Fat man in the world
Report: Sugar is added to breast milk formula
The world's largest food manufacturer Nestlé mixes sugar and honey in, among other things, milk substitutes and cereals that are sold in poor countries. This is reported by The Guardian with reference to a report from the organization Public Eye.
Public Eye has tested several of Nestlé's products and found sucrose and honey in baby food sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America. These include the milk substitute product Nido and Cerelac children's cereal.
No added sugar was found in the company's corresponding products on the European market.
The World Health Organization's guidelines state that there should be no added sugar or sweeteners in food for children under the age of three.
A spokesperson for Nestlé says that the company follows the regulations in all markets and that all ingredients appear in the list of contents.
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Olympics in Paris 2024
Hundreds of homeless migrants are being evicted ahead of the Paris Olympics
With 100 days to go until the start of the Olympics in Paris, the police in the French capital have evicted hundreds of people who occupied an abandoned industrial premises, AP reports.
The majority of those who lived in the premises were homeless migrants. Those who are evicted are not offered alternative accommodation and the human rights organization Médecins du Monde fears that they will be forced to sleep on the street.
Dozens of police forces took part in Wednesday's operation and more raids are expected in the coming days.
Organizations that work for the rights of the homeless in Paris warn that the evictions will continue until the Olympics and that already vulnerable people will be hit hard.
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Political situation in Georgia
Georgia moves forward with controversial law – EU warns
Georgia's parliament has voted in a first round to approve the controversial bill on "foreign agents", several media outlets write.
Critics say the proposal is a copy of a Russian law that forces media and non-profit organizations to register as "under foreign influence" if they receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad.
The EU urges Georgia not to adopt the law. If the country does so, it risks affecting Georgia's path towards becoming an EU member.
Thousands of Georgians have protested the law. TT reports on chaotic scenes in the capital Tbilisi after riot police chased and used pepper spray on protesters.
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The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia withdraws forces from Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia will recall all peacekeeping forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh hotbed. Earlier this week, Azerbaijani media reported that Russian soldiers had begun to leave the area.
- Yes, that's right, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday, according to AFP.
Russia has had around 2,000 troops in Nagorno-Karabakh since 2020, when Azerbaijani forces besieged large parts of the area. Last fall, Azerbaijan completed its takeover of the region, causing about 100,000 Armenians to flee.
The world community has always considered Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, but the area was controlled for decades by Armenians.
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The fight against IS
Amnesty report: Torture in camps for IS prisoners in Syria
A report by the human rights organization Amnesty International shows widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in camps where suspected IS terrorists and their relatives are held.
Up to 56,000 people live in the camps in northeastern Syria. According to AP, the majority of them are children and teenagers.
- People in these camps have to endure large-scale violations of their rights, some of which amount to war crimes, says Amnesty's adviser Nicolette Waldman.
According to TT, the report also shows that suspected IS members and people who fell victim to the terrorist sect are kept locked up in the same camp.
"Many detained women and girls are victims of forced marriages with IS members, and many detained boys and young men are victims of IS child recruitment," the report says.
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