Two major dictionary publishers, Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com, have chosen ‘pandemic’ as 2020’s word of the year. The decision was based on the extremely high numbers of people who had looked up...
UN say 235M people will need humanitarian assistance in 2021
UN says it is unlikely to receive the funding it needs to help 235 million people for humanitarian assistance and protection next year
Australian soldier drinks beer out of dead Afghan militant’s prosthetic leg
New photos released by the Guardian Australia show an Australian soldier drinking beer out of a dead Taliban militant’s prosthetic leg. According to a recent report, Australian soldiers commited several war crimes...
COVID-19: How reliable is mass testing?
There are doubts as to the impact that a pilot scheme in Liverpool had in contributing to a fall in the infection rate there. There are also doubts over the accuracy of COVID-19 testing in general, reports Roland...
Yachtsman rescued by rival after 11 hours adrift at sea
French yachtsman Kevin Escoffier relives his experience after being rescued by fellow round-the-world competitor Jean Le Cam. Escoffier spent 11 hours adrift in a life raft after his yacht was smashed in two by giant...
Your News From Israel
Iran leans harder into its nuclear ambitions following the reported death of yet another top commander. – Israeli government coalition members take the first steps towards dissolving back into elections. –...
