QAnon Shaman: ‘I regret entering that building with every fibre of my body’
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U.S. Sanctions Key Ukrainian Oligarch
The Biden administration sees cleaning up corruption in Ukraine as the best protection against Russian influence. …
Read moreEyeing Re-Election, Macron Walks a Tightrope Above Swirling Crises in France
The French president wants to change Europe, redefine his country and win re-election. But first he needs to overcome the biggest economic and social crisis since World War II. …
Read moreSenegal protests after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko arrested
Ousmane Sonko is accused of rape but his supporters say the allegations are politically motivated. …
Read more‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was tricked onto plane, into arrest
A key piece of the mystery around the arrest of the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” has become clear…
Read moreWhy the pope’s visit matters for Iraq’s Christians
Since the early days of the religion, an array of Christians have lived in what is today Iraq….
Read moreMyanmar coup: YouTube removes channels run by army amid violence
The armed forces are accused of spreading disinformation online amid a violent crackdown. …
Read moreWomen Call for India’s Chief Justice to Quit After He Asked Rapist to Marry
More than 4,000 women have signed an open letter asking for Chief Justice S.A. Bobde to step down following what they called ‘atrocious and insensitive’ remarks in two rape cases. …
Read moreThe incredible courage of Myanmar’s protesters
After a day of hideous bloodshed, demonstrators returned to the streets….
Read moreUN envoy calls for urgent action to reverse Myanmar coup
The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar is calling for urgent Security Council action to reverse Myanmar’s military coup…
Read morePolice investigate major incident in Wales with ‘number of casualties’
Officers and paramedics attend scene in village of Ynyswen, Rhondda Cynon TafPolice have launched an investigation into a “major incident” involving “a number of casualties” in a south Wales village.Dozens of police officers and paramedics attended the incident in Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf on Friday afternoon. Continue reading… …
Read moreCovid: mystery person with Brazil variant in England found
Previously unknown individual who tested positive for variant located after massive searchCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOfficials have tracked down the unidentified person in England who tested positive for the Brazilian variant of Covid, health sources have said.The individual was located after a search of nearly a week, launched in an attempt to prevent the mutation, which is believed to be more transmissible and have greater resistance to vaccines, from spreading. Continue reading… …
Read moreWHO head pushes for waiver of some intellectual property rights to coronavirus vaccines, in bid to broaden access
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made his most pointed plea yet for the waiver of some patents….
Read moreJudge dismisses suit over ‘slave ancestor’ photos at Harvard
Tamara Lanier argued Harvard University profited from images of her family’s enslaved “patriarch”. …
Read moreCzech state orders students to help at struggling hospitals
The Czech health minister says the government has approved his plan to order medical and other university and high school students to help out at hospitals struggling to cope the record numbers of COVID-19 patients…
Read moreUS sees jobs surge as hope for rebound rises
US employers added 379,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said in its monthly jobs report. …
Read moreThey Were Journalists, and Women, and Targeted for Both
As Afghanistan enters a desperate chapter, with U.S. troops potentially on the way out, insurgents are pressing a deadly campaign to silence the media and keep women home. …
Read moreSalmond inquiry having ‘chilling effect’ on women, say experts
Campaigners believe Holyrood crisis may prevent women from coming forward to report harassmentThe Salmond inquiry is having a significant impact on the momentum for change brought about by the #MeToo movement, according to experts and campaigners on workplace harassment.They have told the Guardian the political crisis convulsing Holyrood had also had a “chilling” and “demoralising” effect on women in terms of their confidence in reporting unacceptable behaviour. Continue reading… …
Read moreHas covid killed trade shows? Barcelona bets on a comeback
It was roughly one year ago, on the eve of a giant technology conference that usually brings more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, that business conventions began to feel the squeeze from the coronavirus. Now, organizers wonder if the meetings will ever return….
Read moreCanada clears Johnson & Johnson vaccine, first to approve 4
Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country’s health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two…
Read moreSan Diego Zoo Apes Get an Experimental Covid Vaccine
Apes easily fall prey to human respiratory infections, making the virus a major concern for zoos and conservationists. …
Read moreUkraine holds borscht soup fest with political flavour
Ukraine seeks Unesco status for its beetroot soup – but Russians and Poles call it theirs too. …
Read moreCrocodile hunt: Search on for escaped reptiles in S. Africa
Police divers and conservation officers are searching for an unknown number of young crocodiles that escaped from a large breeding farm near a rural town in South Africa…
Read moreGerman Court Suspends Right to Surveil Far-Right AfD Party
The ruling came days after a news report that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency planned to investigate the leading opposition party on suspicion of being a threat to democracy. …
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