The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that…
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Category: 4. World
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Labour councils consider asylum hotel legal challenges
Joshua NevettPolitical reporter
PASome Labour councils have joined Conservative and Reform-run authorities in considering legal challenges against housing asylum seekers in hotels.
Earlier this week, the High Court granted Conservative-controlled…
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Poland’s EU funds scandal – DW – 08/21/2025
The conservative opposition in Poland has a raft of new criticisms about Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s center-left government. These center on alleged misappropriation of EU funds from a COVID-19 recovery fund, which was put in place to help…
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Uganda to accept deported migrants from the United States under new deal
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors,…
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Trump Has A ‘Massive’ Midnight Meltdown On Social Media
President Donald Trump was online late Wednesday and early Thursday as he posted a string of wild messages on his Truth Social platform attacking mail-in voting, MSNBC and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has been imitating him on social media….
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Israel Pounds Gaza City As Military Takes First Moves In Offensive
Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced it had taken initial steps in its push to capture Hamas’s last major stronghold.
The Barron’s news department was not involved in the…
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Fast-food giant Jollibee blames fraudsters for raffle row
The Philippines’ beloved fast-food chain Jollibee said fraudsters rigged the results of its online raffle, following complaints from customers and a brief government investigation.
Jollibee said “fraudulent third parties” placed multiple entries…
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