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Post circulating in Ethiopia makes misleading claims about Middle East frictions
Tensions in the Middle East region have increased after Iran launched unprecedented attacks on Israel, prompting similar strikes from Israel days later. Fearing worse to come, world leaders have urged restraint. A post published on Facebook claims the United Nations called Iran’s missile barrage “self-defence”, adding the US purportedly threatened to cease its support of Israel in the event of a military response. However, these claims are misleading: the UN told AFP Fact Check it has not endors
4-min read - SportGlasgow Live
Glasgow man takes coach to his own funeral to experience 'one last ride'
After spending his retired years "pottering about" his son's coach yard, it was a running joke that Joe McCrystal wouldn’t have a hearse for his funeral but instead a coach - and he has now well and truly fulfilled that 'final wish'.
2-min read - NewsManchester Evening News
The bad smell that triggered a huge new search of beauty spot in Salford murder inquiry
Police have been scouring Kersal Wetlands after a man's body parts were discovered
2-min read - ScienceAFP
Movie recycles old myths about CO2, climate change
A movie questioning the role of humans in climate change has sparked claims that carbon dioxide (CO2) has never driven temperature increases in the past and therefore cannot cause global warming. This is misleading; experts told AFP the historical record shows clear evidence that greenhouse gas emissions are heating up the planet .
4-min read - BusinessGlasgow Live
Glasgow council seeks statue experts for George Square makover
Experts are wanted to transport and conserve 11 statues, some of which are A-listed, when the revamp of George Square gets underway.
2-min read - NewsReuters
German spy agency warns companies against being too "naive" on China
Germany's domestic spy agency told companies on Wednesday they should be on guard against industrial espionage by Beijing, warning them not to be naive or over-reliant on China. The warning from the agency's deputy head Sinan Selen came days after three German nationals were arrested on suspicion of handing over technology with military applications - a case which has highlighted mounting anxiety across Western Europe about Chinese spying. Germany is seen as particularly under threat due to i
2-min read - NewsRFI
Armenian genocide remembered as Assyrians fight for acknowledgement of their plight
Overshadowed by the Armenian genocide that cost the lives of some 1,5 million people, and which is commemorated on 24 April, the experience of other minorities that were targeted by the Ottoman Empire is often forgotten. Yet a smaller group, which was almost wiped out is now trying to gain recognition for its plight. "A lady, a relative of mine, escaped with her two daughters. Soon after, they were recaptured, and the two girls were carried away to slavery. Their mother died," writes Yonan Shahb
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