Month: February 2024

Read More Tanya Plibersek says the fashion industry might have to be forced to take more care over its environmental impact. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to the rolling news blog. I’m Martin Farrer, here to bring you…

Read More (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that in August 2019, Daqua Lameek Ritter…

Read MoreThe former influencer is sentenced to between four and 60 years in prison for abusing her children.The former influencer is sentenced to between four and 60 years in prison for abusing her children.

Read MoreRuling ANC faces a tough challenge to retain its majority in seventh election since the end of the apartheid system.Ruling ANC faces a tough challenge to retain its majority in seventh election since the end of the apartheid system.

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Read More The former family vlogger and her business partner admitted to abusing her children The former family vlogger and her business partner admitted to abusing her children

Read More The businessman was credited for free speech and giving Starlink to Ukraine A Norwegian member of parliament has proposed giving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Elon Musk, arguing that the South African-born entrepreneur has championed free speech with his acquisition of Twitter and by providing the Ukrainian military with satellite communications. In…

Read MoreThe Russian president says Moscow has always been “categorically against” such deployments.The Russian president says Moscow has always been “categorically against” such deployments.

Read More Judge Amy Messer denied the defence motion seeking to dismiss testimony from Kayla Montgomery Judge Amy Messer denied the defence motion seeking to dismiss testimony from Kayla Montgomery

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Read More Federal judges fined Sidney Powell and Lin Wood for ‘deceiving the American people’ with bogus lawsuit Federal judges fined Sidney Powell and Lin Wood for ‘deceiving the American people’ with bogus lawsuit

Read More SRINAGAR, India, Feb 20 (IPS) – Abdul Gani Malik, a 75-year-old goldsmith living in Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar, has witnessed eras of tranquility and turbulence in the Himalayan region. What he has not seen, however, is a snowless Kashmir during the winter. Read the full story, “Snowless Winter and a Climate Crisis: Kashmir’s ‘Unprecedented’…

Read More Watch as Nikki Haley delivered a speech in South Carolina on Tuesday, 20 February after vowing not to leave the Republican primary election. Watch as Nikki Haley delivered a speech in South Carolina on Tuesday, 20 February after vowing not to leave the Republican primary election.

Read More Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley delivered a defiant speech ahead of her home state’s primary on Saturday and insisted that she will not leave even if she loses the primary. Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley delivered a defiant speech ahead of her home state’s primary on Saturday and insisted that she…

Read More Former family vlogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt are both due to be sentenced on child abuse charges Former family vlogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt are both due to be sentenced on child abuse charges

Read More The tricolor sticker was used to cover up a Star of David necklace on a life-size statue of the singer in London’s Camden Market London’s Metropolitan Police are looking for evidence regarding a Palestinian flag sticker placed over the Star of David necklace on Camden Market’s life-size Amy Winehouse statue, after Jewish groups…

Read More Disgraced YouTuber’s husband’s attorney called for Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt to face harsh prison sentences Disgraced YouTuber’s husband’s attorney called for Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt to face harsh prison sentences

Read MoreLyudmila Navalnaya calls on the Russian president to allow her to give her son Alexei a decent burial.Lyudmila Navalnaya calls on the Russian president to allow her to give her son Alexei a decent burial.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (IPS) – Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is warning of a new “colonization” of the continent by this new technology if foreign companies continue to feed on African data…

Read More US was the only country on the 15-member Security Concil to vote against the resolution US was the only country on the 15-member Security Concil to vote against the resolution

Read MoreMajority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000.Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000.

Read More The White House has announced that a new package of sanctions against Russia is set to go into effect following the death of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny in a Siberian prison camp. The White House has announced that a new package of sanctions against Russia is set to go into effect following the…

Read More South Carolina lawmaker is one of more than 12,000 individuals on list kept by Russia’s state financial monitoring agency The Republican senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of Donald Trump, has been added to a list of “terrorists and extremists” kept by Russia’s state financial monitoring agency. Tass, the state-run news agency, first…

Read MoreDavid Cameron is first British foreign secretary to visit the Falkland Islands in 30 years.David Cameron is first British foreign secretary to visit the Falkland Islands in 30 years.

Read More Top Ukrainian officials have been urging European countries to extradite men of fighting age Ukraine has the right to demand the return of male refugees who are evading the draft, UN official Philippe Leclerc has argued. He added that military mobilization in Ukraine does not constitute persecution, meaning legal protection for draftees can…

Read MoreThe Israeli military has released video which shows Shiri Bibas and her two young children being moved by Palestinian militants. The video is believed to have been from October. It comes as officials work on a new deal to secure the release of hostages being held by Hamas.The Israeli military has released video which…

Read More The “old colonial world” is coming to an end and is going to be replaced, according to the South American leader Venezuela aims to become a full-fledged member of the BRICS group “soon,” President Nicolas Maduro announced on Monday, stating that the emergence of a new multipolar world is “irreversible.”  Speaking to the…

Read More Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kind A Danish man has gone on trial in the city of Aarhus over accusations that he fraudulently made 4.38m kroner (more than £502,000) in royalties on music streaming sites, in what is thought…

Read More The Biden campaign and the Democratic Party raised more $42m in January in a fundraising haul “driven by” grassroots efforts, officials said. The Biden campaign and the Democratic Party raised more $42m in January in a fundraising haul “driven by” grassroots efforts, officials said.

Read More Johnny Mercer tells UK inquiry of reports SAS had killed civilians between 2010 and 2013 The UK’s minister for veterans, Johnny Mercer, effectively admitted in front of a public inquiry that he believed members of the SAS had engaged in dozens of unlawful killings of Afghan civilians between 2010 and 2013. The Conservative…

Read More Digital bank’s funding round led by CapitalG, the vehicle of Google’s parent company Alphabet Monzo is set to clinch another £350m in funding from investors, including a fund owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, signalling a vote of confidence in the UK digital bank that could push its valuation to £4bn. The bank,…

Read More Apartment owners lose bid to say rent control laws in New York and California violate the Constitution’s ban on the taking of private property by government. Apartment owners lose bid to say rent control laws in New York and California violate the Constitution’s ban on the taking of private property by government.

Read MoreAuthorities say 3,000 people died during the September 8 earthquake, which damaged more than 60,000 dwellings.Authorities say 3,000 people died during the September 8 earthquake, which damaged more than 60,000 dwellings.

Read MoreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits in a jail in the U.K. awaiting his final appeal over extradition to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act. He faces a critical court hearing today in his final bid to evade extradition.WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits in a jail in the U.K. awaiting his…

Read MorePresident Biden is urging House Republicans to pass an additional $60 billion in aid for Ukraine in the wake of Alexey Navalny’s death. The bill, part of a larger package to provide funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, has received push back from House Republicans.President Biden is urging House Republicans to pass an additional…