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30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/iran-executed-over-900-people-in-2024-including-dozens-of-women-un/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including 31 women, marking a rise in capital punishment cases, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.Most executions were for drug-related offenses, but political dissidents and individuals linked to the 2022 protests—spar

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/cyberattacks-targeting-deepseek-originated-in-us-claims-chinas-state-media/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:Major and sustained cyberattacks on the Chinese AI model DeepSeek originated in the US, Chinese media reported on Thursday.The cyberattack on DeepSeek began on Jan. 3 and peaked on Monday and Tuesday with a massive brute-force attack from US IP addresses, the South China Morn

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/ev-sales-to-exceed-20-million-units-in-2025-report/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:The global electric vehicle (EV) market is set for another year of robust growth this year, with sales expected to exceed 20 million units, an 18 percent hike from 2024, according to Rho Motion, a leading EV research firm, on Tuesday.This growth comes amid shifting legisl

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/teachers-change-lives-but-what-makes-a-great-teacher/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:Excellent teachers can change our lives. Researchers have shown that good teachers encourage us to think critically, reflect and learn across disciplines. These are all skills that can set us up for life.I have had the privilege of being taught by a few brilliant teache

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/syria-appoints-sharaa-as-interim-president-dissolves-all-armed-factions/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:Syria's new authorities announced that Ahmed al Sharaa, who took the helm after longtime ruler Bashar al Assad's ouster last month, was appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.Sharaa was appo

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/rwandan-backed-m23-rebel-group-seeks-local-power-in-drc-not-just-control-over-mining-operations/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vas

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/hamas-releases-female-israeli-soldier-under-gaza-ceasefire-deal/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:The Palestinian group Hamas set free a female Israeli soldier in Gaza on Thursday under a ceasefire agreement with Israel.Agam Berger was handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Al-Razan area in the Jabalia refugee camp in north

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/quran-burning-provocateur-momika-shot-dead-in-sweden-state-broadcaster-reports/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, was shot dead in his apartment in Sweden on Wednesday night, state media reported on Thursday.Salwan Sabah Matti Momika, 38, was found dead at his address in the city of Sodertalje, public broadcaster SVT

30/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/mexican-president-sheinbaum-to-seek-explanation-from-google-over-gulf-of-mexico-name-change/2025/01/30/

Thu 30 January 2025:Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration will send a letter to US tech giant Google to address President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”The executive order was among the first signed b

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29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/coca-cola-recalls-beverages-in-europe/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:Global beverage giant Coca-Cola has recalled multiple products sold in some European countries where high levels of chlorate were detected.The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) said the recall involves products manufactured between Nov. 23

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/vatican-warns-of-shadow-of-evil-from-artificial-intelligence/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:The Vatican issued new guidelines on Tuesday on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), warning of the negative impacts of this technology.AI can fundamentally make a positive contribution and highlight opportunities in various areas of societal life, according to the ne

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/watch-secret-journeys-of-ethiopian-jews-to-israel/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:Isolated from much of Judaism for centuries and now discriminated against in Israel today. This is the story of an ancient Jewish community commonly known as Falasha Jews - primarily from Ethiopia - and the secret, politically controversial smuggling operations that brought t

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/bangladesh-needs-systemic-reform-to-end-rights-abuse-hrw/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:NGO warns interim government must act to avoid return of rights abuses seen under former PM.Bangladesh risks the return of the rights abuses seen under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unless robust reform is instituted, an international NGO has warned.The

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/south-african-telescope-discovers-a-giant-galaxy-thats-32-times-bigger-than-earths/2025/01/29/

 Inkathazo’s glowing plasma jets are shown in red and yellow. The starlight from other surrounding galaxies can be seen in the background. K.K.L Charlton (UCT), MeerKAT, HSC, CARTA, IDIA, CC BYWed 29 January 2025:You may not know it, but right now there’s a huge cosmic rave party happe

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/hamas-explores-efforts-to-form-national-unity-government-in-gaza-during-egypt-visit/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:Palestinian group, Hamas, said Tuesday that it discussed with Egyptian officials efforts to form a national unity government in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.In a statement, Hamas said a group delegation held discussions in Cairo with Egyptian intelligence chie

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/donald-trump-intends-to-withdraw-american-troops-from-syria/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:US President Donald Trump intends to withdraw thousands of American troops from Syria, according to Israeli media on Tuesday.Israel's official public broadcasting Kan reported that "senior White House officials conveyed a message to their Israeli counterparts indicating

29/01/2025

https://independentpress.cc/china-rejects-cia-claim-on-covid-19-lab-leak/2025/01/29/

Wed 29 January 2025:China on Monday dismissed the lab leak theory on COVID-19 origins proposed by the CIA, calling it baseless and emphasizing the need for scientific investigation, state media reported."The origin of coronavirus is a scientific issue and should be determined by scient