Ecuador’s national police force has said it sent hundreds of officers to a prison where a riot between rival gangs this week left at least 116 inmates dead and injured dozens more, in the deadliest outbreak of prison violence in the country’s history. The national […]
Ecuador’s national police force has said it sent hundreds of officers to a prison where a riot between rival gangs this week left at least 116 inmates dead and injured dozens more, in the deadliest outbreak of prison violence in the country’s history. The national […]
Warning: The story below contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. Montreal, Canada – It is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. The federal […]
Serbia and Kosovo have reached an agreement to end a standoff at their shared border which was rooted in a dispute over vehicle licence plates, a European Union mediator has announced. “We have a deal,” Miroslav Lajcek tweeted on Thursday. “After two days of intense […]
At least 32 people were killed this week in northern Nigeria after armed groups attacked remote communities in two states, authorities have said. Local officials and residents told The Associated Press news agency on Thursday that the killings and the abduction of 24 people in […]
Boxing bouts for medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges, an independent investigation commissioned by the sport’s world governing International Boxing Association (AIBA) revealed. Richard McLaren, head of the investigation, said in a report released on Thursday […]
Saudi Arabia has raised its revenue expectations for next year and plans to narrow its budget deficit to 1.6% of economic output as higher oil prices and production help the kingdom’s economy rebound from the pandemic. Revenue is projected to reach 903 billion riyals in […]
The long-awaited findings of a probe into crimes committed under The Gambia’s former longtime leader Yahya Jammeh have been delayed, investigators said. A panel called the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) was scheduled to ceremonially hand over its findings to President Adama Barrow on […]
Vietnam will lift the lockdown in its largest city on Friday, ending nearly three months of restrictions on movement to curb a coronavirus surge. People in Ho Chi Minh City, a metropolis of 10 million, will be able to leave their homes, restaurants can serve […]
Fault Lines follows homeless families in Los Angeles who take a bold risk by moving into vacant houses. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/witness/2021/9/30/push-the-global-housing-crisis
