Day: May 22, 2021

“Positive stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people doing great things – innovations, starting their own companies, fashion labels, artists doing amazing things, authors,” she says. “Those types of positive stories tend to get ignored in the mainstream, but they’re our bread and butter.” Source link

But in April, as the caseload mounted rapidly, Maharashtra presented an alarming scenario. It was adding more cases daily than any other state, partly given the size of its population. But it was also seeing a shortage of critical care beds and oxygen, and families found themselves travelling across districts […]

Two brothers have received a $75m payout over their wrongful 1983 murder conviction. Source link

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world. Source link

Thousands are still searching for their loved ones 25 years after Guatemala’s armed conflict ended. Source link

Iran’s government has been defiant about the US sanctions reinstated by then-President Donald Trump in 2018 when he abandoned a nuclear deal – but also very focused on getting them lifted. Talks with the Biden administration on the issue have been taking place for weeks, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani […]

Russia now has a military base at the top of the world – on the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land. As global warming increases access to the Arctic region and its rich resources, Russia is expanding its military presence there – making some in the West nervous. BBC Moscow […]

Residents of Goma flee to safety as nearby Mount Nyiragongo throws huge lava fountains into the air. Source link