The leaders of the G20 group of countries gathered in a face-to-face meeting in Rome, Italy, this week, are likely to discuss the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that has been hampered by a series of problems. Issues to be discussed at the meeting, which will be their first …
Read More »UN Urges Sudanese Military To Release Detained Officials
The United Nations on Thursday (28/10) urged military officers who toppled Sudan’s civilian-led transitional government to immediately release all officials who continue to be unlawfully detained in the northern East African country. The coup earlier this week came after tensions between military and civilian leaders escalated in recent weeks. The …
Read More »30 Cases of Violence against Journalists Occurred in Afghanistan in the Last Two Months
ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 30 cases of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists were recorded in the last two months. Nearly 90% of the cases were carried out by the Taliban, the media monitoring organization, the Afghan National Journalists Union (ANJU), said Wednesday (27/10). More than 40% …
Read More »Ahead of Climate Summit, China Doesn’t Offer Significant New Goals
While world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), China announced on Thursday (28/10) that it had no significant new goals for reducing emissions that cause climate change, even though the country is a major emitter of carbon dioxide. and various other greenhouse gases …
Read More »Prices Soared Due to Jammed Distribution of Goods
Prices of goods in the US soared as a result of the global distribution channel jammed and manufacturers charge increased shipping costs to consumers. According to analysts, US consumers will have to spend more with a more limited choice of goods in the shopping season later this year. Here’s the …
Read More »Brutal WFH: Work 14 Hours, Bring Your Dreams
“Starts work at 9am, finishes at 11pm.” A number of startup employees have become ‘victims’ of WFH. They work a dozen hours, up to 4 days a week, without overtime pay. The impact also reaches the psyche.
Read More »Japan to Hold Elections on Sunday
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s term in office could be short-lived, while his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority. That is the result of a recent poll by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun newspapers, Reuters news agency reported. General elections in Japan will be held on Sunday …
Read More »3 Big US Retailers Withdraw Products From Companies Involved in Human Rights Violations in China
WASHINGTON — Three US retail giants have recalled products made by surveillance technology specialists Lorex and Ezviz after the media published that the two companies were involved in human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, home to ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups. According to reports from American online …
Read More »Senior Facebook staff stabbed by UK parliament
British lawmakers took to Facebook Thursday (29/10) over the way the tech giant has responded to online security issues as European countries seek to rein in social media companies. Antigone Davis, Facebook’s head of global security, defended the way his company handled internal research on how harmful Instagram is to …
Read More »Hong Kong Film Censorship Act Could Affect Independent Film Production
Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday (27/10) passed an amendment to the Film Censorship Bill that would allow authorities to ban the screening of already or currently showing films deemed a threat to national security. People found guilty of producing such films can be sentenced to up to three years in …
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