The US State Department has announced it will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day with public messaging. This ends a decades-long tradition of raising awareness on 1 December.
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The Trump administration will no longer mark World AIDS Day
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FCTC rebuts EU states’ claims tying tax rises to illicit trade
The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products closed with new commitments to strengthen co-operation.
Representatives of 60 parties agreed on concrete measures to fight against the illicit trade in tobacco.
“The…
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France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers next year
ShutterstockPresident Macron said the new form of voluntary service was an “act of trust in our youth” A limited form of military service will be re-introduced in France in response to growing fears of a confrontation with Russia.
More than 25 years after conscription was phased out, the plan will…
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Video. Shark attack kills woman, injures man in Australia
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A shark attacked two mid-20s swimmers at Crowdy Bay National Park in Australia, killing a woman and seriously injuring a man. A bystander’s quick first aid likely…
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‘America-first’ pricing: Higher fees for foreigners at US national parks stoke tourism concerns
By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY with AP
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A $100-per-person (€86) charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon…
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OpenAI confirms ChatGPT data breach. Here is everything we know
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI has confirmed a security incident, which it says is not its fault.
The data breach involves a third-party analytics provider,…
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Capping Ukrainian army would ‘pave the road to hell’, former Foreign Minister Kuleba tells Euronews
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Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that reducing the size of Ukraine’s armed forces as part of a peace deal with Russia would…
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Candace Owens says Macrons ordered her assassination, but provides no evidence
Taking to X to make an “urgent” statement, US conservative influencer and podcaster Candace Owens alleged that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte had “paid” for her assassination.
Her X post from 22 November has garnered more than 40 million views.
Although internet users…
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Coca-Cola sued by the estate of Johnny Cash for ‘pirating’ country music legend’s voice
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Johnny Cash’s estate has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola for a commercial, for which the company allegedly hired a tribute singer to imitate the…
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EU Ombudsman says Commission guilty of maladministration in opening up climate laws
The EU’s corporate watchdog found the European Commission’s decision to re-open the bloc’s due diligence law without climate assessments amounted to malpractice.
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