Alabama has failed to reverse a decades-old ban on yoga as conservative groups say they fear a “rise in Hinduism.”
Kremlin says military movements near Ukraine are defensive, pose no threat
The #Kremlin said on Thursday that recent Russian troop and military hardware movements near #Russia’s borders with Ukraine were aimed at ensuring Moscow’s own security and were not a threat to anyone...
Gibraltar reaps rewards of UK jab success as complete vaccination nears
As more than 600 people are vaccinated every day in Gibraltar, the British overseas territory next to Spain is benefitting from the UK’s vaccine rollout, by far the fastest in Europe. Over the coming days it will become...
A more equal recovery? How to speed up closing the gender gap
The Covid-19 pandemic has set back progress towards gender equality by a generation, according to the latest study from the World Economic Forum. The #GenderGap #Report estimates it will take almost 136 years for...
Politics plus Sports | US allows certain politics in sports now
US Olympic and Paralympic Committee now allows certain racial and social justice demonstrations at trials.
Spoiled birthday | Russian journalist Pozner met with protests in Georgia
Georgian citizens broke out in protests after news that Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner has arrived in the country. They criticized him for his statements that Georgia would never regain control of South Ossetia and...
Mexican smugglers toss children over US border wall
Footage released on Wednesday captured the shocking moment when smugglers threw two toddlers over the 14ft border wall between the US and Mexico. According to reports, the children are sisters, aged three and five. Both...