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Iran Sentences 20-year-old Instagram Influencer Couple to 10 Years in Prison for Dancing in Public Without
The Islamic state of Iran has sentenced two 20-year-olds to more than a decade in prison for the crime...
Massive Study Concludes Masks Ineffective at Preventing COVID-19 Spread
Research carried out by the Cochrane Institute that looked at 78 global studies involving over one million...
Poland Expands Defense Budget as Russo-Ukrainian Conflict Rages
On. Jan. 30, the Polish government announced that it would boost its defense budget following Russia’...
Canada Bracing for Another Food Price Increase as Holiday Price Freeze Ends
Canadians can expect to pay more — a lot more — at the grocery store in the coming days after a holiday...
Russia Advances in Eastern Ukraine as Zelenskiy Warns of Tougher Battles
The situation on the front lines in eastern Ukraine "has become tougher" as Russian forces push for gains...
Erdogan Hints at Accepting Finland’s NATO Membership; Rejects Sweden Amidst Tensions
On Jan. 29, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hinted that his government may approve of Finland joining...
ChatGPT Creator Paid Kenyans $1.32 an Hour to Review Obscene and Violent Content for Self-censorship
OpenAI, the company that owns the trendy ChatGPT artificial intelligence text generator, paid workers...
France to Withdraw Forces From Burkina Faso; Junta Supporters Celebrate
On Jan. 25, France announced that it will pull its troops from the West African nation of Burkina Faso...
Canada’s CBC in Decline as New Allegations of Fake News Emerge
Canada’s state-funded national broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), is fielding...