Has Silicon Valley met its match? The European Commission unveiling its double-barreled blueprint for reining in the unchecked power of Big Tech. We ask about draft bills to regulate free speech online and the use of...
China accused of forcing 570,000 Uighurs to pick cotton in Xinjiang
Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority labourers in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region are being forced into picking cotton by hand through a coercive state labour scheme, a report has said. Rights activists...
Audio says Nigeria’s Boko Haram behind abduction of schoolboys
An audio message from a man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said on Tuesday that the Islamist group was responsible for the kidnapping of more than 300 students from an all-boys school in...
Christmas easing “will cost many lives” warn leading UK medical journals – BBC News
There’s growing pressure on the four home nations of the United Kingdom to look again at the easing of Covid restrictions over the Christmas period. Two leading medical journals have joined forces to warn that the...
Coronavirus rapid testing: The bridge to immunisation? | COVID-19 Special
Several nations have started vaccinating their citizens – but the coronavirus is far from beaten – which means detecting the virus is still a prime objective. Testing is key to beating COVID-19. Genetic...
Boko Horam claims kidnapping of more than 300 Nigeria schoolboys | DW News
In his voice message, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said his militia was behind Friday’s nighttime kidnapping of more than 300 schoolboys, online newspaper The Daily Nigerian reported on Tuesday. At least 333...
Brexit talks extended to go ‘extra mile’ for a trade deal | DW News
On Sunday, another self-imposed Brexit deadline blew by. This one– to secure a trade deal before Britain leaves the EU single market on January first. Von der Leyen and UK prime minister Boris Johnson agreed to...