A number of shocking claims made by Israel in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks were false or misleading, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has found. To reach this conclusion, the I-Unit examined hours of video, including recordings recovered from dead Hamas fighters, and conducted interviews with witnesses and survivors of the attacks. Stay informed...
On February 24, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine will enter its third grueling year, with no sign of ending. Countries around the world have imposed sanctions intended to cripple Russia’s ability to wage war, but the flow of high-tech foreign goods into the country continues. A new investigation by Buro Media, Verstka, and OCCRP exposes...
The Zone 5, Headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force, has warned a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) in Edo against misleading narrative concerning the murder of one Edwin Ogiamen. Ogiamen was the Okaighele and youth leader of Ubiaza community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government of Edo, who was murdered on March 29, 2023. A statement by DSP...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian Police Force has extended a sincere apology to the families and the public at large for the information shared earlier that the victim, Sonia Ndimulunde (33), who was shot and injured yesterday by her boyfriend in a GBV incident in Katutura, had succumbed to injuries in the hospital. Deputy Commissioner Kauna...
YouTube will start removing false claims about cancer treatments as part of an ongoing effort to build out its medical misinformation policy. CNN reports that under the updated policy, YouTube will prohibit “content that promotes cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective, or content that discourages viewers from seeking professional medical treatment”. Source link
Business Reporter IN line with efforts to avoid Namibia being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Parliament this week issued new changes to the Close Corporations (CC) Amendment Act Bill, which will impose a fine not exceeding N$10 million and/or 10 years’ imprisonment for individuals/companies knowingly withholding information about the beneficial owners of...
Despite the global surge for sustainable lab-grown diamonds, Namibia currently has no regulations that prevent synthetic diamond manufacturers from marketing and selling lab-produced diamonds as natural diamonds. This was revealed by Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo during the inauguration of the Diamond Board of Namibia here on Monday. The board of 12 members...