Facebook whistleblower boosts EU push for new tech laws
Brussels – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Monday said the EU could set the global “gold standard” on curbing... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
ISS astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX craft after 6-month mission
Washington – Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday in a SpaceX craft after spending six months on the... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Nearly 17m Nigerians face food insecurity, says report
Lagos – Nearly 17 million Nigerians are projected to be either at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity next... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Mexico arrests suspect in Pegasus spyware case
Mexico City – Mexican prosecutors said Monday that they had detained a man accused of spying on a journalist using... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Georgia ex-president Saakashvili says abused in prison, fears for life
Tbilisi – Georgia’s jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on hunger strike for weeks, said on... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Slow steps for Palestinian economic recovery – World Bank
Jerusalem – The Palestinian Territories’ economy is showing “signs of recovery” but still faces serious challenges including “very high unemployment... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
US judge rules for United Airlines in employee vaccine dispute
Washington – A US judge ruled on Monday in favor of United Airlines, which offered unpaid leave to employees who... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Sierra Leone holds mass funeral for tanker blast victims as toll hits 115
Freetown – Sierra Leone on Monday held a mass burial for dozens of victims of the fuel-tanker explosion that ripped... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Oscar Pistorius ‘doesn’t have automatic right to be released on parole’
Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole, after serving half his sentence for murdering... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
ANC ‘not defeated’: Cyril Ramaphosa after worst vote result
Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday put up a brave face on the ruling ANC’s worst election... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
