D Billions is a quartet of Kyrgyz singers whose performances for kids on YouTube have received 31 billion viewings, more than pop star Taylor Swift or South Korean sensation, BTS. As Global Voices explained, D Billions could be Kyrgyzstan’s biggest cultural export. Officials have been...
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A Guatemalan court this week sentenced a prominent journalist to six years in prison on money laundering charges, a trial that prompted criticism from press and human rights groups, NPR reported. Judges found José Rubén Zamora, founder of Guatemala's El Periódico newspaper, guilty of money laundering...
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A British parliamentary inquiry found that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over gatherings held in his Downing Street office and residence during the country’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns, USA Today reported Thursday. In a 30,000-word report, the lower house’s Privileges Committee – which probes...
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The Taliban’s religious police will be monitoring wedding halls in the Afghan capital Kabul to enforce a ban on playing music, the latest crackdown by the religious group against activities they consider a violation of the teachings of Islam, Al Jazeera reported. The Ministry for the...
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This week, Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia entered a crucial phase, with both sides engaged in a battle of attrition, according to Reuters. Russian forces have fortified their positions with obstacles and defenses, while Ukraine aimed to exploit gaps in Russia’s defense for tactical advantage. Moscow’s...
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More than 80 percent of the world’s oceans remain unexplored and the recent discovery of thousands of new deep-sea species offers a glimpse into this unknown world, CBS News reported. Marine scientists found more than 5,500 different species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific...
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