Iran decries ‘cowardly attack’ on oil tanker
An Iranian government spokesman on Saturday described as a “cowardly attack” an incident that Iranian media have called the apparent targeting by missiles of an Iranian-owned oil tanker, and said…
Int’l donors ‘stand with’ LGBT+ Ugandans over ‘Kill the Gays’ bill
Major donors of aid to Uganda including the United States and the European Union have said they are closely examining a plan by the east African nation to introduce the…
U.S. migrant policy sends thousands of children, including babies back to Mexico
Since January, the U.S. government has ordered 16,000 migrants under 18, including nearly 500 infants, to wait with their families in Mexico for U.S. immigration court hearings, a Reuters analysis…
Jacob Zuma to stand trial on corruption charges
South African former President Jacob Zuma will stand trial on corruption charges relating to a $2 billion arms deal after a high court on Friday denied him a permanent stay…
Sudan appoints first female judiciary head to fight corruption
Sudan appointed a woman as the head of its judiciary on Thursday for the first time in the history of the Arab Muslim country, the ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council said….
Things that make Tyler Perry’s first Black-owned studio special
History maker, Tyler Perry, hosted the grand opening gala for his new historic 330-acre state of the art studio in Atlanta with Hollywood A-listers and top politicians in attendance. To…
Zimbabwe quadruples electricity prices, pummelling impoverished consumers
Zimbabwe hiked its average electricity tariff by 320% on Wednesday to ramp up power supplies at a time of daily blackouts, but the move will anger consumers already grappling with…
UN is broke, runs on $1.3bn deficit; US, 63 other nations yet to pay 2019 dues
The United Nations is broke and may not be able to pay staff salaries and other obligations by end of this month if United States and other nations refuse to…
Without water and land, astronauts grow not-so-tasty meat in space
Israeli food startup Aleph Farms on Tuesday announced that it had successfully grown meat in space but that the taste needs to be improved. “In a joint experiment on #InternationalSpaceStation,…
EU to regulate crypto currencies such as Facebook’s Libra -Dombrovskis
The nominee to become the European Union’s next finance commissioner pledged on Tuesday to propose new rules to regulate crypto currencies such as Facebook’s Libra. “Europe needs a common approach…