A nine-year-old girl who died following an asthma attack had been “living on a knife edge” in the months before her death, an inquest has heard. #Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived near the South Circular Road in...
US presidential transition: Biden urges Georgians to oust McConnell from Senate
President-elect Joe #Biden threw his weight behind the Democratic battle for control of the #US #Senate on Tuesday, as his White House win was finally acknowledged by top Republicans and holdout foreign leaders. Biden...
Nigeria school attack: Fears over Boko Haram’s growing regional influence
Rebels from the #BokoHaram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in #Nigeria‘s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years...
Charlie Hebdo, Covid-19 Christmas and croaky frogs
IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, 16.12.2020: We take a look at how Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, is covering today’s upcoming verdict of the terrorist attacks that killed 12 of its staff. We also look at how...
Belarus opposition wins rights prize, urges EU to be braver
Former #Belarus presidential candidate Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya urged the European Union to step up its support for embattled #democracy protesters in her country, as she picked up the EU’s top human rights prize...
Kangaroos can ‘communicate’ with humans, study finds – BBC News
Kangaroos are able to intentionally communicate with people and “ask for help”, a study has found. The research challenges the notion that only domesticated animals display this behaviour, co-authors from...
Mitch McConnell: Top Trump ally breaks silence to congratulate Biden – BBC News
A top member of US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the presidential election last month. Senator McConnell spoke after the...