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Nigeria bans export of shea nuts used in beauty creams for six months
Nigeria has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts from which many beauty creams are made.The move is aimed at making the trade more lucrative...
Anti-war activists protest planned reintroduction of military service
Anti-war activists demonstrated outside a military career centre of Germany's Bundeswehr in Cologne on Wednesday, to protest government plans to reintroduce a form of military service.The sit-in blockade by...
Australia denies Iran action due to ‘intervention’ by Israel’s Netanyahu
Australia has dismissed a claim that Israeli interventions prompted the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to expel Iran’s ambassador to Canberra, after the premier blamed Tehran for directing...
‘I thought it was the end of my life’: Inside Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin Prison
"For me, hell was not the moment Israel attacked; hell was the moment they wouldn't open the door [of the cell] for us," Motahareh Goonei recalls in an exclusive...
Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this year, launched a presidential campaign Tuesday in what...
Brazil judge ‘suspends move to halt soy moratorium’
A judge in Brazil has reportedly issued an injunction suspending a move by the country’s competition watchdog to halt the Amazon Soy Moratorium. Last week, CADE, Brazil’s competition regulator,...
German military reports rise in extremist incidents
Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, dismissed 90 soldiers for right-wing extremist behaviour last year and took action against six more, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Tuesday.A total...
Old India cyclone visuals misrepresented online as recent monsoon
Relentless rains have caused deadly floods and landslides across India, but online videos that purport to show downpours and waves in the western city of Mumbai are unrelated. The...
Australia expels Iranian ambassador over antisemitic attacks
Australia says it will expel the Iranian ambassador alleging that Iran had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attacks were "extraordinary and dangerous...
Endangered life-saving vultures to be bred in Wales
A falconry centre in mid Wales is hoping to breed life-saving rare African hooded vultures to help save them from extinction.Hooded vultures, like other vulture species across Africa and...
