France accuses Russia of cyberattacks on public services, private companies, and media outlets
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France accuses Russia of cyberattacks on public services, private companies, and media outlets
It's not the first time a Western power has accused the Russian military agency GRU of cyberattacks, but never before has Paris has implicated...
How Africa is harnessing space technology for early warning systems against climate disasters
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How Africa is harnessing space technology for early warning systems against climate disasters
In 2022, more than 110 million people in Africa were directly affected by weather, climate and water-related hazards causing more than USD 8.5 bill...
Was the proposal of a nuclear consortium in Kazakhstan just a sham?
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Was the proposal of a nuclear consortium in Kazakhstan just a sham?
Now that Rosatom has been picked, the population has yet to discover what part Kazakhstan will play.
Landscape with healing herbs: An essay by Ukrainian writer Yulia Stakhivska
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Landscape with healing herbs: An essay by Ukrainian writer Yulia Stakhivska
In this essay, Ukrainian writer Yulia Stakhivska describes how cities partially destroyed by Russia’s invasion of 2022 learn to rebuild their ima...
The sentencing of Bahruz Samadov and the rise of post-war paranoia in Azerbaijan
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The sentencing of Bahruz Samadov and the rise of post-war paranoia in Azerbaijan
"I thought with my death, I would send a message as a last word to the state the country is in," Samadov told Ali.
Ukraine’s Chernobyl disaster gives birth to new expressions of folklore
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Ukraine’s Chernobyl disaster gives birth to new expressions of folklore
The April 1986 disaster at Chernobyl’s nuclear powerstation is remembered as one of the darkest moments of Ukrainian history, but it is also insp...
Another round of escalation in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia
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Another round of escalation in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia
The news of two Azerbaijani brothers, Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, getting killed following raids in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on June 27, ...
Australian court says journalist was unfairly removed from work over Gaza post
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Australian court says journalist was unfairly removed from work over Gaza post
"ABC decision makers failed in their duty to push back against outside interference, racism and bullying."
Thai protesters demand prime minister's resignation over leaked call with Cambodian leader
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Thai protesters demand prime minister's resignation over leaked call with Cambodian leader
The group is demanding that Paetongtarn resign and for coalition parties to withdraw from the government. It is also calling for people to join the...
From the Congo to Kenya, timber trafficking is flourishing
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From the Congo to Kenya, timber trafficking is flourishing
In East Africa, a lack of border controls and widespread fraud facilitate the illegal timber trade, which has become increasingly mainstream.