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Alabama bans DEI programmes and ‘divisive concepts’ in public colleges
The bill, called SB129, bans publicly-funded institutions from maintaining DEI offices or teaching 'divisive concepts'.
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Two bar workers arrested in Russia’s first LGBTQ ‘extremism’ case
The suspects will remain in custody until May 18 and face as long as 10 years in prison if found guilty.
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Modi’s India plans its own democracy index, after global rankings downgrade
The index is being finalised ahead of elections, with New Delhi worried about global criticism hurting sovereign ratings
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‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine
In its first in-depth report on the situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence of intimidation and torture
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Musk’s Neuralink hosts livestream showing quadriplegic playing online chess
Video introduces 29-year-old man as first patient to use start-up's brain-chip technology.
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At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia
Those rescued include 42 men, 18 women and nine children after boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province.
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‘No dancing in the streets’: Why has Cambodia banned musical vehicle horns?
Authorities across Cambodia have been ordered to remove musical horns from vehicles and put a stop to roadside dancing.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 756
As the war enters its 756th day, these are the main developments.
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Births crisis: Nearly every country to shrink by 2100, study warns
Sub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born by turn of century, Lancet study says.
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Q&A: Taiwan whistleblower Rex How on the challenge of generational change
How exposed a secret China trade pact triggering 2014's Sunflower Movement. Ten years on, much has changed.
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Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration
SB4 allows Texas to detain and deport migrants. Experts say it would beckon in new era of US policy if allowed to stand.
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Blinken begins latest Middle East tour, set to meet Arab leaders in Cairo
US secretary of state is expected to discuss a truce deal, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, among other topics.
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Who is arming Israel’s war on Gaza?
Weapons manufacturers could face legal scrutiny for supplying Israel.
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Israeli airstrike on car in Jenin kills 3
A security camera captures the moment an Israeli airstrike hits a car in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
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Fitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion
Revenues from Qatar's LNG fields will provide budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said.
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US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition
The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set by the Biden administration.
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Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?
House of Lords deals blow to ruling Conservatives’ ‘stop the boats’ policy.
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Sudan one of the ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’, UN warns
The UN says a 'humanitarian travesty' is playing out in Sudan amid international inattention and inaction.
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Ireland PM Leo Varadkar to step down
In a surprise address, Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced he’s stepping down as the country’s leader.
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UN says e-waste is piling up worldwide as recycling rates remain low
The UN says about 62 million tonnes of e-waste was generated in 2022.
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