Month: May 2021

MELBOURNE, Australia — As the Victorian citizens of Australia set record testing numbers and contact tracers make “exceptional progress”, Labor has sharpened its criticism of Canberra’s role in failing to prevent another lockdown. Five new Covid-19 […]

WOLLONGONG, Australia — Australian authorities have banned Qatari-owned bulk carrier Maryam from entering any Australian port for three years after major safety and maintenance issues were identified, along with crew welfare abuses. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), […]

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s senior federal government minister Angus Taylor is hailing “breakneck” renewables growth for Australia edging closer to reaching its 2030 reduction target. A marked rise in renewable energy supply and Covid-curbed transport industry […]

The Israel Philharmonic is no stranger to embracing causes: it was founded in 1936 as a safe place for Jewish musicians fleeing the perils of the Holocaust. Now, 95 years later, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra […]

Ser periodista es una labor poderosa que conlleva mucha responsabilidad. En México y gran parte de América Latina, esta labor implica buscar transmitir información delicada. Muchas veces, los periodistas se sienten amenazados, o hasta son […]

Además de los efectos que el humo de cigarro puede tener en los humanos, la nicotina parece afectar de manera mucho más radical a los canes. Así, los perros que mantienen contacto con el humo […]

When Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vladimir V. Putin meet in the shadow of Mont Blanc on June 16, the chill will be palpable. Biden will be the first president since Ronald Reagan to […]

NEW DELHI — When nations began shutting down last year, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, and The Rolling Stones, among others, came together for a virtual concert. ‘One World: […]

KOLKATA, India — To enhance the quality of astronomical observations and gather more insights about celestial bodies, five emerging nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — have agreed to build a regional data […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwean government is under pressure from civil society groups to drop charges against Never Tshuma, a political leader arrested and charged in April 2021 for allegedly inciting members of his Dinde community […]