US professor, Jessica Krug, has claimed for years that she is Black and Latina but has now admitted to lying about her race
EU to propose new migration policy
The EU will be proposing a new migration policy to unify members who are deeply divided on the issue
UK ethnic minorities at higher risk of Covid-19
Black and Asian ethnic groups are twice as likely to die from coronavirus in the UK compared to white people, highlighting the disproportionate impact of the virus
Quarantine confusion reigns for UK travellers over quarantine rules
Devolution confusion has taken hold for travellers to the UK in airports, as returnees to Wales, Scotland and NI face quarantine but those to England do not.
Beirut explosion a month on: How life has changed for survivors
Beirut residents who were caught up in the ammonium nitrate explosion share their stories. Muayad Moussa al-Qattan, a Syrian refugee, had his house destroyed and said he and his family would have “died of...
COVID’s comeback | Spike in EU cases, Turkey braces for new peak
A new wave of the deadly coronavirus is on Europe’s doorstep, it seems. For a second day, France clocked up 7,000 new infections, and neighboring Spain recorded almost 9,000. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities have admitted...
Vessel ablaze | A tanker with 2mn barrels of oil on board catches fire off Sri Lanka coast
Fire rages for a second day on the Panama-flagged ‘New Diamond’ tanker east of Sri Lanka. According to a navy spokesman, one crew member is missing and presumed dead, and the rest have been evacuated.