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Venezuelan Electoral Council Conducts Audit Ahead of Upcoming Elections
CNE authorities informed that all machines and electoral materials are fully ready. On Sunday, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) carried out a preparation audit of the voting machines to be used in the May 25 elections, during which 569 public positions will be selected. RELATED: Venezuela To Hold Popular Consultation for Youth on July 27 […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:
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Parents warned after men approach schoolgirls in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
Community care team alerts parents after two young men offered young girls at playground gifts and to accompany them home.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gaza’s Khan Younis latest focus of Israeli forced displacement, bombing
Israeli army warns of 'unprecedented' assault on the southern city as dozens killed in strikes across blockaded enclave.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Set to Host African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Côte d'Ivoire, host country for the African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings is ready for the notable events scheduled to take place at the end of May.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the seventh country in WHO’s African Region to achieve this significant milestone. The validation certificate was received by Honorable Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Wedih, Minister of Health and Aïcha Vall Vergès, Ambassador of Mauritania to Switzerland at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:China and Russia plan to build nuclear power station on moon
Planned for 2035, the nuclear reactor would power research and exploration of the moon's south pole as part of the the International Lunar Research Station project.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Presidential win in Romania 'not a clear victory' over far-right
Some caution that over five million voters still backed the far-right George Simeon — posing questions on future governance in country wrecked by poverty and inequality.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice
Click to expand Image Sri Lankan Tamil civil war survivors perform rituals in memory of their deceased or missing relatives near Mullivaikkal, where civilians were trapped during the last months of the war, May 17, 2024. 2024 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena Last weekend,Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009. As they have for...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The US and China called a truce on tariffs, but is the battleground expanding?
Analysts say Trump is looking to tighten tech restrictions, and this time Beijing has a better ‘toolkit’ to counter ‘long-arm jurisdiction’.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Israel allows Gaza aid for 'diplomatic reasons'
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says it's necessary to resume Gaza aid as famine images prove unpopular with allies. Meanwhile, the Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of the territory's second city. DW has more.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Late night talks yield defence pact at EU-UK 'reset' summit
The EU and UK unveiled a series of new agreements covering defence and security, youth mobility and fisheries at a summit on Monday (19 May) after last-minute talks which carried late into Sunday night.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Discriminatory Testing Blocks Migrant Children’s Right to Education in Russia
Click to expand Image A teacher introduces curricula and school rules to first graders at School No. 362 in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 1, 2023. 2023 CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock This week, Russia’s education and science supervision agency, Rosobrnadzor,reported that so far in 2025 only 335 children of migrants have been allowed to take the Russian language proficiency test, a new prerequisite for school...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Italian PM Meloni Announces Summit on African Lobito Corridor Project
The Western powers seek to secure the world’s largest reserves of cobalt, copper and coltan. On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a summit with several countries, focused on the Lobito Corridor—a major African railway project through which the West aims to compete with China. RELATED: U.S. Launches Endless War to Plunder Others’ Resources: […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:King Charles sends message of support to Biden after cancer diagnosis
UK monarch undergoing treatment for an undisclosed cancer. Biden vowed to fight ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer, thanked Americans for support.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:China’s manufacturing mostly resilient, BeiDou’s market success: SCMP daily highlights
From China speeding up a Pakistani dam’s construction to milestone for Chinese version of GPS, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Blood, tears and bodies: Season 2 of Unseen carries on the drama
The cast is great, the cinematography is excellent and the themes universal
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay
We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family – fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Huawei launches US$3,300 foldable tablet running HarmonyOS, flexing its hardware muscle
Huawei has launched a foldable-screen laptop and a more traditional MateBook Pro with home-grown tech after being cut off from Microsoft and Intel.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Portuguese President to Meet Main Parties Following Parliamentary Elections
Rebelo de Sousa will speak with representatives of the Social Democratic, Socialist, and Chega parties. On Tuesday, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will meet with the country’s main political parties to discuss the formation of a future government. The meetings come after Sunday’s elections, in which the center-right won, the far right made significant […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Solidarity threatens Ntshavheni with defamation over ‘inflammatory rhetoric’
The trade union has accused the minister in the presidency of weaponising discourse instead of focusing on facts
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:China’s First Law to Promote Private Enterprise: What Does It Mean?
China’s new private enterprise law promotes fair competition and equal treatment, yet also signals that private enterprise is welcome only as long as it serves the Communist Party’s broader political objectives.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Bankrupt DNA testing company 23andMe to be bought by Regeneron
Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals says it will comply with privacy policies regarding the use of customer data. 23andMe's bankruptcy filings had drawnscrutiny from lawmakers who warned that millions of customers'genetic data could be sold to unscrupulous buyers.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:China's Xiaomi commits $6.9 billion to in-house chips
Xiaomi is set to unveil the Xring O1 on Thursday, a processor designed for its flagship smartphones.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:South Korea’s 2025 Election: A Test for Gender Equality
South Korea’s 2025 presidential election exposes the country’s deep gender gap in political representation.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:United Russia Party Says War Veterans To Hold 10% of Seats in Local Elections
The Kremlin has repeatedly referred to veterans of the war in Ukraine as ‘the new elite of the country.’ Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, estimates that veterans of the war in Ukraine will hold 10% of deputy positions in the upcoming local and regional elections. RELATED: Russia Liberates Six Key Towns and Reports Nearly 9,000 […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Canada, Britain, France threaten action if Israel does not stop military offensive and lift aid restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control the whole ofGazadespite mounting international pressure that forced it to lift a blockade on aid supplies that has left the enclave on the brink of famine.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 10 At Army Recruitment Drive in Somalia
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- At least 10 people were killed today after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Nvidia announces new tech to keep it at the center of AI development
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a slew of announcements and revealed new products on Monday, aiming to sustain its leadership in AI computing.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe
The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor following Karim Khan’s decision to take a leave of absence amid an ongoing UN investigation into allegations of misconduct against him.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert
Repeated drone strikes over the past two weeks in Port Sudan have damaged key infrastructure across the crucial Sudanese aid hub, disrupted humanitarian operations, and placed civilians in danger, a UN-appointed human rights expert has warned.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up
The United Nations is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out vital work, Member States warned this week, as the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee met to discuss the world body’s financial health.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
The 78thWorld Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges – and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency
Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UN’s relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Terror-crime link alarm, child detention in Australia, judiciary in Maldives, Protection of Civilians Week
The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), called on Monday for renewed global commitment to combating emerging criminal threats and strengthening justice systems worldwide.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’
The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade – but significantly more is needed “starting tomorrow morning”.
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