Month: May 2021

Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang – in power since deposing his tyrannical uncle Francisco Macías Nguema, the country’s first head of state, back in 1979 – has already installed his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, as vice-president, in pole position to succeed him. Source link

A German couple crossed 11 countries before the pandemic halted them en route to India. Source link

While a criminal conviction eluded the Martin family, Crump helped them reach a seven-figure settlement with Zimmerman’s homeowners association. That case had all the Crump hallmarks – dramatic press conferences, media scrums, marches, protests and powerful rhetoric. “Ben did a masterful job of keeping that in the public view,” Mark […]

Authorities are baffled by the “bizarre crime” of a serial con artist who has travelled the world. Source link

One evening, in their usual catch-ups in the YMCA lounge, one of Praful’s new friends, Indu Mamtora, turned to him and asked, “So Praful, is this it for you now, working as a clerk, waiter and barman? Don’t you want to get yourself a professional qualification?” Source link

India’s second wave of Covid-19 has overwhelmed the healthcare system, leaving hospitals struggling to cope and critical drugs and oxygen in short supply. The BBC’s Nikita Mandhani shares how the trauma of the second wave in India has affected her and how she found hope whenever everything seemed bleak. Source […]

The mutation, a combination of the Indian and UK variants, is described by officials as “very dangerous”. Source link

Crowds call for the release of an activist who was arrested when his flight was grounded in Minsk. Source link

Thousands of people angry at the slow rollout of vaccines take to the streets in cities across Brazil. Source link