Uganda is the second largest producer of coffee in Africa after Ethiopia, but surprisingly it’s considered to be a nation of tea drinkers
Biden seeks to soothe city on edge after speaking with Jacob Blake
Joe Biden calls out the “underlying racism” in America as he seeks to soothe the protest-scarred Midwestern city of Kenosha
Quarantine confusion reigns for UK travellers over quarantine rules
Devolution confusion has taken hold for travellers to the UK in airports, as returnees to Wales, Scotland and NI face quarantine but those to England do not.
Jessica Krug: George Washington University professor admits she has been pretending to be black
A prominent activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University has admitted that she has been pretending to be a black woman. Jessica Krug, 38, wrote on the blog website Medium that her...
COVID’s comeback | Spike in EU cases, Turkey braces for new peak
A new wave of the deadly coronavirus is on Europe’s doorstep, it seems. For a second day, France clocked up 7,000 new infections, and neighboring Spain recorded almost 9,000. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities have admitted...
Beirut, one month on | Wrecked blast site captured by drone
It’s been a month since deadly explosions claimed the lives of at least 190 and injured some 6,500 in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The site and its surroundings remain devastated.
Snowden’s Triumph | US court rules NSA harvest on Americans’ phones illegal
A US federal appeals court has ruled that the National Security Agency broke the law with its telephone metadata collection program. The scheme was exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden seven years ago, resulting...