Top 10 world news: Indonesia lifts palm oil export ban, UK's 1st active gay footballer and more
Top 10 world news
Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Thursday (May 19) that the embargo on palm oil exports will be lifted in the coming week, bringing relief to global markets where prices of edible prices have soared due to trade disruptions, the Ukraine conflict and global warming
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Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, had stopped the exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and some derivative products since April 28 in a bid to tame soaring prices of domestic cooking oil.
Since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the group has made numerous promises regarding women's rights in the country. However the group has failed to keep its promises, instead, the group has issued diktats curbing the rights of Afghan women and girls.
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, said today that he will now vote Republican, intensifying his attacks on Democrats in new tweets. He went on to say that he used to support and vote for Democrats because they were "primarily the compassion party," but that they had now turned into a party of "division and hate."
After an upset client complained to the police over the price of a hot drink, a Florence coffee shop was fined $1,048. On Monday, the Florence coffee shop Ditta Artigianale was fined for failing to publish the price of a cup of coffee on its counter. One client had complained to the police about the $2.01 price of a decaffeinated cup of coffee.
The world'soceansgrew to their warmest andmostacidiclevels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, as United Nations officials warned that war in Ukraine threatened globalclimatecommitments.
Superstitious Cambodian PM changes his birth date to avert bad luck
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to change his official date of birth to the date he was actually born in order to closely align with the Chinese zodiac calendar.
Former US president George W Bush made a major slip-up when he condemned the “brutal” and “unjustified” invasion of Iraq instead of referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Young English soccer player Jake Daniels came out in the open of being gay earlier this week. Thus, he became the first male active professional football player(since 1990 when Justin Fashanu revealed the same) who openly revealedhis sexuality, i.e. being gay.
Pope Francis has been suffering from severe knee discomfort, prompting his medical experts to recommend a wheelchair, cane, and physical therapy to aid his recovery. However, it appears that the Pope has a different plan in mind.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against businessman Raj Kundra in connection with the production and circulation of pornography films. Kundra is married to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.