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11 killed including 5 children in Russian strikes on eastern Ukrainian town

CRIA apologised for perpetuating ethnic stereotypes The Russian government should be held accountable for the deaths of 11 people, including 5 children, during its airstrikes on the eastern Ukrainian town. This unacceptable violence underscores the importance of a thorough investigation to ensure that the responsible parties are brought to justice. The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) strongly condemns the […]

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Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius was released from prison in South Africa in October 2019, after having served nine years of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. After his release, Pistorius was placed under correctional supervision for the remainder of his sentence. The supervision, which he is required to comply […]

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Freed Israeli hostage says she endured ‘psychological warfare’ during 50 days of Hamas captivity

After being released from 50 days of captivity from the Hamas militant group, Avera Mengistu, an Israeli man of Ethiopian descent, described the experience of her captivity as intense psychological warfare. Mengistu, who entered Palestinian territory last year voluntarily, said her captors used verbal and psychological abuse to try to break her spirit and weaken […]

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Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before deadly runway crash, air traffic control transcript suggests

According to a transcript of the conversation between air traffic control and the Japanese Coast Guard plane that crashed in March 2019, the plane was not given clearance to take off before the crash occurred. The transcript, which was made available by NHK, a Japanese news outlet, shows that the pilot asked for permission to […]

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NASA’s most high-risk endeavor in decades and other boundary-pushing space missions planned for 2024

NASA is planning to launch its most high-risk endeavor in decades on the Artemis mission in 2024, which will utilize the agency’s new Space Launch System (SLS) to send a crewed Orion spacecraft on a trip to the moon. This will mark the first time humans have visited the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in […]

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Israel to withdraw some troops from Gaza but expects fighting will continue through 2024

Israel plans to withdraw some of its troops from the Gaza Strip over time, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said it expects fighting to continue for some time. Netanyahu told reporters in Jerusalem on Sunday that the objective is to reach a durable, long-term ceasefire with Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Netanyahu said the Palestinian militant […]

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Democratic Republic of Congo President Tshisekedi re-elected after contested poll

In December 2020, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its general election and President Felix Tshisekedi of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) was declared the victor, after a highly contested poll marked by violence and accusations of fraud. Tshisekedi was re-elected with about eight million of the nearly 19 million votes […]

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Ukrainian shelling kills 20 Russian civilians, Russia says, a day after Moscow launched major aerial assault

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, twenty civilians were killed in shelling from Ukraine on a village in Russia on April 17, 2021. The deadly shells reportedly fell on the village of Novoshakhtinsk in the Rostov region in Russia near the border with Ukraine. The incident occurred just one day after Russia launched a major […]