World News: 06 March 2023

Toblerone to lose Matterhorn logo as it’s no longer ‘Swiss’ chocolate
Under Swiss law, only milk-based products entirely produced in Switzerland can use national symbols in their marketing.
The 4,478-metre-high (14,690ft) Matterhorn is in the Swiss Alps, with its near-symmetrical peak mimicking the triangle-shaped chunks in a bar of Toblerone.

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Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any more, insiders say
Twitter insiders have told the BBC that the company is no longer able to protect users from trolling, state-co-ordinated disinformation and child sexual exploitation, following lay-offs and changes under owner Elon Musk.
Exclusive academic data plus testimony from Twitter users backs up their allegations, suggesting hate is thriving under Mr Musk’s leadership, with trolls emboldened, harassment intensifying and a spike in accounts following misogynistic and abusive profiles.

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Saudi Arabia says it deposited $5 Billion in Turkish central bank
Last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared their determination to launch a new era of cooperation in bilateral ties, including in the political, economic, military, security and cultural spheres.
The leaders emphasized the countries' determination to start a new era of comprehensive cooperation in many areas, said in a joint declaration.

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India city chokes on toxic haze from waste dump fire
The fire began last week at a local waste management plant which processes tonnes of waste every day.
Residents have been advised to remain indoors and use N-95 masks if they step out.

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Seychelles: The island paradise held prisoner by heroin
Seychelles is facing what is now an epidemic. It is estimated that around 10% of the Seychellois population is hooked on heroin. So much so that foreign workers are having to be brought in to do the work that drug-dependent locals cannot.

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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells because of vaccination status
Covid entry rules in the US also saw Djokovic miss the US Open last year and he was also deported from Australia in January 2022, having arrived in Melbourne with a medical exemption authorities ultimately deemed was insufficient.

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