May 17 2024
Facebook shut down the page of conspiracy-embracing political party Advance New Zealand on Thursday just two days out from a general election, accusing it of spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. “We don’t allow anyone to share misinformation on our platforms […]
Hudayriat Island, a 3,000-hectare waterfront community on the south-west of the Abu Dhabi main island, is all set to launch next month. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of […]
Havana’s streets teem with abandoned animals and are littered with carcasses of chickens sacrificed in religious rituals, while, behind closed doors, dogs are thrown into illegal deadly fights. But things are changing in Cuba thanks to pressure from a growing […]
Londoners set to struggle with grimmer lockdown blues as local MP’s announce tougher Tier 2 COVID measures from Saturday, imposing bans on indoor households mixing. Essex is among the counties, expected to move to high alert restrictions this weekend. Under […]
Cinemas in movie-mad India tentatively re-opened on Thursday but with worries about coronavirus and only old films showing, early punters were few and far between. The pandemic has clobbered theatres worldwide but in India, home to the planet’s most prolific […]
The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it. More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal outside the town of […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump’s administration had asked the nation’s high court to suspend a district court’s order permitting the […]
In this revolutionary age, the news is the most powerful source to control the whole information system. “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” as quoted by many thinkers, paints a vivid picture of the current scenario on the media […]
After months of lockdown and strict border restrictions, UAE has created an air bubble with India and opened its doors to Indian tourists. This guide tells you everything you need to know before heading to the airport so that you […]
Half of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals have died over the past 25 years, scientists said Wednesday, warning that climate change is irreversibly destroying the underwater ecosystem. A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society Journal found an alarming […]
Pakistan and Nepal were re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, as China managed to scrape their place in by the skin of the teeth, and Saudi Arabia was left in the cold entirely. Fifteen positions were up […]
