A US senator has called for a government investigation into the impact on national security of garlic imports from China.
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UK: Bristol University Bans Singing of National Anthem At Graduation Ceremony
Bristol university has reportedly axed the National Anthem from graduation ceremonies unless a member of the royal family is physically present at the ceremony as reported by mainly UK right wing media.
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BURKINA FASO: Constitutionally Drops French As Official Language
The Burkinabe government adopted on Wednesday a bill revising the Constitution and henceforth enshrining national languages as official languages in place of French which is relegated to the rank of “working language”.
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BELGIUM: Ghent Mayor Forced To Cancel Black Female Santa Tradition
A Belgian city has cancelled plans for a black female Santa Claus to hand out presents to children after critics labelled the event as ‘woker than woke’.
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SWITZERLAND: Hands Over Suspected Stolen Marble Sculpture To Libya
The Swiss Federal Office of Culture has handed over the marble sculpture of the head of a young woman from the Hellenistic period, around 2,000 years old to the Libyan Embassy in Bern.
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UK: Government Unveils New Rule To Cut Net Migration
A new five-point plan to cut immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and raising the minimum salary for a skilled worker visa.
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UK: Welsh Couple Shocked As Garden Ornament Turn Out To Be Unexploded Bomb
A couple who kept a live bomb as a garden ornament for decades have said they were sorry that their “old friend” had been detonated by a bomb disposal unit.
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GERMANY: ‘Sex Noise’ Prank Interrupts Euro 2024 Draws
Euro 2024 group-stage draw in Hamburg was sabotaged by an embarrassing sex-noise prank. Loud moaning noises could be heard several times in the background during the latter stages as the draw for next summer’s men’s European Championship in Germany was being conducted at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall.
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RUSSIA: Police Raid Gay Bars In Moscow Following Supreme Court Outlaw
Police in Moscow have raided several gay clubs and bars a day after Russia’s Supreme Court moved to outlaw the “LGBT movement” labelling them as ‘extremists.
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COP28: Host Nation Plans To Strike Oil Deals @ Climate Talks
As world leaders are meeting to discuss tackling climate change at the 28th annual United Nations summit in Dubai, a leaked briefing documents reveal the host nation plans to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations according to a BBC report.
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