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More unmarked graves likely at former residential school site
A indigenous nation has called on the Canadian government to release residential school attendance records to help identify unmarked graves. In May, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the initial discovery of 215 unmarked graves near...
WhatsApp blocks two million Indian accounts
WhatsApp has said it blocked over two million accounts in India in May and June for violating rules. The service said 95% of these users were blocked for violating the limits of the number of times messages can be forwarded in India. The submissio...
Goldman Sachs to require staff to wear masks from Monday
Bankers returning on Monday to Goldman Sachs’ £1bn London head office will be required to wear masks in the building despite the easing of government rules. However, unlike some competitors, Goldman will not require staff to be vaccinated to come i...
Germany floods: Merkel pledges support for victims
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged full support for the victims of some of the country’s worst flooding in decades. Record rainfall in western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, devastating the region. At least 59 people have died in...
At least 42 killed and dozens missing after record rain in Western Europe
At least 42 people have died in western Germany and many more are missing following severe floods, police say. The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings and cars have been was...
Amazon rainforest is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs in some areas, study says
Parts of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, raising fears of the potentially devastating impact on its fragile ecosystems and a further worsening of the climate crisis, according to a new study. The research...
Korean palm oil giant stripped of sustainability status
A Korean palm oil giant has been rejected from the world’s leading green certification body in the wake of a BBC investigation. As reported by BBC, the had earlier found evidence that the Korindo group had been buying up swathes of Asia’s largest r...
India stops payment service provider Mastercard from issuing cards
India’s central bank has barred Mastercard indefinitely from issuing new debit or credit cards to domestic customers. The Reserve Bank of India has accused the company of violating data storage laws. The bank said Mastercard had not complied with ...
Queues form in Durban due to shortages
Long queues have formed outside shops and petrol stations in South Africa’s port city of Durban following days of unrest sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. Firefighters are cleaning up the mess, helped by local residents wielding...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom
The free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world, Google boss Sundar Pichai has warned. He says many countries are restricting the flow of information, and the model is often taken for granted. In an in-depth interview with...
