Italian ambassador killed in DR Congo
Luca Attanasio and two others died after a UN convoy was attacked near Goma. Also: Boeing 777 airliners are grounded after an engine falls apart in mid-air, and a Chinese tea shop chain apologises …
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Luca Attanasio and two others died after a UN convoy was attacked near Goma. Also: Boeing 777 airliners are grounded after an engine falls apart in mid-air, and a Chinese tea shop chain apologises …
Thousands of Burmese activists held ceremonies and vigils for those killed by the military authorities as they try to suppress a campaign of civil disobedience against their coup. Also: The head of …
Myanmar security forces open fire on protestors in the city of Mandalay, in the bloodiest show of force since the military coup earlier this month. Also, police in Barcelona clash with supporters of …
The jabs will be distributed by the UN’s COVAX scheme, also, a more lenient approach to drugs possession in Norway, and why a black footballer won’t ‘take the knee’.
Buckingham Palace has said Prince Harry and Meghan “remain much loved members of the family”. UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed. The UN asks for proof that Dubai’s …
The robot will spend the next two years looking for evidence of past life. Also: an inquiry in Colombia finds that the army under President Alvaro Uribe killed more than six thousand civilians, …
The life expectancy for the entire population dropped to 77.8 years. The Australian Prime Minister says his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users. New Tokyo …
Transfer is part of new president’s reversal of his predecessor’s policies, also, Britain to launch Covid trial with healthy young volunteers, and what mice learn of men.
Demonstrators used vehicles to obstruct major roads across city. UN’s special rapporteur for Myanmar has warned of potential violence. Also, gunmen have abducted dozens of schoolchildren in raid in …
Bennie Thompson who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee also accused Mr Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and far right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers of inciting the crowd to …