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Afghan arrests of women for dress code violations drawing UN attention

‘Detentions carry an enormous stigma that put Afghan women at even greater risk’

Jan 11, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Meta to block suicide, eating disorder posts from teenagers’ feeds

Company says Facebook and Instagram will take steps to block ‘age-inappropriate’ material

Jan 10, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

UN top court to hear allegations of genocide in Gaza conflict

Israel stringently denies genocide allegation tied to its war against Hamas

Jan 10, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

AI-powered misinformation biggest threat to global economy: report

World Economic Forum report says tech leaps creating new problems or making existing ones worse

Jan 10, 2024 6:15 AM Read more >

Canadian astronaut will have to wait until 2025 for his trip to the moon

NASA delays Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen

Jan 9, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >

South Korea moves to ban production, sales of dog meat

Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, is neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea

Jan 9, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

Canadian families face ‘nightmare’ of competing for limited Gaza escape visas

Maximum of 1,000 people with extended family who can support them in Canada qualify

Jan 9, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Group of 5 rescued after rising water traps them in Slovenian cave

Heavy rains flood exits trapping a family of 3 adults and their 2 guides

Jan 8, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

U.S. fighter jets cross Bosnia as Serbian Bosnians talk secession

Training ‘demonstrates U.S. commitment to ensuring the territorial integrity’

Jan 8, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Pope calls surrogacy ‘despicable’ commercialization of pregnancy, calls for ban

Francis delivers list of the ills afflicting humanity, violations of peace and dignity

Jan 8, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >