Speak up against Band Aid Christmas hit, British-Ghanaian singer tells music stars
London, UK Reuters British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG has urged other artists to follow in the steps of Ed Sheeran and speak up about the 1984 hit Do They Know It’s Christmas, which he says perpetuates negative stereotypes of the African continent. “Everyone’s journey is different…but it would be great that as an artist, you use […]
Brazilian police uncover military plot to kill Lula before 2023 inauguration
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office. Documents seized by police revealed a plan to shoot or poison Lula and his […]
Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti’s capital as more than two dozen killed on attack on suburb
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday that it is stopping operations across the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and its wider metropolitan area due to an escalation in violence and threats to its staff from members of the Haitian police. The suspension would last from Wednesday “until further notice”, said MSF. A general […]
More than 200 children killed in Lebanon in past two months, UNICEF says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The more than year-old conflict in Lebanon spiralled into all-out war in late September when Israel launched a major offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah. A displaced kid reacts […]
Spain to legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year
Madrid, Spain Reuters Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister Elma Saiz told reporters on Tuesday. Spain, led by a leftist minority coalition government, has been largely receptive to migrants even […]
European nations denounce Russian hybrid attacks, cable cut probes launched
Stockholm, Sweden/Warsaw, Poland Reuters European governments accused Russia on Tuesday of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine’s Western allies, as Baltic nations investigated whether the cutting of two fibre-optic telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea was sabotage. European officials have not directly accused Russia of destroying the cables. But Germany, Poland and others said it was […]
Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights
Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of parliament on Tuesday in one of the country’s largest ever protests to oppose a bill, which opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades. Massive crowds estimated by police at 42,000 gathered […]
Ukraine conflict: How 1,000 days of conflict has fuelled robot wars
MAX HUNDER, of Reuters, reports on how Ukrainian industry has pivoted as the war with Russia has increasingly come to be waged with new technologies…
Hamas-led force targets gangs looting Gaza aid convoys
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Fighters from Hamas and other Gaza factions have formed an armed force to prevent gangs pillaging aid convoys in the embattled territory, residents and sources close to the group said, after a big increase in the looting of scarce supplies. Since being formed this month amid rising public anger at aid seizures […]
Essay: Climate change is encouraging unsanitary toilet practices among vulnerable communities
As the world marks World Toilet Day, JAMES HARPER, in an article first published on The Conversation, explains what new research shows about how climate change affects sanitation…