Indian Farmers Reject Govt’s Proposal after a Tense Standoff

Indian Farmers Reject Govt’s Proposal after a Tense Standoff

Farmer unions in India have rejected a government proposal that offered them a floor price for some crops, saying they will start marching to New Delhi this week again unless a better offer is made. The Indian government's proposal was made over the weekend in a bid to break a deadlock with the agitating farmers who have been protesting for a week now. But farmers say the proposals will not […]

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World

Children’s lives threatened by rising malnutrition in the Gaza Strip

A steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza strip poses grave threats to their health, according to a comprehensive new analysis released by the Global Nutrition Cluster. As the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip enters its 20th week, food and safe water have become incredibly scarce and diseases are rife, compromising women and children’s nutrition and immunity and resulting in a surge of […]

February 20, 2024 16

World

Donald Trump breaks silence on Navalny death, but omits Putin blame.

Former US President Donald Trump has linked the death of Russia's imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his own legal woes, saying it made him "more aware of what's happening" in the United States. But Mr Trump didn't blame Vladimir Putin — a vast contrast to President Joe Biden, who claims his Russian counterpart is "responsible" for Navalny's death last week in an Arctic Circle penal colony. Benji Hyer reports. […]

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World

Aid Cuts Are Not Criticized as Violence Against Women, but They Should Be

By Marissa Conway Britain has cut its international aid several times since 2020 and, by the government’s own admission, the well-being of women around the world has been substantially impacted. The 2021 cut to UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, is a prime example. If the £130 million (approximately $164 million) in funding had been maintained, it would have helped prevent a quarter of a million child and maternal deaths, 14 […]

February 20, 2024 4

World

Some US truckers boycott NYC following Trump ruling

Some US truck drivers say they will not deliver to New York City after Donald Trump was fined more than $350 million last week. The former US President was also barred from operating his business in New York for three years in a civil fraud case. Boycotting truck drivers say they could shut down the city - while some business owners are worried about the potential fallout from Trump's civil […]

February 20, 2024 9

World

Two police officers and paramedic dead in Minnesota shooting

Two police officers and a paramedic have been killed and another officer injured in a shooting in the US state of Minnesota after responding to an incident at a family home. The gunman, who was barricaded inside his Burnsville home with seven children, opened fire as officers tried to negotiate with him.

February 20, 2024 11

Business / Economics

Japan and the United Kingdom enter recession

Two of the world's leading economies - Japan and the United Kingdom - recently entered into recession, highlighting the financial struggles that countries have been facing after the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked Salomei Hei the Managing Director at High Economic Intelligence for his take on global economic development.

February 19, 2024 16

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Google’s open-source AI to fight malware threats

Google is launching an AI-powered open-source tool to identify file types and detect malware, expanding its protection to products like Gmail and Google Drive. Bloomberg News reports that the tool will be offered for free and is outlined in a white paper that was released at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, and advocates for advanced AI research and guidelines on autonomous cyber defenses.

February 19, 2024 12

World

Guterres calls for a ‘global order that works for everyone’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Münich security conference on Friday where he called for a global order that works for everyone. Guterres also warned against an all-out offensive on the city of Rafah which is at the core of the entire humanitarian operation in Gaza. Moving on to Ukraine, he said two years into the war, the cost of human lives and suffering is appalling while the impact […]

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