As we hopefully return to more familiar ways of working, as a leader, how confident are you? Whether you lead a team, a department or an organisation, what adaptations will you have to make? We are still here because we have managed to adapt to […]
Day: September 26, 2021
Serbian troops on heightened alert at Kosovo border
Serbian troops have been on a heightened state of alert after the government in Belgrade accused neighbouring Kosovo of “provocations” by sending special police units to the border. Already tense relations between Serbia and its former breakaway region have grown worse since the ethnic Albanian-led […]
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits south of Philippines capital
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 has struck south of the Philippines capital, Manila. The deep quake struck off Batangas province on Luzon island at 1:12am (17:12 GMT), with residents in the nearby capital of Manila woken by their buildings shaking. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology […]
Should digital currencies be regulated?
Bitcoin is at the head of the pack in a cryptocurrency boom, gaining 1,150 percent since its March 2020 low. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/9/26/should-digital-currencies-be-regulated
Sabina Nessa’s murder and the grievability of women’s lives
Just six months after Sarah Everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered in the UK by an off-duty police officer, Gabriella Petito’s disappearance while travelling with her fiancé in the US and her now-confirmed death made international headlines. The Everard and Petito stories, though very different, […]
Polls close in Germany’s unpredictable election
Polls in Germany have closed in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage. Tens of millions of voters […]
Heavy rains as Cyclone Gulab makes landfall in India
A cyclone packing strong winds and rains has barrelled into India’s east coast, as tens of thousands of people in three states were evacuated to shelters. Heavy rains and strong winds were reported along the coast on Sunday evening as the tropical storm over the […]
Italy rules out recognising a Taliban government in Afghanistan
Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio has said the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised but said Afghans should start receiving the financial support that was frozen after the armed group took power last month. He urged foreign governments to prevent a […]
Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar released from Israeli prison
Palestinian political and civil society leader Khalida Jarrar, 58, has been released after close to two years in Israeli prisons. Israeli authorities released Jarrar, a left-wing figure and member of the now-defunct Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), at the Salem checkpoint west of Jenin city on […]
Women win majority of seats in Iceland’s election
Iceland’s national election has, for the first time, seen more women than men elected to a European parliament. Final results on Sunday also showed the country’s ruling left-right coalition strengthening its majority. Opinion polls had earlier forecast the coalition would fall short of a majority […]