Category: World
Senior Thai politician who slapped reporter to be investigated
Thailand’s parliament has said it will investigate a senior politician and former army chief after he was filmed slapping a reporter as she tried to [more…]
US military announces $20m grant to build cobalt refinery in Canada
The US military has made its largest investment in Canada’s mining sector in decades, spending millions amid a looming battle among nations to control the [more…]
How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
In the late 90s and early 2000s, as internet connectivity began penetrating west Africa, young people soon realised that individuals in North America and Europe [more…]
Prehistoric humans may have stuck pikes in ground to kill mammoths, say experts
When it came to taking down giant animals, prehistoric hunters would quite literally have faced a mammoth task. Now researchers have shed fresh light on [more…]
Philippines president says ‘heads will roll’ after wanted mayor allegedly flees country
The controversy surrounding wanted Filipino mayor Alice Guo has taken another dramatic turn, with government officials alleging that she fled the Philippines in July. Guo [more…]
Mpox: Argentina quarantines cargo ship over suspected case of virus
Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox onboard, the government said on Tuesday, as global [more…]
Backlash as Canada conservatives’ ‘our home’ video features other countries
Canada’s Conservative party has deleted a social media campaign video with a heavily nationalist message after much of the video featured scenes from other countries, [more…]
African health officials call for solidarity not travel bans over mpox outbreak
African health officials have appealed to the international community not to impose travel bans on countries dealing with an outbreak of mpox, but instead to [more…]
Kenyan police arrest eight officers after suspected serial killer escapes
Kenyan police have arrested eight officers over the escape of 13 people, including an alleged serial killer, from Nairobi police cells, an official said. The [more…]
Canadian export agency ‘nursing losses’ after lending $1bn to Thames Water
Canada’s state-backed export credit agency is reportedly nursing steep losses after lending debt-ridden Thames Water as much as a billion Canadian dollars. The British utility, [more…]
