A law has been passed to increase the age limit for compulsory military service in Russia to 30 years. The bill presented in the lower house of parliament said that from January 1, 2024, citizens aged 18 to 30 years can be called for military service. Under the new law, recruits who are sent letters…
Social media’s role in crushing hate speech From COVID-19 to climate change, hateful exchanges among those with opposing views is a growing concern, said Latifa Akharbach, president of the High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA) in Morocco. The international community’s “failure” in managing and regulating migration “fuels the sponsors of hate speech” and helps them…
File photo In Japan, the legal age of marriage was raised from 13 to 16. According to foreign media, the age limit, which had been in place for more than a century and was the lowest in the world, was raised by Japan’s parliament on Friday. According to foreign media, this is the first time…
File photo Famous professional gamer Karel Eisenbrenner committed suicide at the age of 19. According to foreign media, he was popularly known as ‘Twiston’ and wrote ‘Good night’ in his last tweet which has been viewed more than 5.6 million times and hundreds of people liked it. According to reports, ‘Twist’ recently revealed that he…
More than seven million children under the age of five remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition aid, and over 1.9 million boys and girls* are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition. As the region comes out of one of the worst droughts in 40 years, vulnerable communities have lost cattle, crops, and entire livelihoods over the past three years of failed rains. “The crisis…
In America, the use of social media by the youth is becoming a headache for the parents as well as the government, against which efforts have been started. According to foreign media, two major US states, Utah and Arkansas, have set a limit on the use of social media by people under the age of…
Amid growing food and energy crises stoked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Financing Sustainable Transformations, says that “urgent, massive investment” is needed to accelerate positive transformation of the electricity supply industry, farming, transportation and construction. There are signs of…
