A copy of the first collection of plays by William #Shakespeare was sold Wednesday for $9.97 million at auction in New York, setting a new record for a work of literature. The price paid for the work, widely known as...
Ivory Coast starts presidential election campaign with opposition call for ‘boycott’ of poll process
The two leading opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s October 31 presidential vote on Thursday asked their supporters to actively boycott the electoral process as the West African nation officially began its 2020...
‘A good testing and tracing system is the only way out of this epidemic’
‘A good #testing and tracing system is the only way out of this #epidemic‘ , associate London School of Economics professor Clare Wenham says to France 24.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange claims of new attacks
Azerbaijan accused #Armenia on Wednesday of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines and warned of a “severe” response as tensions rose sharply around a fraying ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno...
Thailand cracks down on protests with emergency powers, arrests
#Thai authorities rounded up protest leaders under sweeping emergency powers announced Thursday as it launched a #crackdown on escalating pro-#democracy demonstrations that have also targeted the unassailable monarchy...
Divided America: How polarised is the 2020 US electorate?
The United States is caught up in a partisan war, pulling apart politicians, communities, even families. Differences that have been simmering for years are stoking America’s famous melting pot and now look set to...
Thailand cracks down on pro-democracy, anti-monarchy protests | DW News
Pro-democracy protestors in Thailand are threatening to defy a ban on gatherings and stage new demonstrations today. Police are setting up checkpoints in the capital Bangkok to prevent demonstrators from congregating...