Pope says arms spending amid COVID ‘scandalous’ in Easter message
Pope Francis has urged countries in his Easter message to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic…
UK report denies systemic racism, prompting angry backlash
A government-commissioned review into racism has concluded the United Kingdom is not an institutionally racist country, prompting a backlash from critics who described the findings as an “utter whitewash”. In…
UN seeks $10bn for Syria as COVID adds to refugee suffering
A government-commissioned review into racism has concluded the United Kingdom is not an institutionally racist country, prompting a backlash from critics who described the findings as an “utter whitewash”. In…
FINLAND IS THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY AGAIN
Finland has bagged the top spot for being world’s happiest country for a fourth year running, as per an annual report sponsored by the United Nations. In World Happiness Report…
SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN BECOMES TANZANIA’S FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT
Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as president on Friday March 19th, becoming the first female head of state in the east African country following the death…
TANZANIAN PRESIDENT MAGUFULI DIES AGED 61 OF “HEART CONDITION”
Tanzanian President John Magufuli died Wednesday March 17th aged 61 from a heart condition, his vice president said, after more than five years of divisive, authoritarian rule capped by his…
Minneapolis approves “Historic” $27 million settlement with George Floyd’s family
The city of Minneapolis will pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests…
Congress passes Biden’s Covid-19 stimulus bill
The House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package on Wednesday March 10th , sending the legislation to the president’s desk for his signature as the final step before…
UN Chief: 10 Years Into Conflict, Syria Remains ‘A Living Nightmare’
The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday that the situation in war-torn Syria “remains a living nightmare” a decade after the government sought to violently suppress peaceful protests and plunged the country…
On International Women’s Day 2021 Women #ChooseToChallenge
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women. And by “women,” we mean all who identify with that term. Women bring creativity and critical services to all levels of…
