Less-lethal munitions and tear gas was fired as federal agents clashed with protesters in Portland amid ongoing protests against police brutality and racism. Oregon Governor Kate Brown has condemned the actions of the...
John Lewis, US Congressman and key leader of civil rights movement, dies at 80
John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died...
Britney Spears fans revive #FreeBritney movement over fears for her welfare
IN THE PAPERS – Friday, July 17: We look at the British dailies which are widely reporting on an alleged Russian hack into coronavirus vaccine research. Also, a new study blames climate change for massive...
Coronavirus conspiracy theories: Why do people fall for them? | COVID-19 Special
Despite mounting evidence about the coronavirus, conspiracy theories are still on the rise. Well, the COVID-19 pandemic is scary, and people are hungry for answers. Social media is rife with speculation, ranging from...
Coronavirus: India’s Covid-19 cases surge past one million – BBC News
India added a record number of Covid-19 cases – nearly 35,000 – in the last 24 hours, breaching the one million mark. It has the world’s third-largest case load, after the US and Brazil – the...
Neo-Nazi terror group back in Germany? | 5 Things in 5 Minutes in Germany
This week we are looking at: -Lawyer, politician, artist receive death threats from Nazis as police are allegedly involved -Hundreds of parents say their kids are taken by the state unjustly -Questions loom over...
Nigar Johar: Pakistan Army’s first female lieutenant general
Hailing from Pakistan’s Swat region, Nigar Johar made history and became the country’s first female lieutenant general. This is her story. #NigarJohar #PakistanLieutenantGeneral #Pakistan