Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV-2, has mutated multiple times, with some strains being more infectious and deadlier than others. Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified four of those mutations as variants of concern: Alpha, Beta, Gamma […]
Day: July 27, 2021
Deadly landslides, flooding hit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
At least six Rohingya died on Tuesday and thousands have been relocated in refugee camps in Bangladesh’s southeast after monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in the hilly settlements, officials said. Five Rohingya, including three children, were buried and killed after part of a […]
Supply crunch: US homes prices see fastest growth in 17 years
Prices for homes in the United States rose faster in May than they have in 17 years as surging demand for housing outstripped the supply. The SP CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released on Tuesday, soared 17 percent in May from a year earlier […]
Bolsonaro turns to centre-right senator amid drop in popularity
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose popularity has plummeted amid the country’s continuing COVID-19 crisis and recent corruption allegations, has named a senator from the largest bloc in Congress as his new chief of staff. Senator Ciro Nogueira, a leader of the centre-right Progressives Party (PP), […]
US curbs work with Guatemala after anti-corruption leader removed
The United States has said it will pause some cooperation with Guatemala’s criminal prosecutor after the head of a unit charged with fighting corruption in the Central American nation was sacked late last week. US State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told reporters on Tuesday that […]
New Zealand nurses mull new offer after strike over pay, hours
Wellington, New Zealand – In the 25 years Lisa* has been a healthcare assistant, short-staffing has only got worse. Her typical day involves changing a patient’s dirty linen, clearing their rubbish, escorting them to and from the bathroom, helping them with their exercises, and feeding, […]
Grim pictures from Tigray show brutality of Ethiopia’s war
Burned-out military vehicles, boxes of ammunition and the bodies of federal troops were still scattered along the dirt road that runs through the Ethiopian village of Sheweate Hugum three weeks after the fighting subsided. Beside them lay the leftovers of lives cut short: family photographs, […]
Beijing crackdown sparks record slide in US-listed China stocks
The slump in U.S.-listed Chinese shares accelerated Tuesday, wrapping up another day of losses, as investors shunned the assets amid a broad-based crackdown by regulators in Beijing. In the span of three trading days, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index – which tracks 98 of […]
Israeli defence minister to share findings on NSO with France
Israel’s defence minister will share on Wednesday the initial findings from a government assessment of NSO Group exports with France, whose president was allegedly among targets of spyware sold by the private Israeli spyware company. President Emmanuel Macron’s phone was on a list of targets […]
Could Tunisia fall under a new dictatorship?
From: Inside Story Warnings of authoritarianism after President sacked ministers and froze parliament. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/7/27/could-tunisia-fall-under-a-new-dictatorship