As a Moscow court sentenced opposition figure Alexey Navalny to jail time, some Western governments were quick to condemn the ruling. The ‘avalanche’ of condemnation prompted Moscow to caution Westerners to mind their...
Istanbul student protest descends into clashes
The appointment of a new rector at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University prompted a massive protest that resulted into multiple arrests. The rally was called as a long-held tradition for the university academics to elect their...
Vax greed | WHO calls for fair global roll-out of COVID vaccines
As EU struggles to get its mass vaccination programme off the ground, WHO calls for equitable global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines
Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon this year, transition to executive chairman
Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday said founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman, as the company reported its third consecutive record profit and quarterly sales above $100 billion for the first...