St. Vincent: Thick ash covers Caribbean island after volcanic eruption
The eruption of La Soufriere, after decades of inactivity, threw massive dark clouds of ash into the air. Thousands of people had to be evacuated. A thick layer of ash…
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…
Nations challenge WHO report on coronavirus origins; US adds 4,300 variant cases in last week: Latest COVID-19 updates
The U.S. and a dozen other countries issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday questioning the validity of a World Health Organization study into the origins of the coronavirus, which was first…
CORONAVIRUS : SITUATION AROUND THE WORLD MARCH 2021
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now : Almost a dozen countries resumed use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots on Friday as EU and British regulators said…
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…
UN chief calls US’ re-entry into Paris Climate Agreement a ‘day of hope’
The Impact of Myanmar’s Coup
The coup in Myanmar in early February, the country’s first in more than three decades, has reshaped Myanmar’s political landscape. The country had been on a shaky path toward some…
