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Sydney Council’s Ban On Same-Sex Parenting Books In Libraries Sparks Uproar

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The amendment was put forward by councillor Steve Christou. (Representative pic) A Sydney council has voted to ban same-sex parenting books from local libraries, sparking discrimination and censorship concerns. According to The Guardian, at a meeting last week, the Cumberland City Council in western Sydney voted on a new plan for its eight libraries. The…

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How Record-Breaking Heat Is Impacting Education In Asia

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Not only are the temperatures higher, but the high temperatures remain much longer. (File) Bangkok, Thailand: Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children. The arrival of seasonal rains has now brought relief to some parts…

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Explained | Israel’s limited military operation in Rafah

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Smoke billows after Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, May 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Israel advancing with a long-anticipated ground invasion of Rafah and seizing control of the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday, shortly after Hamas announced its acceptance of…

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Russia Says US Trying To Destabilise India During Lok Sabha Polls: Report

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US aims to destabilise India during the election, the Russian foreign ministry has said New Delhi: The US aims to destabilise India during the 2024 general election, the Russian foreign ministry has said after a US federal commission’s report criticised New Delhi for alleged violations of religious freedom. RT news, a Russian government-owned news network,…

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Former Fiji PM Bainimarama handed one-year prison sentence

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Fiji’s former prime minister Frank Bainimarama (C) arrives at the Magistrates Court in Suva on February 7, 2024. Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced on May 9 to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice, following a high stakes court battle. | Photo Credit: AFP Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank…

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Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

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Local residents sing a theme song written by protesters “Glory to Hong Kong” at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Sept. 11, 2019. An appeals court Wednesday, May 8, 2024 granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms…

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Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it’s not permanent

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This satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC shows two Chinese corvettes docked at the Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Cambodia’s Defense Ministry insisted Wednesday that the monthslong presence of two Chinese warships at a strategically important naval base that has been newly expanded with funding from…

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2 Brothers From Haryana Arrested For Killing Indian Student In Australia

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The victim and the accused were residents of Haryana’s Karnal New Delhi: Two brothers from Haryana have been arrested in Australia for stabbing to death a 22-year-old MTech student from India. Abhijeet and Robin Gartan were arrested in New South Wales’s Goulburn on Tuesday, two days after the fatal stabbing of Navjeet Sandhu in the…

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African Union ‘firmly condemns’ Israeli incursion into Rafah

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African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The African Union condemned Wednesday the Israeli military’s moves into southern Gaza’s Rafah, calling for the international community to stop “this deadly escalation” of the war. AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat “firmly condemns the extension of this war to the Rafah crossing”, said…

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“Looking forward to productive discussions…”: Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer arrives in India

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Madives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer arrives in India. | Photo Credit: X@MEAIndia Maldivian Foreign Minister, Moosa Zameer, who is on an official visit to India, said that he looks forward to productive discussions, and experiencing the vibrant culture of India. Upon his arrival in the national capital on Wednesday, Moosa Zameer, in a post on…

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