The #UN Security Council on Thursday “strongly condemned” the deaths of hundreds of #civilians in #Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by China after two days of tough negotiations.
Locals pay tribute to Taiwan train derailment victims
Locals have gathered at Xichen railway station in tribute to the Taiwan train derailment victims, also mounting a guard of honor in front of a local hospital. The catastrophe has claimed at least 48 lives, with over a...
2021? 1984, rather | FB removes video of Trump posted by daughter-in-law
The Trump vs social media giants saga rolls on, as Facebook removes an interview with him posted by his daughter-in-law, Lara. RT examines whether Big Tech is the new thought police.
Study says UK’s multi-billion COVID-19 tracing system has failed
A major study published in the British Medical Journal reveals that the £37 billion ‘test-and-trace’ system PM Boris Johnson once hailed as ‘world-beating’ didn’t quite live up to the hype, raising concerns about the...
Tear gas and DRONES | Police crackdown on Brussels ‘freedom rally’
What started as an April Fools’ prank turned into a massive ‘festival’ at Bois de la Cambre in Brussels, and under current COVID rules, swiftly ended with mounted police dispersing several thousand partygoers who defied...
Belgian police break up April Fools Day ‘party’ | DW News
An April Fool’s Day prank in Belgium that quickly got out of hand. Police in Brussels stepped in to break up a party in a park that was flouting social distancing rules and other anti-pandemic measures. Europe...
Why won’t China call the Myanmar coup a coup? | DW News
When the military seized power in Myanmar, detaining elected officials, including the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Chinese state media avoided calling the coup a coup – instead reporting on a...