by Contributed | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
Online abuse during July’s world championships in Oregon was overwhelmingly directed at female athletes, with two competitors — a man and a woman — accounting for 40% of all abuse detected, World Athletics said Friday. In a study conducted during the...
by Contributed | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
By Emeline BURCKEL Major oil producers are expected to stick to their current output strategy or even slash production further when they meet on Sunday in the face of falling prices, a potential Russian oil price cap and an embargo on Russian crude shipments. At their...
by Contributed | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Hopolang Phororo of Lesotho as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Namibia, with the host Government’s approval. She takes up her post on 1 December. Prior to her appointment as United...
by Contributed | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
Issei Sagawa, a Japanese murderer known as the “Kobe Cannibal” who killed and ate a Dutch student but was never jailed, has died aged 73. Sagawa died of pneumonia on November 24 and was given a funeral attended only by relatives, with no public ceremony...
by Contributed | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
The US Air Force on Friday will unveil its new B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The B-21 — which is on track to cost nearly $700 million per plane...
by Contributed | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
By Agnès PEDRERO LGBTQ organisations in Switzerland are concerned that without swift action, the country could become a haven for conversion therapy, which is banned in neighbouring France and Germany. Swiss lawmakers will start debating a motion calling for a ban on...
