Doctors warn coronavirus is creating a second pandemic – one of mental health issues. They say continual restrictions and lockdowns, fear of job losses, closed schools and universities, and lack of social...
Why Are Millions Deleting WhatsApp?
Messaging platform WhatsApp has announced changes to its privacy policy that has prompted a mass exodus of users to rivals such as Telegram and Signal. The two billion users of the app have until February 8 to accept...
Did Qatar Come Out Stronger From the GCC Crisis?
A Saudi-led blockade on Qatar has ended after more than three and a half years. On January 5, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, signed the Al-Ula declaration at a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit which will...
Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem face eviction
It’s a nervous wait for some Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem, as they may soon be evicted from their homes. Israeli settlers are resorting to a law enacted in 1970 that allows them to claim...
Covid-19 cases surge in Brazil crippling the health sector
#Brazil has recorded more than 205,000 virus deaths – the pandemic is putting a huge strain on health services with the health minister warning the hospital system in the northern city of Manaus is collapsing. The...
‘Nothing alarming’ | At least 13 dead after Pfizer vaccine jabs in Norway
At least 13 people have died in Norway due to side effects of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the national medicines regulator has revealed. All were frail and elderly people who had unusually strong reactions to...
Santiago unrest | Anti-govt protesters demand release of detained youths
Hundreds of anti-government protesters faced water cannons and gas as they rallied for the release of detained youths in demonstrations in Santiago