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Thailand will try to fight off demographic decline by coaxing young couples into having children Thailand’s deputy health minister has said that his government will hire celebrities and influencers to encourage young couples to have children. The policy is one of several pro-natal measures being taken by the Thai government, as the country grapples with […]
Uganda’s top diplomat seemingly ignored Ursula von der Leyen walking past her to shake hands with two men EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is unconcerned after she was seemingly snubbed by the Ugandan foreign minister, a commission chief spokesman announced on Monday. The incident happened during a stage photo opportunity at the EU-Africa […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the end of all coronavirus restrictions in England Workers in England will be forced to make a “terrible choice” over risking infecting their colleagues with Covid or losing income while self-isolating as the government ends all Covid rules, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. The union, which states […]
The UK’s elections watchdog has asked the government to reconsider proposals to oversee its operations The UK’s Electoral Commission urged the British government to reconsider plans that may impinge on the independence of the organization. The government is pushing forward with new legislation that would enhance its oversight arrangement. The commission is an independent organization […]
Earlier, the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust made headlines for promoting Prince Harry’s coaching app A royal charity that has none other than the Queen as its patron spent a whopping 98% of the money it raised in 12 months on salaries for its 10 employees, the Daily Mail claims. According to the report, the Queen’s Commonwealth […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to move to a new phase of living with the virus UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament on Monday that England’s remaining Covid-19 restrictions would be scrapped, insisting it is time to move beyond coronavirus and learn to live with the disease. He announced that people living in […]
Purportedly leaked messages show Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers describe trampling of demonstrators as “awesome” The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Sunday that it is “looking into” leaked messages apparently from an officers’ chat group, in which members appear to cheer on the trampling of Freedom Convoy demonstrators in Ottawa, and declared it “time […]
Leaked data from the Swiss bank show King of Jordan Abdullah II placed his personal funds in at least six accounts Jordan’s monarch, King Abdullah II, has been named in the leaked trove of data from Credit Suisse bank, as the holder of at least six accounts where he has housed millions of dollars in […]
How Sandino fought for Nicaragua’s independence, lost and remained a hero for its people Before Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, before Ho Chi Minh and before Mao began his Long March, there was Augusto Cesar Sandino. While Sandino is not a household name in much of the world, as these others are, he was one […]
The woman is charged with the statutory rape of at least nine boys, and allegedly plied them with gifts in exchange for sex Melissa Blair, 38, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the statutory rape of nine boys at McMinn Central High School in Englewood, Tennessee. The mom allegedly gave the boys – aged […]
The device has the potential to address an unsolved problem in microelectronics The world’s smallest battery, which is the size of a grain of dust, has been unveiled by researchers in Germany, with the potential to power computers anytime and anywhere. The development has the possibility of addressing two problems that have hampered technological progress: […]
Makers of the ‘JR-15’ say it’s lighter and smaller, but “operates just like Mom and Dad’s gun” California Governor Gavin Newsom has criticized an Illinois company for making a “vile” version of the popular AR-15 rifle marketed to children. Anti-gun activists have also condemned the weapon, which is smaller, lighter, and allegedly safer than its […]
The activist said the truckers’ movement is like a “boa constrictor” coming to “squeeze” the US capital One of the people behind the American Freedom Convoy revealed to Fox News on Monday that the truckers are planning to besiege the US capital, squeezing it like a “boa constrictor.” Bob Bolus said the protesters’ main gripe […]
Somalia’s president and prime minister banded together to cancel the agreement, just signed by the petroleum minister Somali Petroleum Minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed announced on Sunday that the country had signed a revenue sharing deal with a US oil firm. Shortly afterwards, it was denounced by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein […]
Officials argue people of color and the homeless get ticketed more often than whites Officials in Seattle, Washington made it legal on Thursday to ride a bicycle without a helmet, insisting that non-white people and the homeless get disproportionally punished for the offense. People of color, Native Americans, and the homeless have been “bearing the […]