This week, we speak to Isabelle Rabier, the founder and CEO of Jolimoi, a French start-up that’s revolutionising how women get beauty advice thanks to a powerful algorithm that tells consumers which product is...
“We demand transparency, we want justice!”: Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn
#Peru was without a president Monday after Congress failed to agree on a successor to interim leader Manuel #Merino, who resigned following days of street #protests against him. Merino announced he was stepping down...
Coronavirus pandemic: Cases surge across US as Chicago enters lockdown
The #US surpassed 11 million #coronavirus cases Sunday, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The dizzying rise came as cities and states across the United...
Corruption in South Africa: Secretary general of ruling ANC party faces trial
Last week, the secretary general of #SouthAfrica‘s ruling #ANC party was charged with 21 counts of fraud and #corruption. Ace Magashule is out on bail awaiting trial that’s set to begin in February. He is...
Bolsonaro-backed candidates sink in Brazil’s local elections
Shaken by the world’s second deadliest coronavirus outbreak and deep economic #crisis, #Brazilians voted on Sunday for experienced politicians from traditional parties in local elections, a move that may damage...
Lord Heseltine: ‘I cannot believe my country has done this’
The former deputy Tory prime minister says he is aghast at the road Britain has taken on Brexit – and the role of Dominic Cummings.