Month: February 2021

Read More Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country’s military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites. (Image credit: Getty Images/Getty Images) Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected…

Read MoreThe sky in parts of southern Europe turns an eerie orange as wind brings sand from the Sahara desert.The sky in parts of southern Europe turns an eerie orange as wind brings sand from the Sahara desert.

Read More Podcast will be produced with Young America’s Foundation, group that has stoked ‘free speech’ controversies at US college campuses Former vice-president Mike Pence will launch a “video podcast” with a conservative group known for bringing inflammatory anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim speakers to college campuses, as part of his effort to “share the good news…

Read More While CBD has been approved for over-the-counter sale, there are regulatory hurdles to clear before it actually appears in pharmacies “You can have as much whiskey as you like, but there’s no whiskey available,” says Prof Iain McGregor, psychopharmacologist and academic director of the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, when asked to describe…

Read MoreThousands of people spilled into the streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, on Saturday to protest after Myanmar’s military has declared it would stay in power for at least a year. The protests come as Myanmar’s new military leaders shut down internet access and restricted the use of various social media platforms. Roxana Saberi…

Read MoreJanuary was the deadliest month of the pandemic for the US, but cases are down and vaccinations are up.January was the deadliest month of the pandemic for the US, but cases are down and vaccinations are up.

Read More The New York-based writer talks about her peripatetic childhood, the pain of losing her parents – and finding love at a jazz jam session Nadia Owusu, 39, was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and raised in Italy, Ethiopia, England, Ghana and Uganda, and lives in New York. She moved there aged 18…

Read MoreUS president will need to define ‘unity’ in a deeply polarised nation to move beyond empty rhetoric, analysts say.US president will need to define ‘unity’ in a deeply polarised nation to move beyond empty rhetoric, analysts say.

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Read More Opposition says ‘a proper defence strategy’ is required after ‘a decade of decline’ Labour has called for the government to devise “a proper defence strategy” and criticised “a decade of decline” after a leaked Ministry of Defence report said the army is running low on battle-ready soldiers. The Daily Mail reported the Ministry…

Read More Protesters use tractors, lorries and boulders to create blockades and press for repeal of legislation Thousands of farmers blockaded main roads across India for several hours on Saturday to press their demand for the repeal of new agricultural laws that have led to months of major protests. The protesters used tractors, lorries and…

Read More Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. While pictures of the surreal scenes flooded social media on Saturday, the French are actually quite used to the annual phenomenon: the sandy wind…

Read MoreAl Jazeera Arabic reporter Mahmoud Hussein freed after spending more than four years in detention.Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Mahmoud Hussein freed after spending more than four years in detention.

Read More The head of Pekalongan disaster relief, Dimas Arga Yudha, confirmed that the photos being circulated were real. The head of Pekalongan disaster relief, Dimas Arga Yudha, confirmed that the photos being circulated were real.

Read More As a teenager, true love seemed like an impossible dream, but I was determined to marry for love and not obligation This year, my husband Richard and I will have been married for 10 years. It may not sound all that long, but it feels quietly significant to me, this decade of us,…

Read MoreA French couple are jailed after the cause of a toddler’s death is given away in an emergency call.A French couple are jailed after the cause of a toddler’s death is given away in an emergency call.

Read More ‘Significant snowfall’ expected on Sunday, with warnings across eastern parts of UK until Wednesday Bouts of “significant disruptive snowfall” are expected to hit the south-east of England, with Storm Darcy also due to bring gale-force winds to parts of the country, forecasters said. Easterly winds from Ukraine and the Black Sea area will…

Read More A number of journalists, legal support and prison staff tested positive for coronavirus A number of journalists, legal support and prison staff tested positive for coronavirus

Read MoreProtests broke out after President Idriss Deby was confirmed as the governing party’s nominee for the April election.Protests broke out after President Idriss Deby was confirmed as the governing party’s nominee for the April election.

Read MoreSomalia likely to miss February 8 deadline to pick president after talks between gov’t and federal states reach impasse.Somalia likely to miss February 8 deadline to pick president after talks between gov’t and federal states reach impasse.

Read More YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the Internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian government. Numerous internet users noted a slow disappearance of data services, especially from mobile service providers,…

Read MoreMega-hit series “Bridgerton” quickly became Netflix’s No. 1 show in the U.S. and more than 80 countries. It takes viewers back to Regency-era England in the early 1800s, where a multiracial cast engages in some steamy court intrigue. But the ruler of that court is provoking some intrigue of her own. Michelle Miller reports.Mega-hit…

Read More The ex-president and other ‘cancel culture’ refugees excommunicated by Silicon Valley tech giants have found a safe harbour in Gab’s ‘alternative internet’ The ex-president and other ‘cancel culture’ refugees excommunicated by Silicon Valley tech giants have found a safe harbour in Gab’s ‘alternative internet’

Read MoreCall comes after Al Jazeera revealed how Bangladesh, UN’s top troops provider, is secretly buying spy equipment.Call comes after Al Jazeera revealed how Bangladesh, UN’s top troops provider, is secretly buying spy equipment.

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Read More Donald McNeil, reporter who used racist slur on student trip, and Andy Mills, Caliphate podcast producer, departed, staff memo said Two New York Times journalists have left the paper over separate controversies including its high-profile public health and Covid-19 reporter Donald McNeil following disclosures about his use of racist language while on a…

Read More The city landmark and masterpiece of Greek revival style, empty for more than 50 years, could be a place of learning again When renowned Scottish architect Thomas Hamilton set about designing a home for Edinburgh’s Royal High School in the early 1800s, he cemented the city’s reputation as an “Athens of the North”…

Read MoreTributes for some of the more than 450,000 people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the US in the last year.Tributes for some of the more than 450,000 people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the US in the last year.

Read More Democrats Kirsten Gillibrand and Rosa DeLauro first introduced the Family Act in 2013, but it has failed to gain sufficient support Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has said US Congress is in a “unique moment” and “better poised than ever” to pass a paid family and medical leave bill that would make the benefit permanently…

Read More Connectivity at 16 percent compared to ordinary levels as military moves to limit online communication Connectivity at 16 percent compared to ordinary levels as military moves to limit online communication

Read More Met police say one man killed and at least nine injured in series of ‘isolated’ incidents on Friday night Police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death in south London in a spate of violence that also left at least nine injured. Metropolitan police officers responded to five reports of stabbings…

Read More Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree in a small village in India in May 2014. Author Sonia Faleiro investigates their deaths in a new book. (Image credit: Grove Press) Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree…

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic was poisoned last year, recovered in Germany, then arrested for violating parole. (Image credit: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) NPR’s Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic…

Read More The country had nearly annihilated polio before conspiracy theories gave the disease room to spread. An army of health workers is set to give coronavirus vaccines too — if Pakistanis will take them. The country had nearly annihilated polio before conspiracy theories gave the disease room to spread. An army of health workers…

Read More Since the ouster of Myanmar’s civilian government, there’s been growing civil disobedience. Reporter Michael Sullivan tells NPR’s Scott Simon about the protests, and how the military is responding. Since the ouster of Myanmar’s civilian government, there’s been growing civil disobedience. Reporter Michael Sullivan tells NPR’s Scott Simon about the protests, and how the…