since being pelted by mud

11/20/2024 Newsmaker
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BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s royal couple returned Tuesday to the area devastated by last month’s catastrophic flooding for the first time...

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Pakistan’s Islamic Council calls for ban on use of VPNs

Pakistan’s Islamic Council calls for ban on use of VPNs

11/20/2024 Newsmaker
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WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s top cleric has declared that virtual private networks, or VPNs, are unlawful, igniting a debate on privacy rights...

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G20 wraps with talk of climate change, poverty reduction, tax on billionaires

G20 wraps with talk of climate change, poverty reduction, tax on billionaires

11/20/2024 Newsmaker
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rio de janeiro — Leaders of the world’s largest economies ended their two-day G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro with a...

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Relatives of wounded Ukrainian veterans become main caregivers

Relatives of wounded Ukrainian veterans become main caregivers

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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In Ukraine, wounded veterans who need long rehabilitation are mostly cared for by relatives. They face the difficult job with...

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China’s Xi, Germany’s Scholz discuss EV tariffs, ‘broad market opportunities’

China’s Xi, Germany’s Scholz discuss EV tariffs, ‘broad market opportunities’

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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China has asked Germany to support efforts to resolve a dispute between the European Union and Beijing over electric vehicle...

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Iran slams new EU, UK sanctions as unjustified

Iran slams new EU, UK sanctions as unjustified

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed as unjustified the new sanctions by the European Union and United Kingdom...

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Slow progress on climate finance fuels anger as COP29 winds down

Slow progress on climate finance fuels anger as COP29 winds down

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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As the COP29 climate summit enters the final stretch in Azerbaijan, there are growing frustrations over the apparent lack of...

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Russia broadens conditions for using nuclear weapons 

Russia broadens conditions for using nuclear weapons 

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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As the war in Ukraine entered its 1,000th day Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine stating...

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Lithuania steps up surveillance at sea following damage to undersea cable

Lithuania steps up surveillance at sea following damage to undersea cable

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania’s Navy said on Tuesday it had increased monitoring of its waters after an undersea communications cable connecting...

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AI in action at Africa Tech Festival

AI in action at Africa Tech Festival

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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Artificial intelligence was much discussed and demonstrated at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, South Africa earlier this month....

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Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95

Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to...

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Russia vetoes UN cease-fire resolution for Sudan

Russia vetoes UN cease-fire resolution for Sudan

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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Russia vetoed a United Nation resolution Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire between Sudan’s warring parties and the delivery of...

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Youths at UN climate talks push through anger to fight for hope

Youths at UN climate talks push through anger to fight for hope

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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BAKU, Azerbaijan — Young people who attend the U.N. climate talks have a lot to be angry about. They’ve lost loved...

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Russia increases arms trade with UN-embargoed nations to feed Ukraine war

Russia increases arms trade with UN-embargoed nations to feed Ukraine war

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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Russia has been buying artillery shells and missiles from North Korea, buying drones and ballistic missiles from Iran and strengthening...

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Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up tent camp, demand new elections

Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up tent camp, demand new elections

11/19/2024 Newsmaker
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tbilisi, georgia — Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed Monday to stay around...

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Greece to repay chunk of bailout debt early

Greece to repay chunk of bailout debt early

11/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Athens, Greece — Greece will make an early repayment of 5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in bailout-era debt in 2025, Prime...

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South African universities embrace AI, seeing it as equalizing tool

South African universities embrace AI, seeing it as equalizing tool

11/18/2024 Newsmaker
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The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT has sparked debate in higher education, raising questions about ethics and integrity in...

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Russian opposition activists speak freely against Putin, but in Germany

Russian opposition activists speak freely against Putin, but in Germany

11/18/2024 Newsmaker
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Russian opposition members in exile took to the streets of Berlin Sunday to demand a pullout of Russian troops from...

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Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after virus detected in sewage in Warsaw

Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after virus detected in sewage in Warsaw

11/18/2024 Newsmaker
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warsaw, poland — Poland’s health authorities on Monday urged polio vaccinations for children after the virus was detected in Warsaw’s sewage...

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