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Kill the Boers song is not hate speech rules South African court

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‘Shoot the Boers, shoot, shoot’ are bizarre race-hating lyrics from a popular song used by radical Black groups in South Africa. The Equality Division of the Supreme Court in South Africa has ruled that the song ‘Kill the Boers’ was not a case of ‘hate speech.’ The hateful song, which celebrates the killing of Dutch settlers in South Africa, is protected by freedom of expression and must be left to the political debate within society, according to the court.

BEWARE A CASHLESS WORLD THREAT BY GOVERNMENT

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‘Cash is printed freedom’ – 530,000 Austrians demanded the right to cash payments be added to the constitution, but they are being betrayed, says the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). A world without cash would lead to financially incapacitated citizens, argues the powerful political contender for state leadership.

G7 summit lonely-hearts club

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The leaders of the G-7 countries, gathered this year at the Hiroshima summit, despite all their differences, have one thing in common: none of them is popular with voters. As a result, the current G7 meeting has turned into something of a lonely-hearts club where leaders despised and mocked by their people can complain about their internal problems.

Kiev Times and The Spectator

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What salary should a soldier receive in a war-torn country? Obviously, there is no number that can make up for the sacrifice Ukrainians make on the frontline. But a proper salary is still necessary. When Russia invaded last year, Volodymyr Zelensky increased the payment for the military to seven times of the average salary in Ukraine. ‘We will pay 100,000 hryvnias (£2,200) monthly to military personnel who hold weapons… so that they know that the country is grateful to them. And so it will be until this war ends,’ Zelensky said. The war, as it has turned out, is well into its second year – and the Ukrainian President is faced with the costs.

President of Ukraine’s top court arrested over $2.7 million bribe allegation

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The head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, Vsevolod Knyazêv, was detained on suspicion of accepting a multi-million-dollar bribe in return for a favorable court ruling for a billionaire businessman. Anti-corruption authorities in Ukraine have reportedly arrested the president of the country’s top court on suspicion of accepting a $2.7 million (€2.49 million) bribe.