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UK controversy over police unlawfully keeping images of innocent people – report

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Privacy fears have been raised in the UK over police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for the purposes of facial recognition, The Guardian reports.

Assad regime falls as Syrian rebels capture Damascus

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The Syrian government has fallen, in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family following a rapid rebel offensive. Syrian rebels declared

Janusz Waluś to be deported to Poland

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Janusz Waluś, who had been on parole since 2022, is to be deported. On Friday the government confirmed the decision to deport Waluś and said the

Boycotting Israeli academia is threatening research funding – Pandor

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Solidarity with ‘Palestine’ is threatening research funding at some South African universities. Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, said that several universities could

India dismisses talk of a BRICS currency to challenge the dollar

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India’s Reserve Bank has dismissed talk of a new BRICS currency being developed to challenge the US dollar.  This followed threats from US president-elect Donald

Rebel advance in Syria creates ‘real possibility’ of Assad’s fall

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Syrian rebels have taken control of the strategic city of Hama, dealing a serious blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran,

French government collapses after PM Michel Barnier was ousted in no-confidence vote

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MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him – just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron. The former Brexit

Opportunity and affordability reverse semigration

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Affordability is pushing some South Africans from expensive areas like Cape Town to more affordable towns in the Western Cape, or to Gauteng for better

Status quo likely in Ireland after election

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An election in Ireland is likely to see the status quo remain, with the two biggest parties in the previous governing coalition Fianna Fail (FF)

Pope writes letter of support to Nicaraguan Catholics facing persecution

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Pope Francis has written a letter of support to the Catholics of Nicaragua, who are living under an increasingly authoritarian government which had clamped down