Thousands of Argentines commemorate the late co-founder of Plaza de Mayo
Thousands of Argentines on Thursday paid tribute to Hebe de Bonafini, who helped found the human rights group Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, as her ashes were scattered in Buenos Aires in the public square where she had led demonstrations for decades. Bonafini, who died Sunday at the age of 93, helped found the women-led […]
7-year-old Indonesian girl found dead after days of earthquake rescue operation
A seven-year-old Indonesian girl who was the subject of a days-long rescue effort after an earthquake in West Java killed 272 people was found dead, rescue workers told AFP news agency on Friday. Rescue workers found the body of Ashika Nur Fauziah, also known as Cika, under rubble in the city’s worst-hit neighborhood of Cianjur, […]
Asian markets mixed as Fed fears eased by China Covid eased
Asian markets were mixed on Friday at the end of a week raising hopes that the Federal Reserve will ease its monetary tightening campaign, offset by fresh lockdown fears as Covid-19 cases rise in China. With Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving break, trading was light and there was little catalyst to drive action on […]
Nurses join other striking UK workers in two strikes in December
Nurses across most of the UK are set to hold the first strikes in their union’s 106-year history next month, joining a host of other British workers taking industrial action against pay. Staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – but not Scotland – will leave on December 15 and 20 after the Royal College […]
Chile’s unique Atacama Desert, polluted by the world’s garbage
It could be one of the driest places on earth – a brutal, alien landscape where life seems impossible. But Chile’s vast Atacama Desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is threatened by mountains of garbage from around the world. Mounds of discarded clothing, a graveyard of shoes, and row upon row […]
French MEPs vote to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution
Lawmakers in France’s parliament on Thursday voted to include abortion rights in the constitution in response to recent changes in Poland and the United States. MEPs from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party and the center-centre governing coalition agreed on the wording of the new clause, which was approved by a large majority. “The law […]
Brazil comes to a halt as the World Cup party begins
Dressed in yellow and green bikinis, Neymar shirts and sparkling carnival tops, Brazilians dropped everything on Thursday to watch the national team celebrate their much-anticipated World Cup debut and celebrate their opening win. Packed in front of a giant screen on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copacabana beach, in the middle of a normal working day, […]
Iran arrests ex-international who supported protests
Iran on Thursday arrested a former international soccer player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported protests that have rocked the country since September, news outlets said. Voria Ghafouri, an outspoken figure who made 28 appearances for Iran as of 2019, was arrested after a club training session over allegations that he had spread “propaganda” […]
Extreme poverty rising in Latin America: UN
Extreme poverty is expected to affect 82 million people in Latin America in 2022, a rise driven by a slow recovery in the pandemic and high inflation, the UN Economic Commission for the region said on Thursday. “It has not been possible to reverse the impact of the pandemic on poverty and extreme poverty,” said […]
Libya expels more than 200 migrants across land borders
Libya turned back more than 200 illegal migrants across its land borders on Thursday, in a rare sign of cooperation from the country’s divided political institutions. The migrants, who wore different tracksuits to identify their nationality, were given biscuits, milk and bottles of water by police in Tripoli before being taken on buses to the […]
Congolese cautiously welcome dealings with rebel violence
Congolese and security experts on Thursday reacted cautiously to the announcement of an imminent ceasefire in an escalating conflict in eastern DRC. A militia called M23 has been gaining ground since the start of an offensive in North Kivu province earlier this year and is located just a few tens of kilometers from Goma, a […]
Iran arrests ex-international who supported protests
Iran on Thursday arrested a former international soccer player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported protests that have rocked the country since September, news outlets said. Voria Ghafouri, an outspoken figure who made 28 appearances for Iran as of 2019, was arrested after a club training session over allegations that he had spread “propaganda” […]