‘I didn’t know you existed’: How to avoid getting your colleagues anything from the shops
YOU need something from the shops, but you’re surrounded by hungry, bored colleagues waiting to put in detailed requests. Here’s how to avoid being their…
Thai court rules MFP bid to reform lese majeste law violates constitution | Politics News
Constitutional Court says Move Forward Party proposal to amend royal defamation law amounted to attempt to ‘overthrow the monarchy’. A court in Thailand has ruled…
Thousands of protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind | Protests News
Convoys of tractors have edged closer to Paris, Lyon and other locations in France as thousands of protesting farmers have appeared to ignore warnings of…
Israel Ordered to Prevent Genocide
In the Gaza case brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague (Netherlands), the court has ruled that Israel…
Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News
Bi-2 members, held for performing without permits, have criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin. Members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical…
How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India | Shipping News
New Delhi, India – Demand for India’s Basmati, the long-grain aromatic rice, from traditional buyers in the Middle East, the US and Europe has dropped…
Why China Could Play a Vital Role in Palestine-Israel talks
“If China decides to step up its involvement, it may have the potential to alter the configuration of relationships among the parties involved. Muslim nations,…
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 14 years in state gifts case | Imran Khan News
Verdict comes a day after another court convicted Khan for leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s former…
Wednesday 31 January Me-dam-me-phi in Assam
This has been one of the most important festivals of the Ahom since at least their arrival in Assam in the 12th century. It is…
Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government | Brexit News
Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and…
Biden says he has decided Jordan strike response, doesn’t want wider war | News
The US president says he does not wish to trigger a regional war but will respond to the first fatal attack on US troops. President…
UNRWA pronounced guilty until proven innocent. Palestinians pay the price
The timing of US and Israeli allegations that United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff participated in Hamas’ October 7 attack on the Jewish…
France announces new measures in bid to quell farmers protests | European Union News
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has said he is implementing controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition” amid farmers’ protests. In…
‘Life is hell’: Zimbabwe flood survivors lament loss of land, livelihoods | Features
Harare, Zimbabwe – Every day for the past 10 years, Trymore Wadyachitsve has regretted living in Chingwizi, a community 500km (310 miles) south of Harare,…
Despite lawsuits, monopoly may keep Boeing’s business intact | Aviation News
A door blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX was not how many expected the first week of 2024 to unfold. However, following the…
US and China talk on fentanyl trafficking | Drugs News
Talks on curbing fentanyl trade come after years of deterioration in relations on issues including COVID-19, human rights and Taiwan. The United States and China…
Could Trump lose his business empire in New York fraud case? | News
Former US President Donald Trump could be banned from the real estate business in New York, a potentially devastating blow to his real estate empire…
Corps Members In Bauchi State Are Reportedly Lacking Access To Medical Care
On Nov. 24, 2023, Mustapha Kyari was deployed to serve in Bauchi, North-East Nigeria, under the mandatory National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), which Nigerian undergraduates…
Global corruption fight faltering as rule of law declines: Watchdog | Corruption News
Global efforts to fight corruption are faltering as the rule of law retreats, Transparency International (TI) said in its latest report. The watchdog reported on…
Europe’s thirst for lithium threatens livelihoods, biodiversity in Portugal | Business and Economy News
Covas do Barroso, Portugal – Paulo Pires walked up the hill with his flock of sheep and dogs on a warm day in August, as…