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Prince William Launches Homewards Initiative to End Homelessness Key Points: Prince William and his charitable Royal Foundation have launched a new initiative called Homewards with the aim of ending homelessness across the UK. The Homewards initiative promises a “transformative approach” to the issue of homelessness and will create a “tried and tested model that can …

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– Sandra Torres, Guatemala’s former first lady, is set to face a run-off election in August after failing to secure enough votes to win outright in the first round of the country’s presidential election. – Torres, running on a center-left platform, is expected to face Bernardo Arevalo in the run-off. – Both candidates have promised …

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Tech giants could face hefty fines for disinformation in Australia Key Points: Australia has proposed legislation that could lead to tech giants, such as Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok, facing fines of up to five percent of their annual global turnover for failing to tackle disinformation on their platforms. The Australian Communications and Media Authority …

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Climax of annual hajj could break attendance records Key Points: Saudi officials say this year’s hajj – one of the five pillars of Islam – could be the biggest in history, with numbers capped in previous years because of Covid pandemic. After performing the ritual circumambulation of the Kaaba, worshippers set off for Mina, about …

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Summary of the News Article Australia’s Government confirmed the payment of $350 million annually to keep the Nauru facility open. The Australian Government faced criticism from human rights groups and the UN over its treatment of refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru. The government received opportunities to resettle refugees to the US, however, not all …

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News Summary Kairos and Ivan and Phoebe Connect Readers to the Past Books Kairos and Ivan and Phoebe aim at connecting readers to time past and making the past feel immediacy. Jenny Erpenbeck’s Kairos is a novel about a woman who finds herself in different versions of the same life after her child dies, connecting …

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EU Countries Agree to Increase Military Aid Fund for Ukraine EU countries have agreed to increase the maximum size of the fund used to finance military aid for Ukraine by 3.5 billion euros. The European Peace Facility has already allocated 4.6 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine. Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, asked …

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Summary of Current World Events Russian Government Releases Footage of Defence Minister Following Uprising Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was shown in a 47-second video, his first appearance since the uprising against his leadership by Wagner, a mercenary group The video, which lacked sound, shows Shoigu in consultations with other military officers during a visit …

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Current World Events Summary Unusual Ocean Temps Bring Early Hurricane Season The Atlantic Ocean is much warmer than usual for this time of the year Scientists are worried because higher-than-normal temperatures could lead to more hurricanes The National Hurricane Center is tracking two brewing systems in the Atlantic, a rare occurrence in June Higher water …

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Moscow Officials Cancel Counter-Terror Regime Imposed During Mutiny Moscow Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, cancelled the counter-terrorism regime imposed in the capital city during an alleged mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. The announcement was made via statement on the Telegram messaging service on Monday. Reports say that similar regimes have been cancelled in the Voronezh and …

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