Tag: World
Tanzania Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu Charged With Treason
Tanzanian opposition party leader Tundu Lissu was on Thursday charged with treason, a capital offence, for comments he made last week that prosecutors said called[more...]
China And EU Discuss Trade In Response To U.S.’ Punitive Tariffs
China and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to U.S. tariffs, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said[more...]
Thousands of Irish Orphans were used as ‘Drug Guinea Pigs’
Scientists secretly gave 2,051 children and babies diphtheria vaccine They were used as guinea pigs for drugs giant Burroughs Wellcome in 1930s Academic Michael Dwyer[more...]
Deutsche’s Dollar Downer
George Saravelos, global head of FX research at Deutsche Bank, has been worried about the outlook for the dollar for a while. Recent events have[more...]
British Charity Working With Children In Ukraine Hired Convicted Pedophile
A convicted paedophile was employed by an acclaimed British charity working with vulnerable children in Ukraine after “serious failings” in its vetting procedures, The Telegraph[more...]
Russia Launches Missile Strike On Ukraine With Explosions Reported In Kyiv
A Russian missile strike killed at least one person in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Sunday, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko,[more...]
Somalia Offers US Exclusive Control Of Air Bases, Ports
Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its president said in a letter to President Donald[more...]
Iceland’s Minister For Children Resigns Over Relationship With Teen When She Was 22
Iceland’s minister for children and education has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than three and a half decades ago,[more...]
US To Provide Short-Term Funding For Program Tracking Abducted Ukrainian Children
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that short-term funding was being given to an initiative documenting abducted Ukrainian children, after Republican President Donald Trump's administration decided to pause[more...]
Threat Of War And Disease Means Europeans Need 3 Days’ Supplies, Commission To Warn
Every citizen should stockpile enough food to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in case of crisis, the European Commission is to warn. “In[more...]
