Amid raising hunger levels, the world population is expected to grow to an exponential 8 billion people this year. The announcement came from the United Nations ahead of today’s World Population Day. In 2011, the global population peaked the 7billion mark and in 2021 it stood at 7.9 billion people. There’s an expectation that it will grow further to around ...
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The United States Police in Ohio have released a video of a chase that ended with a black man shot dead. Jayland Walker died after being shot 60 times by police officers that were pursuing him. According to the police, Mr. Walker opened fire first which forced the officers to open fire in fear for their lives. However, the police ...
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The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has revealed that the Federal Government will protect women that are traveling for abortion. In June, millions of women lost the constitutional right to abort when the Supreme Court overturned 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. Since the judgement, individual states have been led to ban the procedure. Currently, they have become battlegrounds ...
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The United Kingdom has pledged to provide additional support funds to Ukraine totaling up to £1bn. This will be in support of Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion. This funding will take the military aid received by Ukraine to £2.3bn. Additionally, the UK also spent £1.5bn on supporting humanitarian and economic activities in Ukraine. The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, ...
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During the capture of the Bunagana border town on June 13 by the M23 rebel group, about 10,000 Congo refugees fled to Kisoro District. However, they are not refusing to make their return home citing the unsafe environment back where they came from. The Congo refugees are from Rutshuru, Busanza, Jomba, Gisigari, Tongo, Bunagana, and Masisi areas, all in North ...
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