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South Africa claims 7.6 kilometer-long freight train is the longest ever

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South Africa may have set a new world record with a freight train stretching an astonishing 7.6 kilometres, that’s 4.7 miles long State-owned transport giant Transnet says the train, made up of 696 wagons, completed a test run on October 18. The massive convoy travelled 860 kilometres, from Saldanha Bay on the west coast to an iron ore mine inland.… Read More
Africa 

Mbappe apologises for Mao Zedong comment after Chinese sponsors drop him

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Football superstar Kylian Mbappé has apologised after a video appearing to show him joking about Chinese leader Mao Zedong sparked outrage in China. The Real Madrid forward said his comment was “ill-judged” and apologised to Chinese fans, acknowledging that his words had caused offence. But the backlash is already having major consequences. Three Chinese brands, including beverage giant Dongpeng and… Read More
Human Rights 

Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns

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The statement came after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death by a military jury after being convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.  OHCHR’s Shabia Mantoo was responding to a question from journalists at a press… Read More
Human Rights 

Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns

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The statement came after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death by a military jury after being convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas.  OHCHR’s Shabia Mantoo was responding to a question from journalists at a press… Read More
Europe 

Zelenskyy urges stronger pressure on Russia, warns war’s impact is spreading beyond Ukraine

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Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, the President said the war “must be ended” and maintained that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains its sole driving force. “For almost five years now, Russian generals have been trying to carry out Putin’s crazy order to seize our eastern land, the Donetsk region,” he said. Mr. Zelenskyy argued that Russia has suffered… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Joint Leaders’ statement – Violence against children: A hidden crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world. Efforts to contain the coronavirus are vital to the health of the world’s population, but they are also exposing children to increased risk of violence – including maltreatment, gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. As leaders of organisations committed to ending violence against children, we come together in solidarity to… Read More
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ITU-WHO Joint Statement: Unleashing information technology to defeat COVID-19

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The World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with support from UNICEF are set to work with telecommunication companies to text people directly on their mobile phones with vital health messaging to help protect them from COVID-19. These text messages will reach billions of people that aren’t able to connect to the internet for information. Now more than ever,… Read More
Africa 

Kylian Mbappé faces China backlash as major brands cut ties over Mao meme controversy

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Kylian Mbappe was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong. In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo. “Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards… Read More
Africa 

DRC’s former leader Kabila is Rwandan ‘proxy,’ Tshisekedi tells lawmakers

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DR Congo’s president has accused his predecessor Joseph Kabila, who recently took charge of the rebellion in the country’s restive east, of being a Rwandan stooge. Kabila this month joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 movement to take a direct role in the insurgency ravaging the DRC’s mineral-rich east. Taking aim at Tshisekedi’s government in Kinshasa, the new Front for… Read More
Pacific 

Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement

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Against this backdrop, senior UN officials on Wednesday renewed calls for a durable solution that would enable Rohingya refugees to return home safely and with dignity, while ensuring justice and accountability. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih, a keynote speaker at a high-level event held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the General Assembly, reminded participants that… Read More
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