New figures reveal a 43% increase in the weekly number of coronavirus cases in England.
Police officer scales power pylon & threatens to jump during protest in Argentina
A police officer Aldo Oscar Pagano scaled a power pylon and threatened to jump during a protest demanding better pay and working conditions in Buenos Aires Province. He refused to come down, while his colleagues begged...
Belarus arrests ongoing, opposition accused of attempts to ‘seize power’
A fresh crackdown on the Belarus opposition sees two more high-profile figures detained, leaving the group’s governing body with just one recognized leader. Meanwhile, hundreds of women have rallied in support of...
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Ethiopia’s Tigray holds regional vote in defiance of federal government
Ethiopia’s Tigray region has held elections in a show of defiance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He’s called the vote illegal, but says the federal government will not respond with force. Also...
Deadly flooding spreads across Africa’s Sahel region
Record floods have inflicted severe damage across the Sahel region in recent weeks, leaving dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless from Sudan to Senegal.
‘Nothing to regret’ over Prophet Mohammed cartoons, Charlie Hebdo chief tells court
The current director of France’s Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly, the target of a massacre by Islamist gunmen in January 2015, on Wednesday said the magazine had “nothing to regret” for publishing...