Riot police block Din So Road to prevent demonstrators from marching to the Apec summit venue on Nov 18. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut) A representative of four photojournalists injured in a clash between riot police and anti-government protesters on Din So Road during the Asia-Pacific Economic […]
Austria’s Chancellor Nehammer visited Croatia to meet with Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. However, the actual reason for the chancellor’s visit to Croatia was the security of the energy supply. Austria had done a lot to counter its dependence on Russian gas. Austria had managed […]
The fixed-term contracts and chain contracts primarily affect researchers who are precariously employed at the universities. The majority of academic staff have fixed-term contracts that run for one to two years. The positions are often financed through research projects, i.e. third-party funding. Then the researchers […]
Ghana’s government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than US dollar reserves, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said on Facebook. The move, announced on Thursday, is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars […]
Adidas has said it has launched an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Kanye West after the German sporting goods maker last month ended its partnership with the rapper and fashion designer. Adidas said it initiated the probe after receiving an anonymous letter making […]
Ukraine has been battling to reconnect water and electricity services to millions of people after a barrage of Russian missiles and drones hit energy infrastructure on Wednesday, leaving nearly 80 percent of the country in the dark. By Thursday evening, more than 24 hours after […]
Brazil kicked off their World Cup campaign in style on Thursday. It was not an easy win over Serbia but they got there in the end. After a scoreless first half, Brazil took the lead in the 62nd minute. A shot by Vinicius Junior was well blocked […]
Elon Musk has said Twitter will provide a “general amnesty” to suspended accounts starting next week after running a poll on whether to do so for users who had not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam. In a poll Musk posted on Twitter […]
A report by the United Nations has said that Latin America and the Caribbean could face a “prolonged social crisis” in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released on Thursday found that […]
Doha, Qatar – The large Palestinian community in Doha knew that having the globe’s attention on Qatar during the World Cup, the world’s biggest sporting event, was an opportunity, and one they do not get very often. “The World Cup has given us a platform to […]
