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Passive income scam falsely linked to Royal Bank of Canada
[ad_1] Screenshot taken July 12, 2024 from FacebookThe post mimics several other passive income offers AFP has debunked."This is a fraudulent ad. We encourage all consumers to be vigilant when it...
Iraq veteran nearly lost family over PTSD
[ad_1] An Iraq war veteran from Kent said he would have lost everything had he not sought help for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Simon Stanley, from Canterbury, said the condition...
Ford Super Duty Could Get Multi-Energy Tech—Perhaps Even a Hybrid
[ad_1] Ford Super Duty Could Get Multi-Energy TechFordFord is adding a third North American assembly plant for its Super Duty trucks in Ontario, Canada.Ford says this plant will be able...
Amnesty accuses Israel of illegally detaining, torturing Palestinians
[ad_1] The London-based human rights organization Amnesty International has accused Israel of mistreating and torturing Palestinian prisoners.Under the Unlawful Combatants Law, Israel systematically detains Palestinians "incommunicado," the group said, with...
Swimming, soccer, and surveillance: Paris preps for an AI-monitored Olympics
[ad_1] When this year’s Summer Olympics kicks off in Paris, France next week, nearly 100 floats filled with the world’s leading athletes are expected to chug their way across the...
Nine suspects from far-right neo-Nazi group detained in Germany
[ad_1] Ten flats have been searched and nine suspects detained in raids targeting supporters of the far-right extremist Third Way party in eastern Germany, police and the Berlin public prosecutor's...
One Million Russians Lose Power When Alarm Goes Off at Nuclear Plant
[ad_1] My BadWhile heat waves batter Europe and the rest of the world, a million people in Southern Russia lost power due to a nuclear false alarm.As Radio Free Europe reports...
Lactalis plans investment for Colombia dairy facility
[ad_1] Lactalis has confirmed it plans to invest €3m ($3.2m) at one of its three manufacturing facilities in Colombia.The site in Medellín, Antioquia, which produces UHT milk, cream and dairy...
Video shows Tanzanian politicians at a funeral, not Kenyan MPs hiding after deadly protests
[ad_1] A screenshot of the false Nigerian X post, taken on July 16, 2024“Kenyan parliamentarians, after running for their lives ended up eating in the bush,” reads part of the...
Namibia refuses to extend visa for Ugandan monarch
[ad_1] The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment in the country since April.King Mutebi II of...
African Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company
[ad_1] CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The African Development Bank said Thursday it had approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa's state-owned rail and ports company, Transnet.The 25-year...
Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters
[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celcius (104 Fahrenheit) in a large swathe of...