World News: 01 June 2023

7 UP - Sevilla remains unbeaten in Europa League finals, wins 7th title
Sevilla, the undisputed kings of the Europa League, have now won all seven of the finals they have played in the competition and are well-versed in the drama of the occasion, having seen their opponents score first in the last four finals.
Roma's loss breaks Jose Mourinho's perfect European final record who has already won every European club competition.

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Every Canadian cigarette will soon carry a health warning
As part of the new regulations, the government said it will require labels on the tipping paper, which is the outermost paper of the filter section, of individual cigarettes, little cigars, tubes, along with other tobacco products. The labels will be written in English and French.
The government said the new regulations are part of its strategy to reach a target of less than five per cent tobacco use in the country by 2035.

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Argentina allows morning-after pill to be bought over counter
In Argentina, most contraceptive methods such as the pill, IUDs and condoms are included in the Compulsory Health Plan (Plan Médico Obligatorio, PMO, in Spanish). This means that public and private health institutions must commit to providing them free of charge for patients who require them.

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AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms
Meta and YouTube say they aim to balance their duties to bear witness and protect users from harmful content.
Artificial intelligence (AI) can remove harmful and illegal content at scale. When it comes to moderating violent images from wars, however, machines lack the nuance to identify human rights violations.

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Donald Trump recorded saying he kept classified file after leaving office
The recording is said to be from a meeting at Trump's golf club in New Jersey in July 2021, about six months after he left the Oval Office. In the conversation, Trump is heard saying he wants to share the information, but cannot declassify the document since he is no longer president. A source has said that the file should have been declassified before he left office.

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7 African countries in the list of the most neglected crises
Burkina Faso, plagued by jihadist violence since 2015, is experiencing "the most neglected crisis in the world" according to an annual ranking published Thursday by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
The Democratic Republic of Congo is second in this ranking, due to the "multiple crises" in the east of the country in particular. Colombia and its "60 years of armed conflict" is third ahead of Sudan and Venezuela.
Burundi, Mali, Cameroon, El Salvador and Ethiopia complete this top 10.

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