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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens for Muslim prayers
Thousands of Turks gathered near Hagia Sophia early on Friday for the first prayers there since President Tayyip Erdogan declared the monument, revered by Christians…
Brands urged to stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang over forced labor fears
Major retailers must stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region due to the “grave risk of forced labor”, a coalition of civil society groups say, amid…
Chinese millennials drink milk to boost immunity amid pandemic
One debate fueled by the coronavirus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee (porridge) for breakfast, or milk and toast. It’s a serious…
‘I’m ashamed of our rulers’: Bulgarians on why anti-government protests are continuing
Thousands of protesters have again taken to the streets in Bulgaria to protest alleged government corruption, with many calling for the resignation of Prime Minister…
German sniffer dogs show promise at detecting coronavirus
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover have found that trained sniffer dogs could be used to detect COVID-19 in human samples with a…
Enormous amount of plastic will fill oceans, land by 2040 even with immediate global action, report says
More than 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste will flow into the world’s oceans and land over the next two decades without widespread intervention, according…
Japan’s average minimum wage should stay the same amid virus resurgence: panel
Japan’s average minimum hourly wage should be maintained at the current level, a subcommittee of the government’s Central Minimum Wage Council decided on July 22,…
Australia’s water market is excluding Indigenous people, study finds
Aboriginal people hold less than 1% of all water licences in Australia, a form of economic and cultural dispossession that needs urgent redress, according to…
Tackling Dengue fever by turning female mosquitoes into males
Research undertaken at Virgina Tech has demonstrated how the alteration of a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile male mosquitoes. The…
Facebook and Instagram to examine racist algorithms
Facebook has acknowledged that it needs to do more to combat racism on its platforms and is setting up two groups to examine its policies…
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