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Photo credit: CTV News A temporary ban on Iranian pistachio and pistachio products has been announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency amid a Salmonella outbreak in Canada. The Toronto Star reports that the CFIA announced the restraints on Saturday as part of an ongoing investigation into the nuts and related products after over 100 people across…

Photo credit: Global News The world’s highest bridge opened to traffic in China on September 28, according to state media. The Straits Media reports that it has achieved an engineering feat three years in the making, surpassing the record held by another bridge in the same province. The Huajing Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and…

Photo credit: CNN Predictably, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza. Asharq Al-Awsat reports that he agave a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating civil war. According to him, “Western leaders may have buckled under…

Photo credit: VOA A resolution to extend sanctions relief to Iran under a 2015 nuclear deal failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Friday. China and Russia had tabled the draft and it received four votes in favour, nine against and two abstentions. It sought to extend the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) for six months, as well…

Photo credit: Bermama The death toll from floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand rose to seven, according to authorities on September 27. The Straits Times reports that over 260,000 people across several provinces along the Chao Phraya river were impacted by flooding this week, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation….

Photo credit: Al Jazeera Japan’s foreign aid program has scrapped a cultural exchange initiative with African countries after an online misinformation campaign led to a torrent of complaints and fear of increased immigration. AlJazeera reports that the country’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced on Thursday that it will cancel the Africa Hometown scheme, after an episode that…

Photo credit: BBC The French navy has seized almost 10 tonnes of cocaine, worth $610m off the coast of West Africa, according to French authorities. Two French naval vessels operating as part of Operation Corymbe intercepted the cocaine  haul from an unflagged fishing vessel on Monday, acting on a tip-off from maritime intelligence, anti-drug authorities…