Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the US has said it is reviewing its actions Thu 19 January 2023: A professor in the United States has announced plans to sue a Minnesota university following a row over her showing a painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on Islamic art. Hamline University, a […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: Former US President Donald Trump is planning a social media comeback on Facebook and Twitter after being banned from both platforms. This unfolds as Trump gets ready to run for president of the United States. According to several sources, the Trump campaign team had already petitioned Facebook’s parent company, Meta, to […]
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China’s Zhao Xintong plays a shot. FILE PHOTO Wed 18 January 2023: Ten Chinese snooker players, including some of the game’s biggest stars, have been accused of match-fixing, which has caused a serious corruption crisis in the sport. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the sport’s governing body, said in a statement on […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: The most recent statistics have demonstrated the extreme weight of inflation that Britons are experiencing. Despite double-digit inflation, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), wages are still far behind. According to a Daily Mail report, despite near-record wage growth, wages fell in real terms in the three […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: A helicopter crash outside of Kiev claimed the lives of 18 individuals, including three children. Among those dead were the interior minister of Ukraine Denys Monastyrskyy, his deputy, and another official. 22 people, including 10 kids, have been admitted to the hospital. Who was Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyy? Eighteen people, including […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: Maria Ressa, a Filipino who won the Nobel Prize, and her online news site Rappler were cleared of tax evasion charges. In a case Ressa has described as a part of a pattern of harassment by the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte to stifle critical reporting, an appellate court’s decision […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: In spite of restrictions last month banning female workers in NGO’s, a number of aid organizations have resumed certain operations in Afghanistan after receiving assurances from Taliban authorities that women could work in fields like health (NGOs). This week, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Save the Children, and CARE announced that […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: South Africa is developing new legislation to speed up energy projects to add generating capacity and help end power cuts, a presentation seen by Reuters on Tuesday from the country’s energy crisis committee, showed. Ageing coal-fired power stations, underinvestment in new capacity and foot-dragging on policies to encourage private providers have […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: German police detained climate activist Greta Thunberg during a demonstration against the expansion of a coal mine in the west German village of Lützerath. This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof Hüls told media Tuesday. She was part of a large group of […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic urged Russia to stop trying to recruit Serbs to fight alongside its paramilitary Wagner group in Ukraine. Vucic criticized Russian websites and social media groups for posting adverts from the Wagner group, which solicits recruits to join its ranks, in the Serbian language. “Why do you, from […]
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