Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”.The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia warned the law was no “silver bullet” against online harm and could push kids into “covert and unregulated” spaces online.The legislation, …
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As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the front lines of the problem are fighting for recognition.Between 20 and 34 million people are believed to work as waste pickers worldwide, playing a crucial role in recovering recyclable material.”We’re the biggest business …
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The world’s top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a “legal blueprint” for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases — and what the consequences are if they do not.From Monday, lawyers and representatives from more than 100 countries and organisations will make submissions before the International Court …
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Landslides that hit several villages in eastern Uganda killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said Thursday.The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides.Landslides late on Wednesday hit the village of Masugu …
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Parades, football and feasts were on the menu Thursday as Americans celebrated the annual Thanksgiving holiday, with stormy skies and the bitterly fought election hanging over many families’ festivities.Despite a driving rain in New York, crowds still showed up to watch as ornate floats and mega-balloons made their way to Macy’s, the iconic department store …
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Georgian riot police on Friday deployed tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators protesting a government decision to delay pursuing European Union accession, AFP reporters witnessed.Thousands rallied in the capital Tbilisi and cities across Georgia after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the decision amid a post-election crisis that saw the country’s president challenge the legitimacy …
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Russia’s new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine’s energy grid in an attack that left a million people without power.Russia fired more than 90 missiles and around 100 drones during the barrage, according to Kyiv, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging …
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Georgian riot police on Friday deployed tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators protesting a government decision to delay asking for European Union accession, AFP reporters witnessed.Thousands rallied in the capital Tbilisi and cities across Georgia after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the decision amid a post-election crisis that saw the country’s president challenge the …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hezbollah Thursday with an “intensive war” if it breaches a fragile Lebanon ceasefire, which on its second day is straining under pressure from both sides.Hours before, the Israeli military said it struck a Hezbollah weapons facility in south Lebanon, where it said “terrorist activity was identified”. Earlier it opened …
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Families from south Lebanon’s Tyre are returning to their homes after an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but Israeli strikes have turned parts of the city into an uninhabitable disaster zone without water or electricity.Near the still-smoking ruins of a building, a family laden with their suitcases makes its way up a darkened staircase to discover their flat …
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