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Hottest day on record in parts of Western Australia as temperature reaches 50C
Parts of Western Australia’s Pilbara region have sweltered through their hottest day on record with the temperature hitting 50C. The mercury in Roebourne...
Chicago public schools cancel classes after teachers’ union vote
Leaders of Chicago public schools canceled classes on Wednesday after the teachers’ union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in...
Save Khaleda Zia: She Needs Urgent Advanced Treatment
Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh is critically ill. She is now admitted as a patient in Dhaka’s Ever Care hospital....
Mandatory Covid jabs in Malawi ‘violate human rights’, say civil society groups
Civil rights groups in Malawi have cautioned the government on its decision to make the Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for frontline workers. From January, it will...
Tunisia’s president calls constitutional referendum followed by elections in 2022
The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, has announced a constitutional referendum to be held next July, a year to the day after he seized...
‘Utter torment’: Japan’s party season loses lustre as workers dread drinking with the boss
Not everyone in Japan is looking forward to observing the time-honoured tradition of drinking, eating, and drinking some more with groups of colleagues, even as...
South Africa to be put on England’s travel red list over new Covid variant
South Africa will be placed under England’s red list travel restrictions after scientists raised the alarm over what is thought to be the...
Brazil’s Amazon beef plan will ‘legalise deforestation’ say critics
For many, the overriding image of agriculture in the Amazon is one of environmental destruction. About 80% of deforestation in the region has been attributed...
Qatar rejects Amnesty’s report about labour reforms
The Ministry of Labour has issued a statement in response to Amnesty’s report “Reality Check 2021: A Year to the 2022 WorldCup”, stating...
‘It’ll get worse’: how kidnappings are ruining education for Nigeria’s youth
When his two daughters were abducted from their university dormitories by armed men in April, Friday Sani volunteered to deliver the ransom. In...
