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...
Manhunt continues for armed fugitive in Germany’s Black Forest | DW News
Police in Germany have been combing a mountainous region in the country’s Black Forest for an armed fugitive named Yves Rausch, who has evaded capture for days. Authorities were alerted to a suspicious person...
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...
Did the US reopen faster than other countries? – BBC News
While European countries have managed to keep new infections of Covid-19 at bay, by the time most Americans had emerged from lockdown restrictions a second surge in cases was already underway. Were the requirements met...
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
Queen knights record-breaking fundraiser Captain Tom Moore
The Queen has knighted World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore who raised $40 million for the UK’s NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic