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China faces scrutiny over minority rights as UN body reviews record

Western countries used a U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record on Tuesday to press for more freedom of expression and protection of ethnic minorities.Over 160 countries participated in the discussion, with each having a maximum of 45 seconds to speak.In China’s last review in 2018, concerns were raised about…

1 killed, 2 injured at farmers’ protest barricade in northern France

A woman was killed and her husband and daughter seriously injured in a traffic collision at a protest barricade in France on Tuesday.Demonstrators had placed straw bales across a road as a barricade, and a car plowed into them, hitting the three victims.French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is working to…

NATO secures .2 billion contract to replenish allied supplies and help Ukraine

NATO signed a $1.2 billion contract on Tuesday to produce tens of thousands of artillery rounds.The organization aims to replenish the dwindling stocks of NATO member countries supplying ammunition to Ukraine in its conflict against Russia.The contract involves the purchase of 220,000 rounds of a widely sought after artillery shell.NATO…

Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi erupts, displacing thousands

Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, erupted Sunday.About a quarter-million people live in Merapi’s immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano’s slopes, were advised to remain at least 4.3 miles from the mouth of its crater.A 2010 eruption of Merapi killed 347 people and displaced 20,000.Indonesia’s Mount…

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