A new Turkish ambassador to Israel has reportedly been appointed following an intentional two year vacancy. Adv. Ben-Dror Yemini | Israeli Journalist & Attorney
Over 500,000 Uighurs forced into cotton-picking, report says
#China is forcing hundreds of thousands of ethnic #Uighurs and other minorities to pick cotton by hand, a US think-tank said, sparking calls for governments to ban all cotton imports from the #Xinjiang region. Adrian...
Sea foam swamps Australian beaches
The famous beaches of Australia’s Gold Coast were in places rendered almost invisible by vast quantities of thick sea foam for a second day on Tuesday. The foam is a naturally occurring phenomenon but has appeared...
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...