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Organized crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:
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βSilence is complicity,β warns activist who fled DPR Korea
When human rights activist Eunju Kim was 11, her mother and older sister left, telling her they were going in search of food. For six days and six nights, Ms. Kim counted from one to 100 over and over again, desperate for their return.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the worldβs first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics. The new accord marks a major step towards ensuring stronger global cooperation to protect lives and avoid the devastating consequences of future outbreaks.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Salvadoran lawyer and Bukele critic Ruth LΓ³pez arrested
Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:German police arrest suspect in Bielefeld stabbing attack that injured five people
According to witnesses, the perpetrator attacked his victims indiscriminately with what they called a bladed object.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:New US nuke wonβt fix its China deterrence problem
Designed to destroy bunkers but dogged by doubts, the US B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb enters a strategic storm of Chinaβs silo surge, fragile US basing and rising allied skepticism over deterrence in Asia. This month, The War Zone reported that the US has completed its first production unit of the B61-13, a more powerful nuclear [β¦] The post New US nuke wonβt fix its China deterrence problem appeared first on Asia...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Over 50% of US firms plan to raise prices amid Trump trade war risks: survey
American companies are unwilling to absorb the costs of tariffs despite pressure from Washington, according to new research.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:President Maduro Calls for Popular Mobilization Ahead of May 25 Elections
βWe are in the best moment of the Bolivarian Revolution,β he said. On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for fine-tuning the βFive-by-Five Machineryβ to ensure that Bolivarian political forces end their campaign with a strong mobilizing effect ahead of the May 25 elections, in which Venezuelans will choose new governors and legislators. RELATED: President [β¦]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:High stakes for Ramaphosa's meeting with Trump
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. New trade agreements are on the agenda, but can the two nations reset their strained relationship?
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Suitcases, stories, and a spiralling staircase: A look inside Rotterdam's new migration museum
Highlights of the museum include a life-sized NYC bus filled with fabric characters, thousands of donated suitcases, and a sweeping view from a 30-metre-high spiralling staircase.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Farmers set to see lower trading costs from closer EU-UK ties
The EU and the UK remain each otherβs most important trading partners for agri-food products, despite frictions linked to Brexit. A reduction of red tape could help farmers and other traders on both sides of the Channel, although businesses are waiting for details.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Journalists helped shape the EU β now it needs us more than ever
In a climate of disinformation, authoritarian resurgence, and geopolitical uncertainty, Europe needs journalists who spotlight the good news but can also track the money, trace the lobbying, confront the evasions, and conduct cross-border investigations that go beyond national silos, writes Shada Islam.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Artist Stefano Cagol's SOS Torch display illuminates Day of Light celebration in Tyrol
A spellbinding light show remains talk of the Italian town of Bressanone (Brixen) in South Tyrol. Renowned artist Stefano Cagol ignited series of SOS torches to symbolise a UNESCO global appeal about the future relationship between robots and humans.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Israel should not kill babies in Gaza βfor a hobbyβ, opposition politician says
Yair Golan says Israel risks becoming a βpariah stateβ, if it does not return to acting like a sane country.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Tanzania president warns 'meddling' Kenyan activists
President Samia says she will not allow external efforts to undermine her country's peace and stability.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Resident in Thailand releases 2 snakes in hissy fit over neighbourβs noisy dog
Some residents say many living in their condominium in Bangkok are secretly keeping dogs, cats and others despite the no-pets policy.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs tariffs will hurt the worldβs poor the most
Most US media coverage of President Donald Trumpβs trade war has focused on how his global tariff regime is likely to impact the US economy and American consumers. However, itβs the workers inBangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Lesotho, Vietnam and otherpoor countrieswho are likely to be harmed the most by the trade war if it continues [β¦] The post Trumpβs tariffs will hurt the worldβs poor the most appeared...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Seven Mexican youths shot dead at church festivity
The young men were shot dead in Guanajuato, a state where rival cartels are vying for territory.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Russia is playing for time in Ukraine peace negotiations, Germany says
Europe needs to increase pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine through more targeted sanctions, said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip βdeeply painfulβ
Huang said AI was a βfull-stack thingβ, which meant protecting one layer at the expense of everything else was βnonsensicalβ.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Ancestor cell of animals and plants lived on hydrogen, not oxygen: Chinese study
Understanding the origin of the building block of all animal and plant life may lead to more insights about life on Earth and in outer space.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense?
This is not the first time the Liberals and Nationals have gone their own ways - but this time they may find going solo is extremely hard.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Commission to offer mid-cap companies data protection relief in simplification plan
SMEs can expect an exemption from some obligations of the EUβs landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as part of the European Commissionβs simplification efforts.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Namibia: British Tourist Arrested After Telling San Children to Remove Their Clothes
[New Era] A 65-year-old British tourist was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly instructed San children at the Grashoek Living Museum in the Tsumkwe West area to remove their clothes, and took photographs of them.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Africa: Is the New Global Order a Boon for International Taxation Collaboration?
[allAfrica] As countries grapple with the fallout from the Trump administration's retreat from the international order, experts question whether this will accelerate global fragmentation. Pedro Abramovay, Vice President of Programs at the Open Society Foundations, argues that this shift could, paradoxically, enable stronger international cooperation, particularly around global taxation, which would benefit Africa and...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Can Realpolitik Drive Renewed Regional Cooperation in West Africa?
[ISS] The AES-ECOWAS split has sparked pragmatic cooperation based on strategic interests between neighbouring countries.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Second man charged over fires at homes linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Police have charged 26-year-old Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc with arson with intent to endanger life, and arrested a third man over the fires.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Espionage in Germany: The most spectacular spy cases
As a supporter of Ukraine, Germany is being targeted by foreign intelligence services. But that's not just since the Ukraine war began. Here's a reminder of some prominent spy cases.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Madagascar: Outbreak Of Variant Type 1 Polio in Madagascar Declared Over
[Unicef] Antananarivo -- Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak closed. This achievement marks a major milestone in the country's ongoing efforts towards polio eradication.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Pakistan, India agree to withdraw troops by end of May, resume iconic border ceremony
India said the Punjab land border ceremony, a popular tourist attraction, would reopen to the public on Wednesday, while Pakistan claimed it had never stopped the event.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:South Africa: The Proportion Of People Of 50+ With HIV Has Doubled In 10 Years. What Does That Mean For Healthcare?
[Bhekisisa] Today, people over 50 make up the second-largest group of South Africa's HIV-positive population. Twenty years ago, they were the smallest proportion. As people age, their chances for developing health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes rise, which means more and more people will have to be treated for these conditions, on top of getting HIV care. But without tracking the numbers,...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Sierra Leone: Liberia Expresses Concerns Over Surge of Mpox Cases in Neighboring Sierra Leone
[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia's Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Institute have expressed concern over a rapid increase in mpox cases in neighboring Sierra Leone. The country has reported a total of 2,634 confirmed mpox cases and 14 deaths, marking a significant increase since the country's first cases were identified in January.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:India's 'Silicon Valley' flooded after heavy rains
Three people have been killed in Bengaluru after the city received heavy rainfall from Sunday night.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Blacklisted in the US, Chinese battery giant raises billions in Hong Kong trading debut
Tesla supplier CATL completed the worldβs largest listing of 2025 to date, with its shares surging more than 12% on the first day of trading.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Pres. Boakai Convenes Cabinet Meeting to Address Declining Aid and Boost Domestic Revenue
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday convened a high-level cabinet meeting aimed at developing strategies to increase domestic resource mobilization amid significant cuts in international aid.
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