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How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

LONDON: Most people have accumulated a pile of data – selfies, emails, videos and more – on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to it when we die? It’s wise to draft a will spelling out who inherits your physical assets after you’re gone, but …

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Japan’s SMEs could be election losers as parties vow wage hikes

Japans SMEs could be election losers as parties vow wage

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s political parties are promising to raise the minimum wage, a step that may win votes in Sunday’s general election but could squeeze the small and midsize firms that form the backbone of the world’s fourth-largest economy. The wage-hike pledges particularly threaten small businesses, which account for two-thirds …

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In Ghana, Sahel jihadis find refuge and supplies, sources say

In Ghana Sahel jihadis find refuge and supplies sources say

NAIROBI/ACCRA (Reuters) – Islamist militants fighting in Burkina Faso are discreetly using Ghana’s north as a logistical and medical rear base to sustain their insurgency, seven sources told Reuters, a move that could help them expand their footprint in West Africa. The sources, who include Ghanaian security officials and regional …

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Young Londoners push for world’s first Afro hair emojis

Young Londoners push for worlds first Afro hair emojis

LONDON: Aiming to break down beauty stereotypes and make the digital world more inclusive, a group of young students and professionals from London have designed what they hope will become the first ever emojis of Black and mixed-race hairstyles. The project, a partnership between youth-led organisation RISE.365 and PR agency …

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UK warns Russian strikes on Black Sea delay grain supplies to Palestinians, global south

UK warns Russian strikes on Black Sea delay grain supplies

MELBOURNE (Reuters): Russia’s increased attacks on the Black Sea ports in Ukraine are delaying vital aid reaching Palestinians and stopping crucial grain supplies from being delivered to the global south, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said late Tuesday. “Russia’s indiscriminate strikes on ports in the Black Sea underscore that (Russian …

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US govt wants half of its $20 billion loan to Ukraine to be military aid

US govt wants half of its 20 billion loan to

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is trying to provide Ukraine with $10 billion in military aid as part of its $20 billion commitment to the country under a $50 billion loan coordinated with the G7 and European Union, the White House National Security Council said on Wednesday. The United …

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Pelicot mass rape trial in France may spur changes to the law

Pelicot mass rape trial in France may spur changes to

AVIGNON, France (Reuters) – France may introduce changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time, after a mass rape trial shook the country, challenging the limits of existing legislation and prompting some leading politicians to call for change. Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging his wife …

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Explainer-UN nature talks debate rules for genetic information. What does that mean?

Explainer UN nature talks debate rules for genetic information What does

(Reuters) – Countries are expected to reach a deal at this month’s U.N. COP16 nature summit on how the world uses and pays for genetic information extracted from nature, according to negotiators. Experts refer to this data as “digital sequence information,” or DSI for short. Here is what you need …

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A man’s world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears

A mans world Japan makes tepid push on gender gap

ODAWARA, Japan (Reuters) – Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country’s male dominated politics. Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has promised to narrow one of …

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Capitol riot defendants face upheld trespassing charges in US court

Capitol riot defendants face upheld trespassing charges in US court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the use of a criminal trespassing charge against nearly all of the 1,500 defendants accused of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, rejecting an attempt to further restrict the charges available to prosecutors. In …

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