The United States is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave Afghanistan including via land routes, US officials said on Wednesday, reasserting a commitment to help eligible people who were not airlifted out. Two days after the last US flight […]
Day: September 1, 2021
Nigerian states impose curbs in bid to stop kidnappings, violence
Four state governments in northern and central Nigeria have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in an attempt to stop mass kidnappings and other violent crimes. Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits have spread fear among local communities for years, but security forces […]
Four killed as attackers ambush east DRC convoy, torch vehicles
At least four civilians have been killed and dozens taken hostage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when attackers ambushed a convoy and set fire to more than a dozen vehicles, the government says. In a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday, the […]
Police, medics charged for 2019 death of Elijah McClain
A grand jury has indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago near Denver, Colorado’s attorney general. Attorney General Phil Weiser said on […]
Syed Ali Shah Geelani: Kashmir separatist leader dies at 92
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a top separatist leader in Indian-administered Kashmir, has died at the age of 92 after a prolonged illness. Geelani, who quit politics in June last year, died at his residence in the main city of Srinagar. He headed […]
Ivory Coast TV host gets suspended sentence for ‘condoning rape’
A television host in Ivory Coast has been given a 12-month suspended jail term for “condoning rape” after guest on his prime-time show acted out sexual assaults with a dummy. Presenter Yves de M’Bella was also ordered on Wednesday to pay a fine of two […]
Hurricane Ida could cost insurers almost $18BN
Hurricane Ida, which swept through Louisiana with some of the strongest winds ever to hit the state, knocking out power to millions of homes and businesses, is estimated to have caused almost $18 billion in damage that’ll be covered by insurers, according to one risk-modeling […]
Moderna says some COVID vaccines sent to Japan contained steel
Moderna has said that some batches of its COVID-19 vaccine sent to Japan were contaminated with stainless steel particles, but the company did not expect it posed “an undue risk to patient safety.” Japan’s health ministry said on Wednesday, based on information from the companies’ […]
Bolsonaro is destroying mental health care to favour evangelicals
It was almost noon when Mateus, a 15-year-old Black boy ran down a field until he reached the highway crossing the city of Itamonte in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, and continued along the borders of the Itatiaia mountains towards Rio de Janeiro. Mateus […]
Canada’s Liberals unveil massive investment plan before vote
Canada’s governing Liberal Party has pledged billions of dollars in new investments weeks before a federal election, as the party seeks to garner support amid a tight race and recent gains by the rival Conservatives. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau unveiled the party’s election platform during […]