Unequal Covid-19 jabs roll-out immoral, stupid, says UN chief
Geneva – The UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday branded rich nations’ vaccine hogging as immoral and stupid, saying... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
Trump tries to block testimony on January 6 uprising – media
Washington – Former president Donald Trump has told four former senior aides not to comply with a congressional probe into... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
US judge recommends dismissing Ronaldo rape case
Los Angeles – A US judge has recommended dismissing the civil rape case against Cristiano Ronaldo over an incident in... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
At least 14 die of alcohol poisoning in Russia
Moscow – Fourteen people have died of alcohol poisoning in Russia, officials said Friday, with investigators launching criminal probes.... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
UK justice minister Dominic Raab rapped for ‘misogyny’ gaffe
London – British justice minister Dominic Raab on Wednesday came under fire after saying that “misogyny is wrong, whether... Read more
6 Oct, 2021
On a boat, elderly couple find safe haven from Canaries volcano
Tazacorte – Fleeing their home after the La Palma volcano erupted on September 19, one couple married nearly 60... Read more
6 Oct, 2021
Pope expresses ‘shame’ at French sex abuse scandal
Vatican City – Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his personal shame and that of the Church at the sexual... Read more
6 Oct, 2021
US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137m over racism
San Francisco – A jury in California on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
Some girls return to school as Taliban seeks to manage image
Kabul – Girls have returned to some secondary schools in a northern province of Afghanistan, Taliban officials and teachers said... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
‘Massive’ child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds
Paris – French Catholic clergy sexually abused some 216 000 minors in the seven decades since 1950, a “massive phenomenon”... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
