Ukrainian president tells UN General Assembly Russia has weaponised food, energy and children

Ukrainian president tells UN General Assembly Russia has weaponised food, energy and children

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin and another official, accusing them of abducting children from Ukraine. Russian officials have denied any forced transfers of children, saying some Ukrainian youngsters are in foster care.

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Public intellectualism in Uganda is in steep recession due to overemphasis of academicism, scholasticism and politics

Public intellectualism in Uganda is in steep recession due to overemphasis of academicism, scholasticism and politics

Although some intellectuals and public intellectuals kept afloat, it became clear that their role would be limited as Uganda manifested more and more as a closed state with one strong party in power and opposition parties kept in abeyance, unable to operate as alternative sources of ideas freely. And even if they gave ideas, it was unlikely that ideas bred from outside the NRM mainstream would be given much attention.

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Study finds women who use beauty products with ‘forever chemicals’ face high risk of cancer

Study finds women who use beauty products with ‘forever chemicals’ face high risk of cancer

Researchers led by Dr Max Aung of the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, examined data from more than 10,000 people aged 20 or older. he data were collected from 2005-2018 through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a Centres for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance programme.

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