‘Woke-ville’ – this is how the British city of Birmingham’s been branded, for the way it’s named six new streets, including ‘Diversity Grove,’ ‘Equality Road’ and...
Chile unrest | Santiago descends into chaos as anti-govt protesters face-off with police
Water cannon were deployed to disperse protesters in Chile’s capital Santiago as anti-government protesters tried to reach the government palace and threw Molotov cocktails and stones at police.
These robbers sure ain’t horsing around!
A masked duo was caught on a CCTV camera committing a daring store robbery in a low-crime neighborhood of Pernambuco, Brazil. It wouldn’t have been a particularly newsworthy event, if it wasn’t for the...
US drugs agency authorises Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
US Food and Drug Administration authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. It’s the first vaccine for coronavirus cleared for use in the US. President Donald Trump says the first...
Iran executes dissident journalist who inspired 2017 protests: state media
Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, authorities said, just months after he returned to Tehran under mysterious circumstances.
Global summit promises ambitious plans for 5th anniversary of Paris Agreement
Global leaders are due to announce more ambitious plans to combat global warming on Saturday, on the fifth anniversary of the signing of the landmark Paris Agreement.