Category: World
Leaked UN Climate Report A Call To ‘Act’
Grave warnings of the myriad threats to the planet in a draft UN climate report reinforce the message that “we need to act right now”, ... Read More
South African Inflation Hits 30-Month High
South Africa’s headline consumer price inflation rose to a 30-month high in May, driven by surging food and fuel prices, official data showed Wednesday. Inflation ... Read More
No Scotland Independence Vote Before 2024, Says UK Minister
Scotland will not be given a new referendum on independence before 2024, a senior UK cabinet minister said in an interview published on Wednesday. Cabinet ... Read More
Japan Top Court Backs Ban On Separate Married Surnames – Media
Japan’s top court on Wednesday ruled a law requiring married couples to have the same family name is constitutional, rejecting plaintiffs who sought the right ... Read More
World Powers In New Push For Libya Peace
World powers gathered Wednesday in Berlin to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring the conflict-wracked North African country stays firmly on the path towards ... Read More
Members Of Saudi Hit Squad That Killed Khashoggi Were US-Trained – Report
Four members of the Saudi hit squad that killed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 had received paramilitary training in the United States that had ... Read More
US To Miss July 4 Goal Of One Covid Shot For 70% Adults: White House
The administration of President Joe Biden on Tuesday conceded it won’t meet its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid vaccine to ... Read More
In Mali Women’s Prison, Inmates Face A Long Wait
Laughing children, yoga classes, job-training sessions: Mali’s only women’s prison is a far cry from the squalid, overcrowded jails found elsewhere in the war-torn Sahel. ... Read More
Vatican Wants Italy To Stop Anti-Homophobia Law: Report
The Vatican has made an “unprecedented” formal diplomatic objection to a draft Italian law against homophobia, a news report said Tuesday. The so-called Zan law, ... Read More
New Yorkers Vote In Democratic Primary For Post-Pandemic Mayor
New York City residents cast ballots in a Democratic primary Tuesday that will select the candidate almost certain to take over as mayor tasked with ... Read More
UNESCO Recommends Removing Liverpool From Heritage List
The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO has recommended removing Liverpool’s waterfront from its list of world heritage sites over concerns about overdevelopment, a move that has ... Read More
Iran’s Raisi Calls For Effective Nuclear Talks, Rules Out Biden Meet
Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday he will not allow nuclear negotiations for the sake of negotiations, in his first news conference since winning ... Read More
Former President Gbagbo Files For Divorce After Three Decades
Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo filed for divorce Monday from his wife of three decades, his lawyer said, days after his highly anticipated return ... Read More
Italy Says Face Masks Won’t Be Mandatory From June 28
Face masks will no longer be compulsory in Italy, one of the countries in Europe worst hit by the coronavirus, from June 28, the health ... Read More
Indonesia Hits Two Million COVID-19 Cases As Crisis Deepens
Indonesia passed two million coronavirus cases Monday as infection rates soar and hospitals are flooded with new patients, prompting warnings that the Southeast Asian nation’s ... Read More
Egypt Sentences TikTok Influencers Over ‘Human Trafficking’
An Egyptian court has sentenced two women TikTok influencers to six and 10 years in jail respectively for “human trafficking”, a lawyer representing one of ... Read More
Only Six Countries Have Ratified Anti-Harassment Treaty – ILO
Only six of the International Labour Organization’s 187 member countries have ratified a treaty against violence and harassment in the workplace two years after it ... Read More
UK Joins US, EU, Canada In Fresh Sanctions On Belarus
Britain on Monday said it had joined the United States, Canada and the European Union in imposing fresh sanctions on Belarus after the detention of ... Read More
Pregnant Woman, Child Among Dead In Canaries Migrant Boat Tragedy
At least four people died, including a woman thought to be pregnant and a child and another four were missing after a migrant boat overturned ... Read More
Free COVID-19 Vaccines For All Indian Adults As Modi Hails ‘Yoga Shield’
India opened up free vaccinations to all adults in an attempt to bolster its inoculation drive on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off ... Read More