Haitian opposition parties named a top judge as interim leader overnight Sunday, the latest attempt to oust President #JovenelMoise, whose term they say has expired. In a video statement, Judge Joseph Mecene...
Myanmar junta leader gives first address to nation since coup
#Myanmar’s #junta leader on Monday called on the public to prioritise facts and not feelings, and said an election would be held and power handed to the winning party, in a rare national address, as anti-#coup...
Myanmar coup: General issue crackdown warnings as tension rise
Tension in the confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators against last week’s #coup in #Myanmar boiled over Monday, as police fired a water cannon at peaceful #protesters in the capital Naypyitaw...
Myanmar Coup: two major cities put under curfew – BBC News
Myanmar military has begun to impose restrictions in some areas, including curfews and limits to gatherings.
How dangerous is South Africa’s coronavirus variant? | COVID-19 Special
South African scientists are downplaying the danger of a new Covid-19 variant identified in the country towards the end of 2020. Covid-19 501.V2 has been found in all of the country’s nine provinces and has led
The ethical concerns of space exploration & the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
This week, we’re talking about space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Were we really visited by aliens in 2017, like a Harvard professor is suggesting? What could be the consequences...
Press Preview: What’s on Monday’s front pages?
Sky’s Anna Jones takes a look at what stories are making the front pages on Monday with the New Statesman’s political editor Stephen Bush and The Spectator’s economics correspondent Kate Andrews.