Day: July 18, 2021

Campaigners say millions have not had even one vaccine dose, raising concerns for their communities. Source link

Indeed, Boko Haram is expanding into new areas and taking advantage of Nigeria’s poverty and other security challenges to fuel its extremist ideologies. According to the UN, by the end of 2020, the group had killed almost 350,000 people and forced millions from their homes. Source link

Olympics organisers are being urged to investigate allegations of threats, discrimination and abuse. Source link

It’s been seven months since tens of thousands of farmers marched to the Indian capital, Delhi, in protest against agricultural reforms. Three new laws, which sought to increase the role of the private market in Indian farming, caused huge protests late last year. The government says the laws will help […]

Israeli tech firm NSO denies media reports that its software has been sold to authoritarian regimes. Source link

“From a cost perspective, using the plastic can be cheaper, broadly speaking, especially as sand goes up in price as it becomes more scarce. For countries like the UK this isn’t really an issue, as we don’t build much, but in nations with a construction boom, using plastic in concrete […]

Since her three daughters moved out, Karina Litvack – a half-French, half-Canadian woman living in London – has hosted more than 30 refugees in her spare rooms. They all come and go, except one: her first guest, Basel. He’s a young Syrian student who fled Aleppo and has lived in […]

Lex Gillette is a four-time Paralympic medallist and world record holder in the long jump for totally blind athletes, competing around the world with the support of his sighted guide. He may be among the greatest athletes in the history of the Games to have not won gold – but […]

The Brazilian president was treated for continuing complications after a near-fatal 2018 stabbing. Source link