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Humanitarian organizations strike in Afghanistan over ban on women

Humanitarian organizations strike in Afghanistan over ban on women

Reuters ONS News•today, 12:04•Amended today, 1:22 p.m. Foreign aid organizations have suspended their work in Afghanistan following yesterday’s ban on women working for aid organisations. The radical Islamic Taliban government said it imposed the ban because it had received complaints that women in aid organizations did not always follow the dress code. Aid organizations that employ women are losing their …

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Polar bear population in Canada has declined sharply in five years

Polar bear population in Canada has declined sharply in five years

AFP ONS News•yesterday, 2:21 p.m. The number of polar bears in Canada’s western Hudson Bay has declined by 27% over the past five years. Canadian government research shows that 618 polar bears were still alive in 2021; in 2016, there were 842. Compared to the 1980s, the population has decreased by about 50%. The western Hudson Bay polar bears are …

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The number of polar bears in Canada is decreasing more and more due to the warming of the polar region | Animals

The number of polar bears in Canada is decreasing more and more due to the warming of the polar region |  Animals

It is increasingly difficult for polar bears in Canada to survive. The population around Hudson Bay has fallen by more than a quarter in the past five years, according to a Canadian government report. Every five years, the government counts polar bears around Hudson Bay, a large inland sea in eastern Canada where the animals are common. The town of …

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Brussels holds back EU money for Poland and Hungary

Brussels holds back EU money for Poland and Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (right) and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki.AEP picture From Poland, Brussels is asking for better control over the use of funds. For Poland, this means almost €75 billion in EU aid is at stake, for Hungary it is more than €20 billion. The Commission may suspend the disbursement of these funds as EU subsidy legislation …

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Parent company TikTok admits spying on and tracking journalists | Technology

Parent company TikTok admits spying on and tracking journalists |  Technology

ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has admitted to improperly obtaining user data. This includes data from a journalist from FinancialTimes. This was done to investigate their location as part of an internal investigation into data leaks, writes the economic newspaper. FinancialTimes is based, among other things, on an email from the CEO of ByteDance. The newspaper reports that it …

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CIDI criticizes the “incendiary rhetoric” of new members of the Israeli government

CIDI criticizes the “incendiary rhetoric” of new members of the Israeli government

AFP ONS News•yesterday, 22:49 The Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI) rejects the inflammatory rhetoric of some members of the new Israeli government. The Jewish Interests Organization writes that a day after Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he is a new government and that his conservative Likud party will govern with far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties. Leading politicians from these …

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Despite protests, doors to education for Afghan girls remain closed

Despite protests, doors to education for Afghan girls remain closed

news hour Dozens of Afghans are demonstrating today against the ban on women going to university. In March, secondary education in Afghanistan was already prohibited for girls. Large demonstrations have become rare under the Taliban regime. Protests against those in power are often violently interrupted. The ban immediately sparked unrest and protests at various universities yesterday, said journalist Ali Latifi …

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