A decade after the tsunami and subsequent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers are still cleaning up the radioactive topsoil. The waste will be stored there until 2045, when the Japanese government has...
Parisians protest COVID-19 measures
Protesters decry COVID-19 measures in Paris, France. The demonstration was organised by the ‘Angry Paris’ group. Under France’s COVID restrictions, bars, restaurants, museums, sports and music venues...
Idaho demonstrators burn masks at state Capitol in Boise
Dozens of ‘burn the mask’ demonstrators gathered outside Idaho’s state Capitol building in Boise to demand that COVID face-covering mandates be rescinded.
US Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill along party lines
The United States Senate has approved a 1.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan. US President Biden says it will give families struggling to pay their bills the breathing room that they need. The rescue package...
Protests in Myanmar follow violent nighttime police raids
In Myanmar, protesters took zo the streets again to continue their demonstrations against last month’s military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Tens of thousands participated in...
Hunger Games salute used for Asia protests
As thousands of protesters in Myanmar continue to demonstrate against the military coup, one hand gesture has emerged as the movement’s defining symbol – the three-fingered salute. Originally seen in The...
Historic visit | Pope Francis urges peace in Iraq & hopes to rally oppressed Christians
Pope Francis, has called for an end to extremism and violence in Iraq during his historic first visit to the country. He also hopes to rally the country’s Christian population which has dwindled after years of war...