Category: World
Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping
Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, [more…]
Shakira cancels Lima concert after being hospitalised during global tour
Shakira cancelled her concert in the Peruvian capital on Sunday after being hospitalised with abdominal pain, a setback that comes days after she launched her [more…]
Brother of British national held in Nigeria says UK has ‘turned its back’
The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of turning its back, [more…]
At least 48 people killed in Mali goldmine collapse
At least 48 people have been killed in the collapse of an illegally operated goldmine in western Mali, authorities and local sources have said. Mali [more…]
Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The [more…]
Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests
Google has cooperated with autocratic regimes around the world, including the Kremlin in Russia and the Chinese Communist party, to facilitate censorship requests, an Observer [more…]
Arsenal accused of snub to DRC minister over ‘bloodstained’ Visit Rwanda deal
Arsenal Football Club has been accused of delivering an “outrageous” snub to the Congolese government by not meeting the foreign minister to discuss its sponsorship [more…]
‘I closed my eyes to brace for impact’: the man who escaped a whale’s mouth
Adrián Simancas had been paddling for two hours in the calm but icy seas of the Strait of Magellan, off the coast of Chilean Patagonia, [more…]
Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges
Mexico’s president has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized crime if Washington designates the country’s cartels as terrorist [more…]
US deports 119 immigrants of varying nationalities to Panama
The US has sent undocumented immigrants from several Asian countries whose governments have refused to accept them to Panama, in a move signalling an intensification [more…]
