Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women
Reuters :President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country’s official gazette said on Saturday, despite calls from...
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Heavy rain, flash flooding batter Australia’s east coast
Reuters :Australia’s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple regions as the fast-moving...
S’pore says makes biggest cannabis seizure in 14 years
Reuters :Singapore’s anti-narcotics agency has made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 14 years after conducting a series of raids this week in the city-state,...
Gunmen kill 13 in Mexico
Reuters :Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of...
Successful test for Nasa’s giant Moon rocket
AFP :Nasa successfully carried out a key static test of its troubled Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, a win for the agency as it...
Women suffer 80% of sexual assaults but rarely report
Reuters :Women make up 80% of sexual assault victims over the age of 16, official data showed on Thursday, as Britain moves towards classifying misogyny...
US joined by Russia, China, Pakistan in call for Afghan ceasefire
Reuters :The US was joined by Russia, China and Pakistan on Thursday in calling on Afghanistan’s warring sides to reach an immediate ceasefire, at talks...
Samia becomes Tanzania’s first woman president
AP :Samia Suluhu Hassan, 61, made history Friday when she was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president at State House, the government offices in...
Mauritian climate activist holds underwater protest
Reuters :In a remote stretch of the western Indian Ocean, a 24-year-old Mauritian marine scientist donned a snorkel and dived below the choppy waves to...
200 killed, 40,000 displaced in DR Congo by ADF militia since Jan
AFP :Nearly 200 people have been killed and 40,000 displaced since January following a surge of attacks by the ADF militia in northeast Democratic Republic...
India’s Covid-19 infections at over three-month high
Reuters :India’s coronavirus infections surged to more than a three-month high on Friday, led by a record daily increase in Maharashtra, where authorities have adopted...
Dutch PM claims win in Covid-dominated vote
AFP :Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed an “overwhelming” victory in elections on Wednesday, vowing to use his fourth term in office to rebuild the...