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Morocco issues first cannabis production permits to farmers

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– – The Moroccan government has issued permits for 10 farmers to legally grow cannabis for industry and export. This is the first time the country is issuing out these permits after legalising the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes last year. Farmers in the northern regions of al-Hoceima, Chefchaouen and Taounate will now be allowed to produce… Read More
Pacific 

UN chief condemns DPR Korea missile launch over Japan as ‘reckless act’

Village Reporter
The missile launch was the first to violate Japan’s air space since 2017, and the intermediate-range ballistic missile fell into the Pacific Ocean well away from the mainland. Sirens in Japan Residents in parts of northern Japan were reportedly woken by sirens and text alerts, and warned to watch out for possible falling debris. News reports said the missile travelled… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Uganda: President’s son loses army post after Twitter spree

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– – The Ugandan president’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has lost his position as the commander of the country’s land forces after going on a twitter spree on Monday. On Monday, Gen Kainerugaba tweeted that it would take him and his army just two weeks to take over Kenya’s capital Nairobi. He then said on Tuesday morning that he had spoken… Read More
Africa Business East Africa World 

Kenya gives green light for cultivation of GM crops

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– – The Kenyan government has given the green light for the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops and animal feeds. The decision ends a decade-long ban that had been imposed due to health fears. It comes as the country is experiencing a devastating drought – the worst drought in 40 years which has left millions facing hunger. President… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Burkina Faso’s ousted military ruler flees to Togo

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– – Burkina Faso’s ousted military leader, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba has reportedly fled to neighbouring Togo after stepping down. Damiba seized power in January this year from a democratically elected president Roch Kaboré, saying he had failed to deal with growing militant Islamist violence. But factions within his own military toppled him last month accusing him of doing very… Read More
Europe 

Migration becomes a trending topic at New York Fashion Week

Village Reporter
It’s not quite rags to riches, but No Nation Fashion has come a long way from its beginnings in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021, when it was launched as way for people in transit centres to improve their sewing skills. Those involved graduated from creating reusable masks, providing protection against COVID-19, to designing unique items of clothing, and accessories. The… Read More
Europe 

Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable

Village Reporter
Described as a “beacon of hope” by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the signing ceremony for the plan on 27 July in Istanbul, with representatives from Russian and Ukraine, the agreement has made it possible for almost 240 vessels to leave Ukrainian ports with some 5.4 million metric tons of grain and other foodstuffs, since 1 August 2022. “What I am… Read More
Europe 

Russia vetoes Security Council resolution condemning attempted annexation of Ukraine regions

Village Reporter
The draft resolution, circulated by the United States and Albania, was supported by ten of the fifteen members of the Council, with Russia voting against it. Four members abstained, Brazil, China, Gabon and India. The draft described the so-called referendums held by Russia in the four regions of Ukraine which Moscow now regards as sovereign territory – Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson,… Read More
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