World News: 15 June 2023

Taiwan sees MeToo wave of allegations after Netflix show
Taiwan is being rocked by a wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations - sparked by a Netflix show which many say has ignited a local MeToo movement.
For many women, the moment is long overdue in a Taiwanese society otherwise praised globally for its progressive politics and commitment to gender equality.

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Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
Since 1952, the German government has paid more than $90 billion to individuals for suffering and losses resulting from persecution by the Nazis.
The amount for each of the additional years was set at approximately $1,370 per person for 2024, $1,425 for 2025, $1,480 for 2026 and $1,534 for 2027.

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Canada freezes deportation of Indian students who used fraudulent university letters
Official data show there were more than 800,000 foreign students with active visas in Canada in 2022. Of those, some 320,000 were from India.
Students said the fraud was detected when they completed their courses and then either applied for work permits or for permission to stay in Canada.

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South Africa approves controversial universal health bill
Leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), denounced the move saying that nine million of the 60 million South Africans who have medical insurance "would have to be covered by an already overburdened public health system".
In Africa's leading industrial power, public hospitals are often overcrowded and under-resourced or understaffed.

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How did Europe help Syria become a major narco-state?
Capaton, a little-known upper, create three times more trade for the Syrian government than the Mexican cartels combined, according to official figures. You’ve probably never heard of it.
But a highly-addictive, amphetamine-like drug called Captagon has swept through the Middle East.

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New Zealand dips into recession, putting rate hikes in doubt
The country was battered by cyclones Hale and Gabrielle through the quarter, the latter of which caused widespread destruction in the country and was also the deadliest cyclone to hit New Zealand in over 50 years.
The cyclones had a heavy toll on New Zealand’s key agriculture sector, and also disrupted business activity across the country.

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