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New study finds alcohol caused nearly 750,000 cancer cases last year
Many people aren’t aware of the link. By Christian Spencer Story at a glance: More than 740,000 cancer cases around the world in 2020 were linked to drinking alcohol. One in 10 people in a U.K. survey in 2018 knows alcohol could cause cancer. Men…
Zuma Arrest: African Union Speaks On Violent
Jacob Zuma Arrest Looting in South Africa African Union Speaks The African Union has condemned violent protests that erupted in South Africa following the arrest and incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma last week Wednesday. The protests have since degenerated into chaos as demonstrators are…
Protesters gather at mural of Marcus Rashford over England football racism
After Marcus Rashford and two other Black players missed penalty kicks in the final moments of the national football team’s European Championship loss to Italy, bigots defaced a mural of the Manchester United star and targeted the three online. Anti-racism demonstrators have gathered at a…
American arrested in Haitian president’s killing had US law enforcement ties
BY REUTERS . One of the Haitian American men arrested on suspicion of taking part in the assassination of Haiti’s president last week had a prior relationship with a US law enforcement agency, a US government source said on Monday. Haitian authorities last week arrested…
WHO says ‘catastrophic waves’ of new delta variant cases are driven by greed
“We’re in the midst of a growing two-track pandemic where the haves and have-nots within and between countries are increasingly divergent,” WHO leader Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus said. By Adam Barnes | July 13, 2021 Story at a glance World Health Organization Leader Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus…
Israeli filmmakers arrested in Nigeria over alleged contact with separatists
Rudy Rochman and two other Israelis were in separatist Biafran region shooting documentary about Igbo Jews By LAZAR BERMAN Three Israelis shooting a documentary in a separatist region in southeast Nigeria were arrested last week, the Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday. According to media reports, Nigerian…
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