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Reading Time (200 word/minute): 2 minutesGunmen have killed nine Pakistanis in the southeastern border area of Iran, according to Pakistani officials. The attack took place in Saravan in Sistan-Baluchestan province and the victims were identified as Pakistani laborers. Pakistan’s foreign…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesThe crisis facing the Yanomami people in Brazil continues despite efforts by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to address the situation. The encroachment on Yanomami lands by the government, corporations, illegal loggers, and miners…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 4 minutesMicrosoft is reportedly planning to lay off approximately 1,900 employees in its gaming unit, which includes Activision Blizzard and Xbox. This accounts for around 8% of Microsoft Gaming’s workforce. The layoffs are part of an…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesColombia is facing widespread devastation from forest fires, with over 17,000 hectares destroyed since November. The country is experiencing its hottest January in decades, with more than 340 fires fueled by drought, record heat, and…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesTop Palestinian officials and Hamas have criticized the decision by 10 Western countries to suspend funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians and have called for an immediate reversal of the move. The…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesDarya Trepova has been sentenced to a 27-year prison term for assassinating military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. This is the longest sentence for a woman in modern Russian history. Trepova was found guilty of terrorism, illegal…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesOpposition party Chadema in Tanzania held large rallies in Dar-es-Salaam, demanding a new constitution and a truly independent electoral commission. The demonstrations, which were the largest since the ban on rallies was lifted last year,…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesArtist Ai Weiwei believes that power fears art and poets because they challenge and defy the restrictions imposed by those in power. In his graphic memoir Zodiac, Ai discusses his lifelong struggle against power and…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesThe recent murders of two Kenyan women have drawn attention to the alarming prevalence of gender-based violence in the country. Activists are calling for stronger government measures to protect women. One victim, Rita Waeni, was…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesGerman train workers have started a six-day strike, their longest ever, which is expected to cost the country’s economy up to €1 billion ($1.09 billion). The strike, called by the railway union GDL, began on…