Atlanta, Georgia – Tanya Washington remembers moving into Peoplestown, a predominantly working-class and historically Black neighbourhood about two miles southeast of Atlanta’s downtown, a decade ago. Across the street from her home was an old Black church, which residents say was at least half a […]
Month: November 2020
US braces for continued surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations
As newly reported cases of the coronavirus continued to spike across much of the United States, breaking records for hospitalisations, some local leaders are moving to enact more stringent restrictions. US officials had pleaded with Americans to avoid travel and limit social gatherings as the […]
Pakistan’s opposition holds Multan rally day after arrests
Despite a government ban and arrests of hundreds of activists, Pakistani opposition supporters rallied in a central city on Monday, calling on Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign for alleged poor governance and incompetence. The rally in the city of Multan was held a day […]
OPEC+ meeting: Dissenting voices in the ‘black box’
OPEC negotiations are always a tactical dance, but the footwork is looking more delicate than usual after Monday’s meeting of the cartel failed to produce a decision on whether to extend oil production cuts into next year. A formal call on whether to keep the […]
The Trumps’ final White House Christmas decorations unveiled
First responders and front-line workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic are highlighted in White House Christmas decorations that also give a special nod to Melania Trump’s redesigned Rose Garden. It’s the final Christmas in the White House for the Trump family, although US […]
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surges to 12-year high
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement. In 2020, destruction of the world’s largest rainforest rose 9.5 percent from a year earlier […]
Biden’s economic team takes shape and it is full of firsts
United States President-elect Joe Biden on Monday continued to make good on his diversity pledge, announcing a senior economic team of heavyweights that includes former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his nominee for secretary of the US Department of the Treasury. In a radical […]
Biden’s economic team takes shape and it is full of firsts
United States President-elect Joe Biden on Monday continued to make good on his diversity pledge, announcing a senior economic team of heavyweights that includes former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his nominee for secretary of the US Department of the Treasury. In a radical […]
Why has Nigeria failed to defeat Boko Haram?
From: Inside Story The group’s fighters are suspected of killing dozens of civilians in Borno state, in the country’s northeast. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2020/11/30/why-has-nigeria-failed-to-defeat-boko-haram/
Why has Nigeria failed to defeat Boko Haram?
From: Inside Story The group’s fighters are suspected of killing dozens of civilians in Borno state, in the country’s northeast. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2020/11/30/why-has-nigeria-failed-to-defeat-boko-haram/